The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation,commonly known by its initialism NRK,is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company,and the largest media organisation in Norway.
Erna Solberg is a Norwegian politician and the current Leader of the Opposition. She served as the 35th prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021,and has been Leader of the Conservative Party since May 2004.
Liv Signe Navarsete is a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party. She has served as county governor of Vestland county since 2022. She previously served as Minister of Local Government from 2009 to 2013,Minister of Transport from 2005 to 2009 and party leader from 2008 to 2014. On 11 February 2014,she announced that she would retire as the leader of the party in April. She was succeeded by Trygve Slagsvold Vedum.
Ola Borten Moe is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was an MP for Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013,and was re-elected in 2021. From 2021 to 2023,he served as Minister of Research and Higher Education. He also served as Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2011 to 2013.
Anette Trettebergstuen is a Norwegian politician representing the Labour Party,who served as Minister of Culture and Equality in Støre's Cabinet from 2021 to 2023. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 2005. She is the only openly lesbian politician in the Norwegian Parliament.
Gunnar Ryan Wiik is a Norwegian actor and entrepreneur. Wiik resides in Los Angeles,California.
Amedia AS is the second largest media company in Norway. The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses,and its own news agency,Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå.
The Director-General is chief executive and editor-in-chief of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The position is appointed by the NRK board,which in turn is appointed by the government.
Henrik Asheim is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives from 2008 to 2012,and Minister of Higher Education from 2020 to 2021. He has also been a member of parliament for Akershus since 2013 and the party's first deputy leader since 2022.
Hadia Tajik is a Pakistani-Norwegian jurist,journalist and politician from the Labour Party. She served as Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2021 to 2022. She previously served as Minister of Culture from 2012 to 2013. She was 29 years of age at the time and became the youngest minister to serve in the Norwegian government. She is the first Cabinet member that is a Muslim. Tajik has served as a Member of Parliament representing Rogaland since 2017,and Oslo from 2009 to 2017. She was also the party's deputy leader from 2015 until 2022.
Events in the year 1968 in Norway.
Frank Bakke-Jensen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He served as minister of defence from 2017 to 2021,and minister of European affairs from 2016 to 2017. He was mayor of Båtsfjord from 2007 until his election to the Storting from Finnmark in 2009. Bakke-Jensen formerly worked as a ship's electrician between Hammerfest and Tromsø,and has also worked as a teacher and self-employed pilot at Båtsfjord Airport. He has also performed military service in the UN Lebanon conflict.
The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet is a Norwegian opera company and ballet company. The first fully professional company each for opera and ballet in Norway and the only such professional organisation in the country,it is currently resident at the Oslo Opera House,since the spring of 2008.
Hans Andreas Limi is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Progress Party. He is currently an MP for the Akershus constituency since 2013 and the party's first deputy leader since 2023. He previously served as the party's parliamentary leader from 2017 to 2020.
Per Meland is a Norwegian businessman and media entrepreneur. Meland has co-founded several companies within media,publishing and technology. He has also directed documentaries,and owns an award-winning restaurant.
Stefan Magnus Brittmark Heggelund is a Norwegian communication consultant and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as a member of parliament for Oslo from 2013 to 2021.
Vibeke Larsen is a Norwegian Sami politician of Nordkalottfolket,formerly of the Labour Party and Šiella.
The Støre Cabinet is the incumbent government of the Kingdom of Norway,headed by Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre as Prime Minister. The government was appointed by King Harald V on 14 October 2021,following the parliamentary election on 13 September,consisting of the Labour Party (Ap) and the Centre Party (Sp) as a minority government.
Events in the year 2023 in Norway.
Vibeke Fürst Haugen is a Norwegian media executive. From 2022 she serves as Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
