Lisbeth Berg-Hansen | |
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Minister of Fisheries | |
In office 20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
Preceded by | Helga Pedersen |
Succeeded by | Elisabeth Aspaker |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 | |
Constituency | Nordland |
Personal details | |
Born | Bindal Municipality, Nordland, Norway | 14 March 1963
Political party | Labour |
Lisbeth Berg-Hansen (born 14 March 1963) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party.
She chaired the Norwegian Seafood Federation from 2002 to 2005, and was Vice President of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise from 2004 to 2008. In politics, she was a political advisor in the Ministry of Fisheries from 1992 to 1996, and State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001.[1] Between 20 October 2009 and 16 October 2013, she was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.[2]
She is the deputy chair of the board of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, and a member of the board of Aker Seafoods, Fosen Trafikklag, Investinor (formerly known as Statens Investeringsselskap), SOS-barnebyer[1] and Bodø University College.[3]
She lives in Bindal Municipality.[1]