Kristin Clemet (born 20 April 1957, 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 Harstad (town), town of Harstad, the most populous town in Centra ...

) is a Norwegian politician for Høyre,

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. She was elected to the

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from

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in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1985–1989. From 1981 to 1983, during the

first cabinet Willoch Willoch's First Cabinet was a minority, Conservative Government of Norway. It succeeded Brundtland's First Cabinet (which was a Labour government), after the Conservative victory in the 1981 Storting election; and sat from 14 October 1981 to 8 ...

, Clemet was appointed personal secretary (today known as political advisor) in the

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. From 1985 to 1986, during the

second cabinet Willoch Willoch's Second Cabinet was a majority, centre-right government consisting of the Conservative, Centre, Christian Democratic parties. It succeeded the Conservative First cabinet Willoch in mid-term to secure a majority, right-winged government, a ...

, she was personal secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. In November 1989, during the cabinet Syse, she was Minister of Government Administration and Labour. During this period her seat in parliament was taken by

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. From 2001 to 2005, when the

second cabinet Bondevik Bondevik's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 19 October 2001 and 17 October 2005. It was led by Kjell Magne Bondevik and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of ...

held office, Clemet was Minister of Education and Research. As Minister of Education and Research, Clemet became known for her work in carrying out "The Quality Reform" ''(Kvalitetsreformen)'' in the Norwegian

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

system. Kristin Clemet graduated with a

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degree from

NHH The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...

in 1981 and has a long history of public service. She was editor-in-chief of the Conservative Party's journal ''

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'' 1993–1997 and vice managing director of the

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s from 1997 to 2001. Today she is the leader of Civita, a liberal

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based in

. Clemet lives together with party fellow

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; they have two children. Her father Fridtjov Clemet was general secretary of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1985.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clemet, Kristin 1957 births Living people Members of the Storting Government ministers of Norway Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo Norwegian School of Economics alumni Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians Women government ministers of Norway People from Harstad Ministers of Education of Norway

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