Julie Remen Midtgarden

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Julie Remen Midtgarden (born 1984) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Born in Porsgrunn, she was the students' leader while attending Porsgrunn Upper Secondary School. In 2009 she was hired as secretary-general of the Young Conservatives, the youth wing of the Conservative Party. [1] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oslo and an executive master of management degree from the BI Norwegian Business School. [2]

After the Conservative Party managed to form a cabinet in 2013, Remen was eventually appointed as political adviser for government minister Anniken Hauglie in 2016. They served in the Ministry of Education, with Remen following Hauglie when the latter changed ministry to the Ministry of Ministry of Labour in 2018. Remen left at the end of 2018, only to return to the cabinet, serving as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Education from April 2019 to January 2020. [3]

She entered the PR business as an adviser in Burston-Marsteller. [2] In 2021, Remen and fellow young politician Zaineb Al-Samarai were hired by Petter Stordalen to his PR firm Storm Communications. [4] In 2023 she became City Commissioner (byråd) of Education in the Conservative Party's newly formed city government of Oslo. [5]

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References

  1. "Til topps i Unge Høyre". Porsgrunns Dagblad (in Norwegian). 13 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Biografi Julie Remen Midtgarden" (in Norwegian). Oslo Municipality. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. "Julie Midtgarden Remen" (in Norwegian). Government.no . Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. "Stordalen henter profiler fra Høyre og Arbeiderpartiet". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 16 April 2021.
  5. Svendsen, Helle Lyng (25 October 2023). "Bekreftet: Dette er det nye byrådet i Oslo". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). MSN. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary-general of the Norwegian Young Conservatives
2009–2012
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Oslo City Commissioner of Education
2023–present
Incumbent