Christl Kvam (born 2 July 1962) is a Norwegian nurse, economist, trade unionist, organizational leader, civil servant and politician. Kvam grew up in

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 ...

. She first completed nurse education from ''Ullevål sykepleierskole'' in Oslo. She then started studying economics, and graduated from the

Norwegian School of Economics The Norwegian School of Economics () or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is the leading teaching and research institution in Norway for the fields of management and ...

in 1992. Over a period of ten years she assumed various positions in health administration, and was also board member in various companies and organisations. From 2002 to 2008 she chaired the trade union centre, Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations. She was then a regional director for the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, and was appointed county governor of

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The ...

in 2014. In 2015 she was appointed to Solberg's Cabinet as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

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