Espen Barth Eide
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Espen Barth Eide is Norway's Minister of Defense. He is a political scientist and a politician for the Labor Party
.
Eide went to high school at the Oslo Cathedral School, and graduated from the University of Oslo
with the cand.polit.
degree in 1993. He has also studied at the Autonomous University of Barcelona
.
In 1983 he began working as a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, in the United Nations Programme. He became leader of this programme in 1996, later working as an advisor for the panels on Threats, Challenges and Change and Report on Integrated Missions. In 2002 he became leader of the International Politics department at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
During the Jens Stoltenberg's first period as Prime Minister
, from 2000 to 2001, Eide served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
. When the Stoltenberg's second cabinet
assumed office following the 2005 elections, Eide again became State Secretary, this time in the Ministry of Defence
. In 2010 he returned as a State Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
. On November 11, 2011, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Defense.
Since 2001 Eide has been a board member of the Party of European Socialists
. He has also been active in the European Movement
and the World Economic Forum
.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
.
Eide went to high school at the Oslo Cathedral School, and graduated from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
with the cand.polit.
Cand.polit.
Candidatus rerum politicarum , Candidata rerum politicarum , abbreviated cand.polit., is an academic degree within the fields of social sciences issued under the old education system in Denmark and Norway.-Denmark:...
degree in 1993. He has also studied at the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Autonomous University of Barcelona
The Autonomous University of Barcelona is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain....
.
In 1983 he began working as a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, in the United Nations Programme. He became leader of this programme in 1996, later working as an advisor for the panels on Threats, Challenges and Change and Report on Integrated Missions. In 2002 he became leader of the International Politics department at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
During the Jens Stoltenberg's first period as Prime Minister
First cabinet Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg's First Cabinet governed Norway between March 17, 2000 and October 19, 2001. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. It had the following composition.-Cabinet members:-State Secretaries:-References:...
, from 2000 to 2001, Eide served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway...
. When the Stoltenberg's second cabinet
Second cabinet Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet is the current government of Norway. Appointed on 17 October 2005, it is a coalition between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party, known as the Red–Green Coalition. The cabinet has ten members from the Labour Party, five from the Socialist...
assumed office following the 2005 elections, Eide again became State Secretary, this time in the Ministry of Defence
Norwegian Ministry of Defence
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies. The ministry is located at Glacisgata 1, Oslo,...
. In 2010 he returned as a State Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway...
. On November 11, 2011, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Defense.
Since 2001 Eide has been a board member of the Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
. He has also been active in the European Movement
European Movement
The European Movement International is a lobbying association that coordinates the efforts of associations and national councils with the goal of promoting European integration, and disseminating information about it.-History:...
and the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
.