John Kristen Skogan
Encyclopedia
John Kristen Skogan is a Norwegian political scientist and politician for the Conservative Party
.
He graduated from the University of Oslo
with the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in 1971. He was a research assistant at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
from 1967 to 1968 and a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
from 1974 to 1975. Since 1970 he has worked as a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
From 1989 to 1990, when the cabinet Syse
held office, Skogan was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence
.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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He 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 mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in 1971. He was a research assistant at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment is a research institute that conducts research and development on behalf of the Norwegian Armed Forces and provides expert advice to political and military defence leaders...
from 1967 to 1968 and a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies is a British research institute in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict"...
from 1974 to 1975. Since 1970 he has worked as a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
From 1989 to 1990, when the cabinet Syse
Cabinet Syse
Syse's Cabinet was a minority, Conservative/Centre/Christian Democrat Government of Norway. It succeeded the Labour Second cabinet Brundtland after the 1989 election, and sat between 16 October 1989 and 3 November 1990...
held office, Skogan was appointed State Secretary 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,...
.
External links
- John K.Skogan on NUPI's website.