Kristin Vinje (born Kristin Sørby, 10 June 1963) is a Norwegian

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and politician for the

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. She served as city commissioner for finance in Oslo from 2009 to 2013 when she was elected to the Parliament of Norway. Vinje was awarded a

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in Chemistry by the

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in 1994. She worked as a researcher at

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from 1996 to 2002 and worked for the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Norway) from 2002 to 2005. She was vice-director of

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from 2005 to 2007 and director of Simula School of Research and Innovation from 2007 to 2009. She is married and has four children.Kristin Tufte Haga (29 August 2013)
Hun drømte om å bli oljeminister
Dittoslo.no. Retrieved 23 September 2013

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1963 births Living people Members of the Storting Politicians from Oslo Conservative Party (Norway) politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub