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Young Liberals Of Norway
Young Liberals of Norway ( no, Unge Venstre) (NUV) is the youth league of the Norwegian political party Venstre. Young Liberals was founded on 27 January 1909, with Anders Kirkhusmo as the first leader. The current president is Sondre Hansmark, since 2017. Vice presidents are Ane Breivik and Lars Brandsås, and the International Officer is Idun Gulla Dyrnes. It advocates a more liberal version of the mother party's social liberalist ideology. Young Liberals of Norway is a member of the international liberal youth organizations: * European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) * International Federation of Liberal Youth ( IFLRY) Name The Norwegian name 'Unge Venstre' has historical reasons, and although it literally translates as 'Young Left' in English, Young Liberals of Norway are not socialists, but in fact liberals. To avoid confusion, the official English-language name of the party is 'Young Liberals of Norway'. Proposals to change the name of Unge Venstre to 'Liberal Ungdom' ('Liberal Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug Policy
A drug policy is the policy regarding the control and regulation of psychoactive substances (commonly referred to as drugs), particularly those that are addictive or cause physical and mental dependence. While drug policies are generally implemented by governments, entities at all levels (from international organisations, national or local government, administrations, or private places) may have specific policies related to drugs. Drug policies are usually aimed at combatting drug addiction or dependence addressing both the demand and supply of drugs, as well as mitigating the harms of drug use, and providing medical assistance and treatment. Demand reduction measures include voluntary treatment, rehabilitation, substitution therapy, overdose management, alternatives to incarceration for drug related minor offenses, medical prescription of drugs, awareness campaigns, community social services, and support for families. Supply side reduction involves measures such as enacting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guro Fjellanger
Guro Fjellanger (26 January 1964 – 16 April 2019) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She served as Minister of the Environment in the first cabinet Bondevik from 1997 to 2000. She was a private consultant and a board member of several government agencies and organisations, and a member of two government-appointed commissions. Early life Fjellanger was born in Bergen as the daughter of Håkon Fjellanger, a professor, and Jorunn Carlsen, an interior decorator. She grew up in Stokmarknes and graduated high school in 1984. She later earned a degree in history from the University of Oslo in 1990. Career In 1985, Fjellanger was appointed as secretary of the Young Liberals, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. From 1986 to 1988 she chaired the organization. In 1988, she became vice president of the organization Nei til EU, which opposes Norwegian membership in the European Union. She was then secretary-general from 1991 to 1995. In 1994 Fjellanger became a member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunn-Vivian Eide
Gunn-Vivian Eide (born 21 May 1964) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. From 1990 to 1992 she was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ... during the term 1997–2001. In total she met during 3 days of parliamentary session. From 1995 to 1999 she was the municipal councillor (''kommunalråd'') of Bergen. References 1964 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Bergen Women members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Solum Larsen
Helge Solum Larsen (14 January 1969 – 18 December 2015) was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Liberal Party. He served as deputy leader of the party from 2010 to 2012. Early life and education Solum Larsen was a goldsmith by education. Political career From 1994 to 1997 he was leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the terms 1997–2001 and 2005–2009. In local politics he served several terms on the Stavanger city council, beginning as an alternate in 1987 and a full representative in 1991. He chaired the city's Liberal Party chapter from 2000 to 2005 and the countywide party chapter from 2005 to 2010. In 2008 he was elected to the national party board. He was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party at the 2010 party convention. In February 2012, Solum Larsen resigned from all his party positions after a 17-year-old girl ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Johnsen
Jennie Johnsen (born 3 December 1977 in Skien) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. From 1998 to 2001 she was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. She was a vice leader of the Liberal Party from 2002 to 2004. In 1995, at only 17 years of age, she was elected to serve in Skien city council. She held a seat in Oslo city council from 2003 to 2007. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ... during the term 2005–2009. References * 1977 births Living people Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Women members of the Storting Politicians from Skien {{Norway-politician-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars-Henrik Michelsen
Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen (born 23 April 1981) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was leader of the party's youth wing, Young Liberals of Norway, from 2003 to 2007. He served as deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland during the term 2005–2009. Background Michelsen hails from Austevoll municipality in Hordaland on the south-western coast of Norway. He has studied comparative politics at the University of Bergen. For one year he worked as a volunteer for the Strømme Foundation in Uganda. He has served his civilian service for Bergen Turlag, a member organization of the Norwegian Trekking Association. Political career Between 2002-2003 Michelsen was the international secretary for the Young Liberals. In 2006 he was a youth delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. He has previously been a candidate for the Storting, the last time in 2009 when he was second candidate, following Lars Sponheim. As leader of Young Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Solsvik
Anne Tørå Solsvik (born 25 February 1981) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party (''Venstre''). She became State Secretary at Ministry of Education and Research in 2020; until 2020 she was a partner at First House. Between 2007 and 2010 she was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. Upon her election she stated that her most important goal was to work for Norwegian membership in the European Union. Solsvik is also a member of the city council in her home town Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici .... From October 2020 she served as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Education. She left when Solberg's Cabinet fell in October 2021. References 1981 births Living people Politicians from Arenda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveinung Rotevatn
Sveinung Rotevatn (born 15 May 1987) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. Rotevatn comes from Nordfjordeid, Sogn og Fjordane, and has a master's degree in law from the University of Bergen. He served as Minister of Climate and the Environment from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as a state secretary at the same department from 2018 to 2020 under then minister Ola Elvestuen. Career Young Liberals Rotevatn became the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the Liberal Party's youth wing, in 2010 and was succeeded in October 2013 by Tord Hustveit. Other In 2013, Bergens Tidende called him the biggest political talent in Norway. Parliament Rotevatn was elected an MP from the Sogn og Fjordane county constituency in the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election. He failed to win re-election in the 2017 election, but was later appointed State Secretary to the Department of Justice and Public Security when the Liberal Party went into coalition government with the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Hustveit
Tord is a given name, derived from the elements thor''' meaning thunder, thunder god; and '' meaning peace, beautiful, fair. The name developed as a short form of Thorfrid (Old Norse). Notable people with the name include: *Tord Andersson (born 1942), Swedish diver *Tord Bernheim (1914–1992), Swedish film actor *Tord Bonde (c. 1350s–1417), medieval Swedish magnate * Tord Boontje (born 1968), Dutch industrial product designer *Tord Filipsson (born 1950), Swedish former cyclist *Tord Ganelius (1925–2016), Swedish mathematician *Tord Asle Gjerdalen (born 1983), Norwegian cross-country skier *Tord Godal (1909–2002), Norwegian theologian and bishop * Tord Grip (born 1938), Swedish football coach and manager *Tord Gustavsen (born 1970), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer *Tord Hagen (1914–2008), Swedish diplomat and ambassador * Tord Hall (1910–1987), Swedish mathematician *Tord Henriksson (born 1965), Swedish triple jumper *Tord Holmgren (born 1957), Swedish footballer *Tord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. The modern concept of intellectual property developed in England in the 17th and 18th centuries. The term "intellectual property" began to be used in the 19th century, though it was not until the late 20th century that intellectual property became commonplace in the majority of the world's legal systems."property as a common descriptor of the field probably traces to the foundation of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by the United Nations." in Mark A. Lemley''Property, Intellectual Property, and Free Riding'', Texas Law Review, 2005, Vol. 83:1031, page 1033, footnote 4. The main purpose of intellectual property law is to encourage the creation of a wide variety of intellectual goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug Decriminalization
Drug liberalization is a drug policy process of decriminalizing or legalizing the use or sale of Prohibition of drugs, prohibited drugs. Variations of drug liberalization include: drug legalization, drug re-legalization and drug decriminalization. Proponents of drug liberalization may favor a regulatory regime for the production, marketing, and distribution of some or all currently illegal drugs in a manner analogous to that for alcohol (drug), alcohol, caffeine and tobacco. Proponents of drug liberalization argue that the legalization of drugs would eradicate the illegal drug market and reduce the law enforcement costs and incarceration rates. They frequently argue that prohibition of Recreational drug use, recreational drugs—such as cannabis, opioids, cocaine, amphetamines and hallucinogens—has been ineffective and counterproductive and that substance use is better responded to by implementing practices for harm reduction and increasing the availability of Drug rehabilitatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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