Nini Stoltenberg
Nini Stoltenberg | |
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Born | |
Died | 27 July 2014 | (aged 51)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Television personality |
Spouse | Karl John Sivertzen |
Family | Thorvald Stoltenberg (father) Karin Stoltenberg (mother) Jens (brother) Camilla (sister) |
Nini Stoltenberg (11 February 1963 – 27 July 2014)
Stoltenberg
Early life
Nini Stoltenberg grew up in Oslo as the youngest of three siblings. Her brother is Jens Stoltenberg (b. 1959), former prime minister of Norway,[5] and her sister is Camilla Stoltenberg (b. 1957), a medical researcher and administrator. Her parents are Thorvald Stoltenberg, former foreign minister of Norway and Karin Stoltenberg, a geneticist who has served, among other prominent positions, as state secretary.[6]
Stoltenberg studied law.[where?][2] A 1995 biography of her father described the Stoltenberg family as a particularly tightknit family, known for its hospitality and openness, where the three children and their many friends set the tone.[7]
In the 1995 biography about her father, Nini Stoltenberg is described as the black sheep of the family. At the age of 15, she went to Christiania in Denmark, a self-governed zone known for its liberal drug policies, where she remained for several months.[7]
At the age of 17, Stoltenberg attended a Bruce Springsteen concert, was pulled up on stage and danced together with the rock superstar.[7]
Television career
Stoltenberg started out doing television work in 1992 when she co-hosted the
Intravenous drug use
Stoltenberg's drug addiction became known to the Norwegian public in October 2001, one week after her brother had resigned from his
In 2007, Stoltenberg went into more detail about how she started out as a drug addict, to TV journalist
Stoltenberg received
Stoltenberg and her partner did not give up on drugs altogether. At one point, they asserted that they no longer had an addiction problem and that they "have an ok life, and sometimes drugs enter into our life".[15]
Perspectives on reasons behind recreational drug use
Stoltenberg refuted the notion that she started using drugs because she could not deal with the pressure of having such successful siblings. Had it not been for the many problems of her relationship at the time, she said, she would not have turned to drugs for an escape.[2]
Professionals and experts seem to prefer the tragic explanation of why some choose drugs to get by more effortlessly in life. Tragic upbringing and sexual abuse, spiced with an alcoholized home, are "popular" explanations. (. . .) What I miss are all those who have in fact used and are using drugs because it feels good – so good that you do not want to stop even though you can see with open eyes that you are playing Russian roulette with everything and everybody that are close. Family, sweetheart, children. Yes, even life. (. . .) The reasons why people start to use drugs are plentifold. You encounter drug users in all social classes and segments of the population. But if there exists a common denominator, that would have to be the desire for a "recess". Recess from what? Well, that varies from one individual to the next. It is really a matter of drug users being as diverse as the rest of the population.
— Stoltenberg, Nini; Sivertzen, Karl John (10 May 2006). "Rapport fra en eksperts liv" (PDF). Samtiden (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway.
Stoltenberg acknowledged that it is not uncommon among drug users to resent her relativistic perspective on drug use and rehabilitation.[16]
Personal life
Stoltenberg had a long-time relationship with Karl John Sivertzen (1951–2013) from
Stoltenberg and Sivertzen first met when she was admitted for detox and he was a therapist, and they became a couple 10 years later, after they met again at the home of a common acquaintance.[17]
Stoltenberg died on 27 July 2014 after a long term illness.[1][19] In 2018, her childhood friend Lars Lillo-Stenberg published a biography of Nini Stoltenberg, at the instigation of her father, Thorvald Stoltenberg.[20]
References
- ^ a b Brønmo, Hanne; Salvesen, Geir (30 July 2014). "Nini Stoltenberg er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Østtveit, Karine (6 May 2006). "Komplisert frihet". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ NTB. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- Adressa.no (in Norwegian). Trondheim, Norway. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ "Jens Stoltenbergs søster var narkoman". Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Stoltenberg-familien i åpenhjertig intervju". Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Strand, Morten; Mikalsen, Espen H; Skard, Kristian; Moen, Rune (24 October 2001). "Jens og Thorvald ville ofre jobbene for Nini". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f filmfront.no
- ^ "Siv & Knut – en kjærlighetshistorie" sketch with Nini Stoltenberg and Thomas Dybdahl, episode 8 of season 2
- ^ "1,3 millioner så Jespersen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Bergen, Norway. 1 November 2002. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ^ "Nini Stoltenberg ga seer-rekord for TV 2". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ a b Haga, Sverre Gunnar (21 May 2003). "Narko-krigen er tapt". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- TV 2(in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ Raastad, Sølvi Jeppesen (27 March 2007). "Slik ble Nini narkoman". Se Her (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ a b Magerøy, Lars Halvor (19 July 2008). "Skuffet over ruspolitikken". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ Thorkildsen, Joakim (12 March 2008). "Siv og Knut angrer på "Uti vår hage"-sketsj". Kjendis.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ a b Nygard-Sture, Trond (23 December 2005). "Spiser julemiddag med statsministeren". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Bergen, Norway. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ Stoltenberg, Nini; Sivertzen, Karl John (10 May 2006). "Rapport fra en eksperts liv" (PDF). Samtiden (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway.
- ^ Brekke, Anders; Krekling, David Vojislav (30 July 2014). "Nini Stoltenberg er død". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Bokanmeldelse – Lars Lillo-Stenberg: «Nini» – Åpenhjertig portrett". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
See also
- Stoltenberg (Norwegian family)
- Responsible drug use
- Drug policy reform