Lisbeth Berg-Hansen is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party

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....

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She chaired the Norwegian Seafood Federation

Norwegian Seafood Federation

The Norwegian Seafood Federation is an employers' organisation in Norway, organized under the national Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.The current CEO is Geir Andreassen. Chairman of the board is Ole-Eirik Lerøy....

 from 2002 to 2005, and was Vice President of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise

The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 16,000 members.It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the Federation of Norwegian Craftsmen..The president is Kristin...

 from 2004 to 2008. In politics, she was a political advisor in the Ministry of Fisheries from 1992 to 1996, and State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister

Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister

The Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister is a political and bureaucratic office that assists the Cabinet of Norway and the Prime Minister of Norway in the leadership of the Cabinet and Government. It has since 2005 been led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg . Minister and Chief of Staff is Karl...

 from 2000 to 2001. On 20 October 2009, she was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.

She is the deputy chair

Chair (official)

The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...

 of the board of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research is a national consultative research institute which is owned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The Institute performs research and provides advisory services in the fields of marine ecosystems and aquaculture.With a staff of almost 700,...

, and a member of the board of Aker Seafoods

Aker Seafoods

Aker Seafoods is a Norwegian Whitefish fishing, seafood processing and sale company that is part of the Kjell Inge Røkke controlled Aker Group who own 65.0% of the company. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway.The company operates 15 fishing...

, Fosen Trafikklag

Fosen Trafikklag

Fosen Trafikklag is a company operating buses and ferries in Trøndelag and Østlandet in Norway. In total the company has approximately 750 vehicles and 16 ships, though numerous of them operate by subsidiaries.The company is owned by Torghatten ASA-History:...

, Investinor (formerly known as Statens Investeringsselskap), SOS-barnebyer and Bodø University College

Bodø University College

The University of Nordland , previously Bodø University College, is a public university located is located in Bodø, Norway. The university is located 10 km outside the city centre...

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She lives in Bindal

Bindal

Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland region in the extreme southwest part of Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Terråk...

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