Rita Skjærvik (born 13 March 1974) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She started her political career in the Workers' Youth League, as deputy leader of that organization in

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, from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 she was elected to the

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. She later enrolled at the

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, graduating in

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. She worked as a secretary for the Workers' Youth League from 1996 to 1998, and as an advisor in the Labour Party from 1999. From 2002 to 2003 she worked as a personal advisor for

Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. Since 2025, he has been the Minister of Finance in the Støre Cabinet. He has previously been the prime minister of Norway and secretary general of NATO. ...

. When the

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assumed office following the 2005 election, she was appointed State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister.

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at Government.no 1974 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Sør-Trøndelag politicians University of Oslo alumni {{Norway-politician-1970s-stub