Kristin Krohn Devold

Kristin Krohn Devold
Devold in September 2013
Minister of Defence
In office
19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byBjørn Tore Godal
Succeeded byAnne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1993 – 30 September 2005
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
Born (1961-08-12) 12 August 1961 (age 63)
Ålesund, Norway
Political partyConservative Party
Children2

Kristin Krohn Devold (born 12 August 1961 in Ålesund) is a former Minister of Defence of Norway.

She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1993, and was re-elected on two occasions as a representative for Conservative Party.

From 2006 to 2013 she was the secretary-general of the Norwegian Trekking Association. As of September 1, 2013 she is CEO of the Norwegian Hospitality Association. She is divorced and has two children.

She has a Master of Science Degree in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, 1985.[citation needed] She minored in sociology at the University of Bergen in 1986.