Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa
| Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa | |
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| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
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In office 20 October 2009 – 18 June 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Liv Signe Navarsete |
| Succeeded by | Marit Arnstad |
| Minister of Local Government and Regional Development | |
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In office 21 September 2007 – 20 October 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Åslaug Haga |
| Succeeded by | Liv Signe Navarsete |
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
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In office 17 October 1997 – 3 March 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Hill-Marta Solberg |
| Succeeded by | Guri Ingebrigtsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 November 1948 Fister, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Centre Party |
| Alma mater |
Kristiansand lærerskole Stavanger lærerskole |
| Religion | Christianity[1] |
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (born 12 November 1948 in Fister) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Kleppa is educated as a teacher at Kristiansand Teacher Training College in 1970. She worked as a teacher from 1967 to 1992.
Political career
She was the Minister of Social Affairs from 1997 to 2000 and was appointed Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development on 21 September 2007.
On 20 October 2009, she swapped departments and became Minister of Transport and Communications. Her political advisor is fellow Centre Party member Sigrid Brattabø Handegard.
She was elected to the Parliament of Norway for the first time in 1993, and has been reelected four times, lastly in 2009. From the 2005 elections until she was appointed to cabinet, she was the parliamentary leader for the Centre Party. She did not seek reelection in the Norwegian parliamentary election, 2013.[2]
References
"Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no.
- ↑ "Sørget for straff for religionskritikk" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 25 July 2010. (Norwegian)
- ↑ Kjetil Løset: Sp-topp trekker seg fra Stortinget (in Norwegian) TV2, June 25, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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| Preceded by Liv Signe Navarsete |
Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Åslaug Haga |
Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development 2007–09 |
Succeeded by Liv Signe Navarsete |
| Preceded by Hill-Marta Solberg |
Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Guri Ingebrigtsen |
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