Øystein Djupedal
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Øystein Kåre Djupedal, born 5 May 1960 in Oslo
, Norway
, is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
(SV) and a member of Storting for Sør-Trøndelag
County where he has sat since the 1993 election
. For two years from 17 October 2005 until 18 October 2007 he was the Minister of Education and Research. He is also former deputy chairman of SV.
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...
, Norway
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...
, is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
(SV) and a member of Storting for Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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County where he has sat since the 1993 election
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 13 September 1993. The Labour Party won a plurality of seats, and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland remained in office. The Centre Party was particularly successful, gaining 21 seats....
. For two years from 17 October 2005 until 18 October 2007 he was the Minister of Education and Research. He is also former deputy chairman of SV.