Bård Vegar Solhjell

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Bård Vegar Solhjell (born 22 December 1971) is a former Norwegian politician for the

Solhjell was born in Kristiansand, and grew up in Sunnfjord in Sogn and Fjordane, Western Norway.

Solhjell holds a master's degree in political science, with emphasis on Sociology, Comparative Politics, and

Solhjell was appointed as minister on 18 October 2007, succeeding Øystein Djupedal. Djupedal's old department was split during the 2007 reshuffle, and Solhjell was the minister in charge of kindergartens and lower education up to, and including, the high school level until a new government reshuffle in 2009.

In 2011, Solhjell published a book (Solidaritet på ny, Samlaget 2011) about solidarity, visions, and direction for the Norwegian red-green Government and for his political party, the Socialist Left Party (SV). Between 2001 and 2005, Solhjell was a member of the Norwegian Broadcasting Council. From 1992 to 1993, he was a board member of the organization "No to the EU".

Bård Vegar Solhjell is married, with 3 children. He lives in Son, just outside Oslo. He enjoys music and literature, and coaches a children's football team.

Political appointments

• 2012–2013 Minister of the Environment
• 2009–2012 Member of Parliament for the Socialist Left Party
• 2007–2009 Minister of Education
• 2005–2007 State Secretary at the Prime Minister's office
• 2001–2005 Party Secretary for the Socialist Left Party
• 1999– Member of the Central Board in the Socialist Left Party

Work Experience

• 2000–2001 Political Adviser at the Parliamentary Committee of the Socialist Left Party
• 1994 Political Adviser of the Socialist Left Party

Education

• 2000– Master's degree in political science, with sociology, comparative politics, and history of ideas, from University of Oslo and University of Bergen

References

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• Bård Vegar Solhjell Entry at the Miljøverndepartementet (Ministry of the Environment) (in Norwegian)
• Bård Vegar Solhjell Entry at the Ministry of the Environment (Ministry of the Environment) (in English)