Skien is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland,although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden,while Grenland referred the Norsjøarea and Bø. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the capital of Vestfold og Telemark county.
Åslaug Marie Haga is Norwegian diplomat,politician and international civil servant. She has been board chair for various organizations,including the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO). Haga has published three books:two on Norwegian politics and one novel.
Gunn Marit Helgesen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Ansgar Gabrielsen is a Norwegian consultant and former politician for the Conservative Party.
Inge Ryan is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. From 2009 to 2017,he was County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag. Ryan was mayor of Namsskogan from 1991 to 1995,and was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 2001 to 2009,the last four years as his party's parliamentary leader.
Oddvar Berrefjord was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party.
Hallvard Eika was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
Einfrid Daghild Halvorsen is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. She was mayor of Skien from 1983 to 1986,a State Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Labour from 1986 to 1987 and Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs from 1988 to 1989. After quitting politics,she worked as secretary-general of Mental Helse from 1991 to 2005.
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet was the Government of Norway from 17 October 2005 to 16 October 2013. It was a coalition between the Labour Party,the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party,known as the Red–Green Coalition. On 9 September 2013,the coalition was defeated in the 2013 election.
Bent Høie is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party who served as county governor of Rogaland since 2021. He previously served as Minister of Health and Care Services from 2013 to 2021,and a member of the Storting from Rogaland from 2000 to 2021.
Raymond Johansen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party who has been Governing Mayor of Oslo since 2015.
Rigmor Aasrud is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Lisbet Rugtvedt is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.
Kari Lise Holmberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Terje Aasland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He has served as minister of petroleum and energy since 2022. He has also been an MP for Telemark since 2005.
Rolf Erling Andersen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Olav Ulleren is a Norwegian organizational leader,civil servant and former politician for the Centre Party. A veterinary by education,he was a mayor and State Secretary during his political career,and has since made his mark as general director of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities. He is a veterinarian by education. He is currently CEO of The Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organization's clinics.
Telemark County Municipality was the regional governing administration of the old Telemark county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its current form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020,when Telemark was merged with the neighboring Vestfold county,creating the new Vestfold og Telemark county which is led by the Vestfold og Telemark County Municipality.
Eivind Reiersen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties. He served one term as an MP,was deputy mayor of Skien,and edited the newspapers Fremover,Ny Dag,Bratsberg-Demokraten,Telemark Arbeiderblad,Telemark Kommunistblad and Rjukan Arbeiderblad.
Christian Tynning Bjørnø is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark in 2013 where he is a member of the Standing Committee on Education,Research and Church Affairs.
