Kjell Erik Øie (born 2 March 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He graduated as a nurse from the nurse college in Sør-Trøndelag in 1984, and worked as a nurse at

Radiumhospitalet Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet ( no, Oslo universitetssykehus, Radiumhospitalet) is one of the four campuses of Oslo University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, and is dedicated to cancer treatment. This part of the hospital is the most specia ...

from 1984 to 1988. He then worked one year in a committee for homosexuals' health. From 1987 to 1991, he chaired the

gay rights Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality. Notably, , 3 ...

organization Det Norske Forbund av 1948, and from 1988 to 1993, he lobbied for the Partnership Act. He worked in Oslo Municipality from 1989 to 1992, at the treatment center T5 from 1992 to 1995, and in the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision from 1995 to 2000. He was also a board member of the Norwegian Competence Center for Equality from 1997 to 2000 and the

Norwegian Nurses Organisation The Norwegian Nurses Organisation (NNO) (Norsk Sykepleierforbund, NSF) is a national professional association and trade union representing over 110,000 registered nurses, midwives and nursing students in Norway. It was founded in 1912 by Bergljo ...

from 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2003, he served one term as an elected member of Oslo city council. In

Stoltenberg's First Cabinet 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 ...

, from 2000 to 2001, he was a political adviser in the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs. When

Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet was the Government of Norway from 17 October 2005 to 16 October 2013. It was a coalition between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party, known as the Red–Green Coalition. On 9 September ...

assumed office following the 2005 elections, Øie was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Children and Equality. He left office in March 2009. He also served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway 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 Oslo during the term 2005–2009. In total, he met during 13 days of parliamentary session. In June 2012, he returned as a State Secretary, this time in the

Ministry of Health and Care Services The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (''Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet'') is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of health policy, public health, health care services, and health legislation in Norway. It is led by the Mini ...

. In between his cabinet tenures, he worked as a head of department in the

Church City Mission Church City Mission (Norwegian: ''Kirkens Bymisjon'') is a diaconal foundation in Norway doing social work within alcohol care, elderly care, child welfare, mental health care and among prostitutes - as well as religious activities with pastoral car ...

from 2002 to 2005 and program director in Plan Norge from 2009 to 2012. He has chaired Hudøy Feriekoloni and

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, and been a board member of Rachel Grepp Foundation and Home Start Norge. From 2011 to 2012, he led the committee that delivered the

Norwegian Official Report A Norwegian Official Report ( no, Norges offentlige utredninger, NOU) is a report published by a panel or committee appointed by the Norwegian government. The Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the sup ...

1:2012 on kindergartens.

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