Monica Mæland
Encyclopedia
Monica Mæland is a Norwegian
politician
for the Conservative Party
and has since 27 October 2003 been the Chief Commissioner
of the City of Bergen
.
. She holds a cand.jur. degree from the University of Bergen
(1994), and practiced as a lawyer until entering politics full-time.
in Bergen in 1999, and was a member until she became Chief Commissioner. She formed her first cabinet on 27 October 2003. The Mæland I cabinet was a minority cabinet consisting of the Conservative Party, the Christian People's Party and the Liberal Party. After the 2007 local election she formed her second cabinet, a majority cabinet, consisting of the Christian People's Party and the Progress Party
. The Progress Party left the cabinet 28 April 2009, due to a disagreement about continuing the lifespan of the toll ring financing the Bergen Program for Transport, Urban Development and the Environment
. The party reentered the cabinet a year later, and the political cooperation was resumed based on the agreement signed after the 2007 election.
Monica Mæland has also been the leader, and prior to that, deputy leader, of the County branch of the Norwegian Conservative Party.
Mæland is the second Chief Commissioner in Bergen after the parliamentary system
was introduced in 2000.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
for the Conservative Party
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...
and has since 27 October 2003 been the Chief Commissioner
Chief Commissioner
A Chief Commissioner is a commissioner of a high rank, usually in chief of several Commissioners or similarly styled officers.-Colonial:In British India the gubernatorial style was Chief Commissioner in various provinces , the style being applied especially where an elected assembly did not exist,...
of the City of Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
.
Background
Monica Mæland was born in Bergen and grew up in ArendalArendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
. She holds a cand.jur. degree from the University of Bergen
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
(1994), and practiced as a lawyer until entering politics full-time.
Political career
Mæland was elected to the City CouncilCity council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
in Bergen in 1999, and was a member until she became Chief Commissioner. She formed her first cabinet on 27 October 2003. The Mæland I cabinet was a minority cabinet consisting of the Conservative Party, the Christian People's Party and the Liberal Party. After the 2007 local election she formed her second cabinet, a majority cabinet, consisting of the Christian People's Party and the Progress Party
Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...
. The Progress Party left the cabinet 28 April 2009, due to a disagreement about continuing the lifespan of the toll ring financing the Bergen Program for Transport, Urban Development and the Environment
Bergen Program
The Bergen Program for Transport, Urban Development and the Environment is a political agreement for financing road and light rail investments in Bergen, Norway, from 2002 to 2015...
. The party reentered the cabinet a year later, and the political cooperation was resumed based on the agreement signed after the 2007 election.
Monica Mæland has also been the leader, and prior to that, deputy leader, of the County branch of the Norwegian Conservative Party.
Mæland is the second Chief Commissioner in Bergen after the parliamentary system
Parliamentary system
A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
was introduced in 2000.