Kristin Clemet is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party

Conservative Party of Norway

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She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1985–1989.

From 1981 to 1983, during the first cabinet Willoch

First cabinet Willoch

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, Clemet was appointed personal secretary (today known as political advisor) in the Ministry of Industry. From 1985 to 1986, during the second cabinet Willoch

Second cabinet Willoch

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, she was personal secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister

Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister

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. In November 1989, during the cabinet Syse, she was Minister of Government Administration and Labour. During this period her seat in parliament was taken by Kari Garmann.

From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik

Second cabinet Bondevik

Bondevik's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 19 October 2001 and 17 October 2005. It was led by Kjell Magne Bondevik and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Liberal Party. It had the following composition:...

 held office, Clemet was Minister of Education and Research. As Minister of Education and Research, Clemet became known for her work in carrying out "The Quality Reform" (Kvalitetsreformen) in the Norwegian university

University

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Kristin Clemet graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce

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 degree from NHH

NHH

The Norwegian School of Economics or NHH is a public business school situated in Bergen, Norway. Opened in 1936 by King Haakon VII, it is Norway's oldest business school and has since its foundation been the leading Norwegian teaching and research institution in the fields of economics and...

 in 1981 and has a long history of public service. She was editor-in-chief of the Conservative Party's journal Tidens Tegn

Tidens Tegn

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1993–1997 and vice managing director of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise

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s from 1997 to 2001. Today she is the leader of Civita

Civita

Civita is a Norwegian liberal think tank which gains support from, among others, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. In the beginning, it was led by Terje Svabø, but prominent Conservative Party politician Kristin Clemet took over on November 16, 2006 after having central roles in many...

, a liberal think tank

Think tank

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 based in Oslo

Oslo

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Clemet lives together with party fellow Michael Tetzschner

Michael Tetzschner

Michael Tetzschner is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway . He lives with politician Kristin Clemet....

; they have two children. Her father Fridtjov Clemet was general secretary of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1985.