Laila Dåvøy

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Laila Dåvøy
Minister of Children and Equality
In office
19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byKarita Bekkemellem
Succeeded byKarita Bekkemellem
Personal details
Born (1948-08-11) 11 August 1948 (age 75)
Nurse

Laila Dåvøy (born 11 August 1948, in

Christian Democratic Party. She is a former member of the Norwegian parliament and a former Minister and leader of the Norwegian Nurses' Union
.

Career

Dåvøy was a member of the executive committee of Askøy municipal council from 1983 to 1987. From 1987 to 1991 she was a deputy member of Hordaland county council.

From 1989 to 1990, during the

State Secretary
in the same ministry.

A nurse by education, Davøy was the leader of the Norwegian Nurses' Union 1992 - 1998.

In 1999 she was appointed

Norwegian Minister of Children and Family Affairs
.

She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. She did not seek reelection to the parliament in 2013.[1]

Personal life

Dåvøy lives in Askøy, is married and has three children.

References

  1. TV2
    , June 25, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  • "Laila Dåvøy" (in Norwegian). Storting.
Political offices
Preceded by
Norwegian Minister of Labour and Administration

1999–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Norwegian Minister of Children and Families

2001–2005
Succeeded by