Julie Christiansen (born 19 March 1968 in

Harstad Harstad may refer to: Places *Harstad (town) Harstad (; ) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is also the administrative centre of Harstad Municipality. The city has a populati ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the

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from

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in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1989–1993, 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. On the local level, Christiansen was a member of

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municipality council from 1987 to 1995. She graduated from the

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in 1994 and cand.polit. in 2007. She was a research fellow at the Norwegian Atlantic Committee from 1995 to 1997 and at

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from 2006 to 2007. A strong

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proponent, she was the deputy leader of the Norwegian

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branch from 1999 to 2001.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christiansen, Julie 1968 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Akershus politicians People from Oppegård University of Oslo alumni Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian women politicians People from Harstad Members of the Storting 2001–2005