Siri Bjerke (19 June 1958 – 11 February 2012) was a Norwegian politician ( Labour Party). She was substitute member of the Norwegian legislature between 1997 and 2005, state secretary in the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The enti ...

between 1993 and 1997 and

Minister of the Environment An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a cabinet position charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation. The areas associated with the duties of an ...

between 2000 and 2001 during Stoltenberg's first cabinet. After leaving politics she worked as a director for the

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise ( no, Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon, NHO) is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 30,000 members. It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwe ...

(2002–2005) and for

Innovation Norway Innovation Norway is a state-owned company and a national development bank. The company's programs and services are intended to stimulate entrepreneurship in Norway. Its head office is in Oslo, and an office in each of the Norwegian counties. It al ...

(2005–). She studied

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top univers ...

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1958 births 2012 deaths Ministers of Climate and the Environment of Norway Deputy members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Innovation Norway people Deaths from cancer in Norway Women government ministers of Norway 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Women members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub