Ingrid Fiskaa

Ingrid Fiskaa
State Secretary for Environment and International Development
Assumed office
November 2009
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Personal details
Born (1977-04-16) 16 April 1977
Norway Norway
Political party Socialist Left Party

Ingrid Fiskaa (born 16 April 1977) is a Norwegian activist and politician for the Socialist Left Party.

She was the leader of the Socialist Youth from 2002 to 2004, and also a central committee member of the Socialist Left Party.[1] In 2007 she was a candidate to become deputy leader of the Socialist Left Party, but lost out to Bård Vegar Solhjell at the national convention.[2] She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the terms 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2009–2013. In November 2009, as a part of Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet, Fiskaa was appointed State Secretary for Erik Solheim in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

Fiskaa became a board member of Attac Norway in 2004, and leader of the anti-war organization Fredsinitiativet ('The Peace Initiative') in 2005.[3] She stepped down from Fredsinitiativet in 2008.[4] She has been suggested by peace activist Fredrik Heffermehl as a new member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.[5]

She hails from Bryne,[3] and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Stavanger.[6] In 2009 she graduated with a master's degree in history from the University of Oslo.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ingrid Fiskaa" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. ↑ "Solhjell vant kampen om nestledervervet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 25 March 2007.
  3. 1 2 "Fakta om Ingrid Fiskaa" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 February 2007.
  4. ↑ Horn, Anders; Sjøli, Hans Petter (9 February 2008). "– Backet ikke opp lederen". Klassekampen (in Norwegian).
  5. ↑ Dahl, Miriam Stackpole (10 October 2008). "Fredspriskuppet". Ny Tid (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  6. ↑ Roux, Torunn Egge (26 November 2009). "Utvikling handler om makt, ikke veldedighet". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  7. ↑ "Statsmakta og Lofthusreisinga : styresmaktene si handtering av allmugereisinga i Nedenes og Bratsberg 1786-87. Fiskaa, Ingrid" (in Norwegian). DUO, University of Oslo. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Kari-Anne Moe		 Leader of the Socialist Youth
2002–2004 		Succeeded by
Audun Herning


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