Stine Renate Håheim (born 13 May 1984) is a Norwegian politician (representing the Labour Party). She is from

Valdres Valdres () is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated between the districts of Gudbrandsdalen and Hallingdal. The region of Valdres consists of the six municipalities of Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre S ...

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The ...

. She was a municipal councillor for Nord-Aurdal 2003–2007, and a member of Oppland county council between 2007 and 2009. Håheim was a central member of Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking (Workers' Youth League or AUF) from 2006 to 2010. At the 2009 Norwegian parliamentary election, she was the party's 4th candidate for Oppland, and from October 2009, she replaced Rigmor Aasrud, as Aasrud become the Minister of Government Administration and Church Affairs, and had to leave her seat in the

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(Parliament). Håheim studied at the Lektorstudiet at Universitetet i Oslo, a professional course based around teaching studies. On 22 July 2011 she escaped unharmed from the Utøya shooting massacre.

Origin of quote on CNN

She was interviewed by CNN's Richard Quest on 23 July 2011 where she phrased the words "If one man can create that much hate, you can only imagine how much love we as a togetherness can create." This phrase was later quoted by prime minister

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. ...

during the memorial service on Sunday 24 July 2011, attributed to "the AUF girl who was interviewed by CNN", slightly rephrased due to translation back in Norwegian (here in English translation): ''If one man can show so much hate, think how much love we could show together.'' According to Håheim herself in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper ''

Verdens Gang (), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norway, Norwegian Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, ''VG'' is ...

'' she attributes the original formulation to a good friend, Helle Gannestad. ''Verdens Gang'' later updated the article ''The Love Message is Spreading in All Channels'' on 25 July 2011 with the information that the Love Quote correctly shall be attributed to Helle Gannestad, the good friend of Håheim. The original phrasing in English translation is as follows: ''When one man could cause so much evil - think about how much love we can create together.''

Storting committees

*2009–2013 member of Justice Committee

References

External links

Stine Renate Håheim
at Stortinget
Stine Renate Håheim's blog
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