Marianne van den Houten Andreassen (born 1 August 1961) is a Norwegian economist and civil servant, who served as the managing director of the Storting from 2018 to 2022.
Biography
Born in
Harstad
( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, the most populous town in Central Hålogalan ...
, Andreassen graduated as an economist from the
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...
in 1985. She has earlier been part of the management of
SpareBank 1
SpareBank 1 is a Norwegian alliance and brand name for a group of savings banks. The alliance is organised through the holding company ''SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS'' owned by the participating banks. In total the alliance is Norway's second largest ba ...
, state secretary in the
Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
Lists of current ministries of finance
Named "Ministry"
* Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Finance and Ec ...
, and director of
Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund
The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund ( no, Statens lånekasse for utdanning) is a government agency that allocates loans and grants to Norwegian and certain foreign students for their education. Lånekassen was established in 1947.
Lånekass ...
. From November 2012 to May 2018, she was CEO of the State Loan Fund for Education. She was appointed director of the Storting in 2018. She resigned from her position on 28 June 2022 after receiving a fee from the
Norwegian Data Protection Authority
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority ( no, Datatilsynet) is an agency of the Norwegian Government responsible for managing the ''Personal Data Act 2000'', concerning privacy concerns. This Act replaced the ''Data Register Act 1978''.
The ...
as a consequence of a data breach back in 2020.
As a politician, she was part of
Brundtland's Third Cabinet
Brundtland's Third Cabinet was a minority, Labour Government of Norway. It succeeded the H- Sp- KrF Cabinet Syse, and sat between 3 November 1990 and 25 October 1996.Ministry of Foreign Affairs from January 1992 to October 1993. She advanced to State Secretary until June 1994. From August 1994, she was a State Secretary in the
Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
Lists of current ministries of finance
Named "Ministry"
* Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Finance and Ec ...
, continuing as such in
Jagland's Cabinet
Jagland's Cabinet governed Norway
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