Julie Christiansen (born 19 March 1968 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 ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from Akershus in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1989–1993, 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. On the local level, Christiansen was a member of

Oppegård Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Viken, Norway. Oppegård was a municipality in the former county Akershus. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kolbotn. The m ...

municipality council from 1987 to 1995. She graduated from the

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in 1994 and cand.polit. in 2007. She was a research fellow at the Norwegian Atlantic Committee from 1995 to 1997 and at

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from 2006 to 2007. A strong

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proponent, she was the deputy leader of the Norwegian

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branch from 1999 to 2001.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christiansen, Julie 1968 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Akershus politicians People from Oppegård University of Oslo alumni Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians People from Harstad