Eldbjørg Løwer (born 14 July 1943) is a Norwegian politician for the

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Education

Løwer was trained at the

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Career

Løwer was a

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. Løwer began her career in politics and served as

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and later leader of Kongsberg Chamber of commerce. Løwer was Minister of Planning and Coordination and Minister of Local Government and Labour (local government affairs) in 1997, Minister of Labour and Administration 1998-1999, and Minister of Defence 1999-2000. Since 2011 she has chaired the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lower, Eldbjoerg 1943 births Living people Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Chairs of NRK Female defence ministers 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Ål Ministers of defence of Norway Women government ministers of Norway

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