Ingrid Fiskaa

Ingrid Fiskaa
State Secretary for Environment and International Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2009
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Personal details
Born 16 April 1977 (1977-04-16) (age 34)
Norway
Political party Socialist Left Party

Ingrid Fiskaa (born 16 April 1977) is a Norwegian activist and politician for the Socialist Left Party.

She was the leader of the Socialist Youth from 2002 to 2004, and also a central committee member of the Socialist Left Party.[1] In 2007 she was a candidate to become deputy leader of the Socialist Left Party, but lost out to Bård Vegar Solhjell at the national convention.[2] She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the terms 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2009–2013. In November 2009, as a part of Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet, Fiskaa was appointed State Secretary for Erik Solheim in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

Fiskaa became a board member of Attac Norway in 2004, and leader of the anti-war organization Fredsinitiativet ('The Peace Initiative') in 2005.[3] She stepped down from Fredsinitiativet in 2008.[4] She has been suggested by peace activist Fredrik Heffermehl as a new member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.[5]

She hails from Bryne,[3] and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Stavanger.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ingrid Fiskaa" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=INF&tab=Biography. 
  2. ^ "Solhjell vant kampen om nestledervervet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 25 March 2007. 
  3. ^ a b "Fakta om Ingrid Fiskaa" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 February 2007. 
  4. ^ Horn, Anders; Sjøli, Hans Petter (9 February 2008). "– Backet ikke opp lederen" (in Norwegian). Klassekampen. 
  5. ^ Dahl, Miriam Stackpole (10 October 2008). "Fredspriskuppet" (in Norwegian). Ny Tid. http://www.nytid.no/perspektiver/artikler/20081010/fredspriskuppet/. Retrieved 12 December 2008. 
  6. ^ Roux, Torunn Egge (26 November 2009). "«Utvikling handler om makt, ikke veldedighet»" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad: p. 10. 
Party political offices
Preceded by
Kari-Anne Moe		 Leader of the Socialist Youth
2002–2004		 Succeeded by
Audun Herning