Mina Gerhardsen

Norwegian politician (born 1975)

Mina Gerhardsen (born 14 September 1975) is a Norwegian civil servant and former politician for the Labour Party. In May 2024 she was appointed by the Norwegian government for the position as the next Children's ombudsman in Norway.²

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Born Sep 14, 1975.¹

About

She is the daughter of Rune Gerhardsen and Tove Strand, and granddaughter of Einar Gerhardsen. She is married to Eirik Øwre Thorshaug.

She led the Oslo branch of Natur og Ungdom from 1993 to 1995, and was deputy leader of the Workers' Youth League in Oslo in 1997. She took the cand.mag. degree at the University of Oslo in 1998, and also has master's degrees in pedagogy from 2000 and human geography from 2003. From 1999 to 2002 she worked part-time as a journalist in Dagsavisen and Dagbladet. She then worked in the Norwegian Red Cross from 2002 to 2004, except for a period from 2003 to 2004 as a journalist in Mandag Morgen.

She was hired as a political advisor in the Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister in 2005, when Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet assumed office. In 2009 she was promoted to State Secretary. In 2011 she changed to the Ministry of Culture.

She is a staunch advocate for the prohibition of cannabis and is known in Norway for authoring frequent opinion pieces on the matter. In 2017 she left her post as director of Actis, a Norwegian association for organizations related to substance abuse.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mina Gerhardsen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

The National Association for Public HealthChief executive officer May 1, 2019 to Aug 9, 2024¹⁶

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Oslo³

Career

Occupation: politician, journalist, chief executive officer.⁹

Since 2024Children's ombudsman in Norway^{5 8}
2019 to 2024Chief executive, The National Association for Public Health⁴
2012 to 2013State Secretary, Ministry of Culture of Norway^{5 7}
2009 to 2012State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister^{5 7}
2005 to 2009Advisor to a Norwegian politician^{5 6}
Date not recordedChief executive officer, Children's Ombudsperson of Norway⁵

Personal life

BornSep 14, 1975, Oslo¹⁰
CitizenshipNorway¹¹
SpouseEirik Øwre Thorshaug¹²

Awards

Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2009^{13 15}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2010^{13 14}

Sources

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WikidataMina Gerhardsen on Wikidata
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WikipediaMina Gerhardsen on Wikipedia
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WikidataMina Gerhardsen: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataMina Gerhardsen: Chief executive, The National Association for Public Health, on Wikidata
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WikidataMina Gerhardsen: Chief executive officer, Children's Ombudsperson of Norway, on Wikidata
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WikidataAdvisor to a Norwegian politician, as reported
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WikidataState Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, as reported
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WikidataChildren's ombudsman in Norway, as reported
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WikidataMina Gerhardsen: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMina Gerhardsen: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataMina Gerhardsen: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataMina Gerhardsen: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataMina Gerhardsen: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataThe National Association for Public Health, Chief executive officer