Stine Renate Håheim (born 13 May 1984) is a Norwegian politician (representing the Labour Party). She is from Valdres, Oppland. She was a municipal councillor for Nord-Aurdal 2003–2007, and a member of Oppland county council between 2007 and 2009. Håheim was a central member of

Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking The Workers' Youth League ( nb, Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking, nn, Arbeidarane si ungdomsfylking, or AUF) is Norway's largest political youth organization and is affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party. History In 1903, the ''Norwegian Social-D ...

(Workers' Youth League or AUF) from 2006 to 2010. At the

2009 Norwegian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 and 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 Sep ...

, she was the party's 4th candidate for Oppland, and from October 2009, she replaced

Rigmor Aasrud Rigmor Aasrud (born 26 June 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. When the se ...

, as Aasrud become the Minister of Government Administration and Church Affairs, and had to leave her seat in the

Storting 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 ...

(Parliament). Håheim studied at the Lektorstudiet at

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, a professional course based around teaching studies. On 22 July 2011 she escaped unharmed from the Utøya shooting massacre.

Origin of quote on CNN

She was interviewed by CNN's Richard Quest on 23 July 2011 where she phrased the words "If one man can create that much hate, you can only imagine how much love we as a togetherness can create." This phrase was later quoted by prime minister

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 ...

during the memorial service on Sunday 24 July 2011, attributed to "the AUF girl who was interviewed by CNN", slightly rephrased due to translation back in Norwegian (here in English translation): ''If one man can show so much hate, think how much love we could show together.'' According to Håheim herself in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper '' Verdens Gang'' she attributes the original formulation to a good friend,

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. ''Verdens Gang'' later updated the article ''The Love Message is Spreading in All Channels'' on 25 July 2011 with the information that the Love Quote correctly shall be attributed to Helle Gannestad, the good friend of Håheim. The original phrasing in English translation is as follows: ''When one man could cause so much evil - think about how much love we can create together.''

Storting committees

*2009–2013 member of

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References

External links

Stine Renate Håheim
at Stortinget
Stine Renate Håheim's blog
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