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Geir Pollestad
Geir Pollestad (born 13 August 1978) is a Norwegian solicitor and politician for the Centre Party. He is currently serving as the minister of agriculture and food since 2023, and has been a member of parliament for Rogaland since 2013. Early life and education Pollestad was born in Høyland in Hå, to Jone Pollestad and Marit Erga, both self-employed workers with a family company. He has one brother. Pollestad took lower secondary education in Nærbø and upper secondary education in Bryne, finishing in 1997. After one year at Stavanger University College he enrolled in law studies at the University of Bergen, graduating with the cand.jur. degree in 2006. During his last year of studying he was a board member of the Student Welfare Organisation in Bergen. After graduation, he worked one year as a junior solicitor in the law firm ''Projure Advokatfirma''. Personal life Pollestad is married to Lene Pollestad (née Mo), with whom he has three children: two sons and one daughter ...
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Minister Of Agriculture And Food (Norway)
The Minister of Agriculture and Food ( no, Landbruks- og matministeren) is a Council of State (Norway), councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norway), Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The ministry is responsible for issues related to agriculture, forestry and food. Major subordinate agencies include the Norwegian Agriculture Authority, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and Statskog. The position was created on 31 March 1900, along with the ministry, and Ole Anton Qvam was the inaugural officeholder. Fifty people from eight parties have held the office. During the German occupation of Norway from 1940 to 1945, the office was both held by a German puppet government and an elected government in London. Until 2004 the position was known as the Minister of Agriculture. The longest-serving officeholder is Hans Ystgaard, who served for more than ten years under Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold, who himself holds the s ...
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Bryne
Bryne () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Time, Norway, Time municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality of Time and it is also List of urban areas in Norway by population, one of the 50 largest towns/cities in Norway. Bryne's location in the region of Stavanger/Sandnes and its road and rail links have made Bryne a popular area for commuters. The city is expanding rapidly and there have been reports of problems with schooling capacity. Bryne Church is located in the centre of the city and Time Church is located east of the city . Bryne is located on the southern shores of the lake Frøylandsvatnet, about 25 minutes south of the city of Stavanger by train. The city has a population (2021) of 12,465 and a population density of . The city's urban area crosses over the municipal border to Klepp Municipality, with and 1,800 residents living in the neighboring municipality. History The village of Bryne was fo ...
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Standing Committee On Business And Industry
The Standing Committee on Business and Industry ( no, Næringskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to business, industry, trade, shipping, state ownership policy, competition and price policy, agriculture, food policy, fisheries, whaling and aquaculture. It corresponds to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The committee has 14 members and is chaired by Marit Arnstad Marit Arnstad (born 4 May 1962) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Centre Party. She is currently the party’s parliamentary leader since 2014, having previously held the office from 2003 to 2005. Arnstad was the Norwegian Minister of ... of the Centre Party. Members 2013–17 References {{Storting Standing committees of the Storting ...
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Standing Committee On Energy And The Environment
The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment ( no, Energi- og miljøkomiten) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to petroleum, energy, hydroelectricity, environmental protection and regional planning. It corresponds to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Ministry of the Environment. The committee has 16 members and is chaired by Ola Elvestuen of the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ....The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment
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2013 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 and 9 September 2013 to elect all 169 members of the unicameral Storting. The centre-right coalition obtained 96 seats, while the incumbent red–green coalition government obtained 72 seats and the Green Party obtained one. The Labour Party won the largest share (30.8%) of the votes cast, with the Conservatives coming second (26.8%), after increasing its share by 9.6 percentage points. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king-in-council (i.e. the government). In 2013, the election was held on the second Monday. Each municipality was permitted to open some or all of its polling stations on the day before the nationwide election day. This option was exercised by 206 of the 428 municipalities. The main period for early voting was 12 August to 6 September, it was also possible to make an even earlier vote after 1 July by contacting the municipal government. ...
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Hordaland
Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipality, which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county. Name and symbols Name Hordaland (Old Norse: ''Hǫrðaland'') is the old name of the region which was revived in 1919. The first element is the plural genitive case of ''hǫrðar'', the name of an old Germanic tribe (see Charudes). The last element is ''land'' which means "land" or "region" in the Norwegian language. Until 1919 the name of the county was ''Søndre Bergenhus amt'' which meant "(the) southern (part of) Bergenhus amt". (The old ''Bergenhus amt'' was created in 1662 and was divided into North ...
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Centre Youth
The Centre Youth (''Senterungdommen'' or SUL) is the youth organization of the Norwegian Centre Party. Hence, they advocate decentralisation and stress their opposition of the European Union. Leaders * Torleik Svelle (2019–present) * Ada Arnstad (2016–2019) * Erling Laugsand (2013–2016) *Sandra Borch (2011–2013) * Johannes Rindal (2009–2011) * Christina Ramsøy (2007–2009) * Erlend Fuglum (2004–2007) *Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (2002–2004) * Anne Beathe Kristiansen (2000–2002) *Sigbjørn Gjelsvik Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (born 30 March 1974) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to Parliament in 2017. He has also served as minister of local government since 2022. Personal life and education Gjeslvik was born in Naustd ... (1998–2000) References External linksOfficial website Youth wings of political parties in Norway {{Norway-party-stub ...
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Stavanger Aftenblad
''Stavanger Aftenblad'' () (lit: ''Stavanger Evening Paper'') or simply ''Aftenbladet'' is a daily newspaper based in Stavanger, Norway, and owned by Schibsted Media Group. Norwegian owners held 42 percent of the shares in Schibsted at the end of 2015. ''Stavanger Aftenblad'' is thus majority foreign-owned. History and profile ''Stavanger Aftenblad'' was founded in 1893 by the priest Lars Oftedal, and was for a long period a publication for the Norwegian Liberal Party. The paper is based in Stavanger and is owned by the Media Norge, a subsidiary of the Schibsted company. ''Stavanger Aftenblad'' has a Christian-conservative stance. The paper went from broadsheet format to tabloid format on 16 September 2006. Its editor-in-chief is Kjersti Sortland. The online version of ''Stavanger Aftenblad'' had an English news service, aimed at the English speaking foreign community in Norway who were not fluent in the language, and international audiences interested in Norway. The Englis ...
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Government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed govern ...
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Student Welfare Organisation In Bergen
The Student Welfare Organisation in Bergen ( no, Studensamskipnaden i Bergen) or SiB was a Norwegian student welfare organisation in Bergen, Norway and was responsible for the welfare of about 30,000 students in 2015. It covered the following institutions: *University of Bergen (UiB) *Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) *Bergen University College (HiB) *Bergen National Academy of the Arts * Diakonissehjemmet University College *Norwegian School of Information Technology *Bergen School of Architecture * Norwegian Teacher Academy * Betanien Diakonal University College * NLA Teacher College SiB's services included housing, training centres, 300 kindergarten places, 20 cafés, Studia book stores, psychologists, advisors, career centre, health centre and economic support arrangements. The housing was concentrated in about 20 buildings around Bergen, both in the city centre/campus areas as well as other places including Fantoft and at Hatleberg beside N ...
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