Kristin Clemet (born 20 April 1957, in

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) is a Norwegian politician for Høyre,

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's Conservative Party. She was elected to the

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from

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in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1985–1989. From 1981 to 1983, during the first cabinet Willoch, Clemet was appointed personal secretary (today known as political advisor) in the Ministry of Industry. From 1985 to 1986, during the second cabinet Willoch, she was personal secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. In November 1989, during the cabinet Syse, she was Minister of Government Administration and Labour. During this period her seat in parliament was taken by Kari Garmann. From 2001 to 2005, when the

second cabinet Bondevik Bondevik's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 19 October 2001 and 17 October 2005. It was led by Kjell Magne Bondevik and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any o ...

held office, Clemet was Minister of Education and Research. As Minister of Education and Research, Clemet became known for her work in carrying out "The Quality Reform" ''(Kvalitetsreformen)'' in the Norwegian

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system. Kristin Clemet graduated with a

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degree from NHH in 1981 and has a long history of public service. She was editor-in-chief of the Conservative Party's journal ''

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'' 1993–1997 and vice managing director of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises from 1997 to 2001. Today she is the leader of Civita, a liberal

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based in

. Clemet lives together with party fellow Michael Tetzschner; they have two children. Her father Fridtjov Clemet was general secretary of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1985.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clemet, Kristin 1957 births Living people Government ministers of Norway Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo Norwegian School of Economics alumni Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women politicians Women government ministers of Norway People from Harstad Ministers of education of Norway Research ministers of Norway Members of the Storting 1989–1993

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