Grete Knudsen (born 13 October 1940) is a

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politician for the Labour Party. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1979–1981, Minister of Social Affairs (social affairs) 1992–1994, Minister of Foreign Affairs (trade and shipping affairs) 1994–1996, Minister of Industry and Energy (industry affairs) 1996, Minister of Industry and Trade 1997, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation 1996–1997, and Minister of Industry and Trade 2000–2001 in the

first cabinet Stoltenberg Stoltenberg's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 2000 and 19 October 2001. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who has been serving as ...

. Knudsen was a teacher before her political career, and worked as principal of a

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school in

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. In 2008 she was appointed as a member of the board of the

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. On 13 August 2013 she released a book, '' Basketak'' ( Brawl) that Stein Kåre Kristiansen (a political commentator for TV2) called "This is an unpleasant package of shit in the middle of the election campaign. This does not suit the Labour Party well."Kolberg om bokbomben: – Hun har onde hensikter
/ref> On the same day Jan-Erik Larsen said that he had spoken to party leaders at the lowest level, from all over Norway, and the verdict is clear: This is what the party needed the least, at the moment.

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1940 births Living people Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub