Randi Øverland (born 22 April 1952) is a Norwegian politician in the
Labour Party.
She was twice
State Secretary in the
Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research, from 1990 to 1995 during the
third cabinet Brundtland and from 2000 to 2001 during 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 ...
. From 2005 to 2007, during the
second cabinet Stoltenberg, she was again appointed State Secretary, this time in the
Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs.
On the local level, she has served two terms as a member of
Kristiansand city council. She is also a former leader of the local party chapter.
Outside politics she has worked in the high school sector as a teacher, and later, rector.
References
Regjeringen.no biography
1952 births
Living people
Deputy members of the Storting
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Norwegian state secretaries
Politicians from Kristiansand
Women members of the Storting
Norwegian women state secretaries
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