Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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diplomat.
She served as Norway's ambassador to
Belgium
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from 2015 to 2019.
Personal life
Early life
Schulerud is the daughter of Mentz Schulerud, an author and radio personality well known for his encyclopedic knowledge of their home city of
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 ...
. Her aunt—Mentz' sister—was the
children's book
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Children's ...
Oslo Cathedral School
Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian as Oslo Katedralskole (''Oslo Cathedral School'') and more commonly as "Katta",Socialist Left Party.
Family life
Schulerud is married to
Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg (born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who has been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. A member of the Norwegian Labour Party, he previously served as the 34th prime minister of Norway from 2000 to ...
, the Secretary General of NATO, and the former Norwegian
Prime Minister
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. Being the spouse of the Norwegian Prime Minister during two different periods of time, (2000–2001 and 2005–2013), she has chosen a somewhat withdrawn social position. During the first period she did not accompany her husband on any official state visits for over a year, until they visited
India
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together in April 2001. In general though, she has chosen to stay out of the media's scrutiny primarily to shield her children. The couple have a son and a daughter.
Career
After travels in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
, Schulerud wanted to work for developmental organisations; however, she was engaged by the Ministry of International Development to study the environmental impact of
World Bank
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projects. This led her to break off her ongoing
master's degree
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, and undergo the basic training for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that she finished in 1988.
In 1990, while she was stationed at the Norwegian embassy in
Budapest
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, Hungary, her husband was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment, and this caused her return home to Norway. Subsequently, she has held different positions in the Ministry, mostly with matters relating to the
Baltic countries
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and Central Europe.
She was the Deputy Director General for
Central Europe
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and EEA-financing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway until becoming the Norwegian Ambassador to Belgium in April 2015.
She has been active in the
Norwegian Civil Service Union
The Norwegian Civil Service Union ( no, Norsk Tjenestemannslag, NTL) is a trade union representing civil servants in Norway.
The union was founded on 1 November 1947 and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian C ...
, and has attended the Norwegian National Defence College; an institution for education on military and strategic matters for both military personnel and civilians.