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Ida Børresen
Ida Børresen (born 26 September 1950) is a Norwegian civil servant. Early life Børresen was born in Oslo on 26 September 1950, and is educated as cand.polit. Career Børresen was assigned to the Ministry of Justice from 1982 to 1990. She served as deputy under-secretary of state (''ekspedisjonssjef'') from 1998 to 2005, and assisting under-secretary of state (''assisterende departementsråd'') 2005–06, in the Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research. She was appointed director of Utlendingsdirektoratet from 2006 to 2012, and managing director of the Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ... from 2012 to 2018. In February 2018 she announced her resignation as managing director of the Storting. References 1950 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Justice And Public Security
The Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security () is a Norwegian government ministry that oversees justice, the police, and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic rule of law. An overriding objective is to ensure the security of society and of individual citizens. The ministry was founded in 1818 and currently employs about 400 people in the central government department. Its subordinate agencies include the Norwegian Police Service, the Norwegian Correctional Service, the Norwegian Police Security Service, the Norwegian Prosecuting Authority, the Judiciary of Norway, and the Directorate of Immigration, and employ around 30,000 people. The Ministry of Justice of Norway oversees the administration of justice in Svalbard. History The ministry was founded in 1818 and was known as the Royal Ministry of Justice and the Police from its establishment until 2012, when it was renamed the Royal Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Education And Research (Norway)
The Royal Ministry of Education and Research (, KD; full name: ''Det kongelige kunnskapsdepartement'') is a Norwegian government ministry responsible for education, research, kindergartens and integration. The ministry was established in 1814 as the Royal Ministry of Church and Education Affairs. The current Minister of Education is Tonje Brenna of the Labour Party and the current Minister of Research and Higher Education is Ola Borten Moe of the Centre Party. The department reports to the legislature (Stortinget). History The ministry was established in 1814, following the dissolution of Denmark–Norway, in which the joint central government administration of the two formally separate but closely integrated kingdoms, had been based in Copenhagen. Originally named the Ministry of Church and Education Affairs, the ministry was the first of six government ministries established in 1814, and was also known as the First Ministry. The other ministries were the Ministry of Jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utlendingsdirektoratet
The Government agencies of Norway are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Norway. The government ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions but not by direct orders. A minister is explicitly prohibited from interfering with the day-to-day operation in an agency or the outcome in individual cases. While no minister is allowed to give orders to agencies personally, they are subject to decisions made by the government. Also, the minister is normally the instance of appeals for agency decisions. Agencies are organised as . Still, some of the work of the government is carried out through state enterprises or limited companies. For a full list of enterprises and companies, see List of Norwegian government enterprises. Storting *Office of the Auditor General of Norway (): auditor of all state accounts *Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman for Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storting
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen Voting systems#Multiple-winner methods, multi-seat constituencies. A member of the Storting is known in Norwegian as a ''stortingsrepresentant'', literally "Storting representative". The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee, Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General of Norway, Office of the Auditor General. Parliamentary system, Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' (, abbreviated ''SNL'') is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. It has several subdivisions, including the Norsk biografisk leksikon. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with up to 3.5 million unique visitors per month. Paper editions (1978–2007) The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1906–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales of paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen
Manuela Myriam Henri Ramin-Osmundsen (born 15 July 1963 in Antony, France) is a French-Norwegian politician and former Minister of Children and Equality (Norway), Minister of Children and Equality from the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. In 2008 she was the focus of a political scandal that ended with the forced resignation from her newly appointed minister position. Early life and education She is born in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, Antony, then in the Seine (department), Seine department of France, in a family coming from the overseas department Martinique. Her mother, Annie Ramin, is a former director of the Fort-de-France regional university hospital (List of university hospitals#France, CHU). She lived in France until 1991, after which she finally settled in Norway with her Norwegian husband. She received a law-degree from the Panthéon-Assas University specializing in European Union law and is a lawyer of the Paris Bar association. She later received a degree in Special Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frode Forfang
Frode is a Norwegian and Danish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. The name is a derivative of the Old Norse word Fróði meaning wise. It was very common in Denmark in the pre-World War II period and in Norway during the 1970s. Notable people with the name include: Given name A–H * Frode Alfheim (born 1967), Norwegian trade unionist * Frode Alnæs (born 1959), Norwegian musician * Frode Andresen (born 1973), Norwegian biathlete * Frode Barth (born 1968), Norwegian musician * Frode Berg (born 1971), Norwegian musician * Frode Berge (born 1966), Norwegian politician * Frode Birkeland (born 1972), Norwegian football player and coach * Frode Bjerkholt (1894–1974), Norwegian football player * Frode Alfson Bjørdal (born 1960), Norwegian academic * Frode Bovim (born 1977), Norwegian sailor * Frode Elsness (born 1973), Norwegian chess player * Frode Estil (born 1972), Norwegian cross-country skier * Frode Fjellheim (born 1959), Norwegian yoiker and musician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Brattestå
Hans Brattestå (born 17 May 1947 in Ramnes) is a Norwegian civil servant and jurist. Since 1990 he has been director of the Parliament of Norway. He worked for the foreign service from 1978 to 1984, and since then has been staff at parliament. He is also a board member of Lovdata Lovdata is a Norwegian foundation which publishes judicial information of Norway. It publishes the periodical ''Norsk lovtidend'', and ''Lov&Data'' and ''EuroRett'', and hosts a website with free, public access to all Norwegian laws and other .... References 1947 births Living people Norwegian civil servants Norwegian jurists People from Re, Norway {{Norway-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrre Grimstad
Kyrre is a common Norwegian given name. The name comes from the Old Norse word ''kyrr'', which translates to "calm, peaceful". It is believed to have been derived from Olaf III of Norway, who was nicknamed "Olaf Kyrre" ''(Olaf the Peaceful)''. People named Kyrre ;As first name * Kyrre Andreassen, Norwegian author * , Norwegian actor and translator * , Norwegian lawyer * , Norwegian musician * Kyrre Grepp (1879–1922), Norwegian politician * Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (born 1991), Norwegian DJ, known by stage name Kygo * , Norwegian actor * , Norwegian host * Kyrre Lekve (born 1968), Norwegian biologist * , Norwegian politician * Kyrre Nakkim (born 1966), Norwegian journalist * , Norwegian actor * , Norwegian author and humorist ;As second name * Kristen Kyrre Bremer, Norwegian theologian and bishop See also *Karre Karre is a Dutch language, Dutch surname, derived from the Gaulish language, Gaulish word ''carrum'' meaning 'cart' or 'wagon', most likely left over from Gallia Belgic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Births
Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 aboard are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. * January 6 – The UK recognizes the People's Republic of China; the Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. * January 7 – A fire in the St Elizabeth's Ward of Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, United States, kills 41 patients. * January 9 – The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. * January 12 – Submarine collides with Sweden, Swedish oil tanker ''Divina'' in the Thames Estuary and sinks; 64 die. * January 13 – Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
