Marte Gerhardsen (born 21 July 1972) is a Norwegian

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, politician and organizational leader.

Personal life

Marte Gerhardsen is a daughter of

Rune Gerhardsen Rune Gerhardsen (13 June 1946 – 4 September 2021) was a Norwegian politician, representing the Norwegian Labour Party, and sports leader at Norwegian Skating Association representing Aktiv SK. Biography Gerhardsen was a son of Werna and ...

and Tove Strand, and sister of Mina Gerhardsen. She is thus a granddaughter of

Einar Gerhardsen Einar Henry Gerhardsen (; 10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1945 to 1951, 1955 to 1963 and 1963 to 1965. With a total of 16 years in office, he is the longest serving Pri ...

and Werna Gerhardsen.

Career

From 2008 she was secretary general of the Norwegian chapter of the relief agency

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. From April 2014 she headed the think-tank

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. She served as the director of the Oslo Education Agency from 2019 until she announced her retirement in February 2025. She had succeeded Astrid Søgnen, who had been forced to resign after internal disagreements. In March 2025 she was appointed state secretary in the

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for Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik.

References

1972 births Living people Norwegian civil servants Politicians from Oslo Labour Party (Norway) politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{norway-politician-1970s-stub