H.E. Ms. Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide

H.E. Ms. Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide
Country: 
Norway
Parliament: 
Norwegian Parliament (Storting)
Party: 
Conservative Party (Høyre)
Last Election: 
2013
Member of the following: 

Minister of Defense

Previous other affiliations: 

  • 2009-2013 Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, and Chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee

  • 2009-2013 Head of the Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, and Head of the European Consultative Committee

  • 2005-2009 Chair, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs

  • 2001-2005 Member, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs

Interested in: 
Global Security Challenges
Regional Cooperation & Security
Women, Peace & Security
Regions of interest: 
EU Neighborhood
Europe (EU)
Bio: 

Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide is a Norwegian politician and was elected as a Member of the Storting for Oslo County in 2005. After the parliamentary elections in September 2013, she became Minister of Defense.

From 20009 to 2013, she served as Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defencs, as well as of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee. At the same time, she was Head of the Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, and Head of the European Consultative Committee.

Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide has served as a Member of the Conservative Party Central Executive Committee since 2000. Previous political appointments include Chair, Young Conservatives in Norway (2000-2004); First Vice Chair, Young Conservatives in Norway (1998-2000); Member, Central Executive Committee of the Young Conservatives in Norway (1996-1998); and First Vice Chair, Troms Young Conservatives (1995-1996).