Grete Faremo
Grete Faremo (born 16 June 1955) is a Norwegian politician, lawyer and business leader. From August 2014 to May 2022, she held the post of Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). During her political career, she held high-level positions in the Norwegian Government including Minister of Justice from 1992-1996 and 2011–2013, Minister of Petroleum and Energy in 1996, Minister of International Development from 1990-1992 and Minister of Defence from 2009–2011.
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Grete Faremo in 2010. | |
| Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services | |
| In office August 2014 – 8 May 2022 | |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Jan Mattsson |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 November 2011 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Knut Storberget |
| Succeeded by | Anders Anundsen |
| In office 4 September 1992 – 25 October 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Kari Gjesteby |
| Succeeded by | Anne Holt |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 20 October 2009 – 11 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen |
| Succeeded by | Espen Barth Eide |
| Minister of International Development | |
| In office 3 November 1990 – 4 September 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Tom Vraalsen |
| Succeeded by | Kari Nordheim-Larsen |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | |
| In office 25 October 1996 – 18 December 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Preceded by | Finn Kristensen (1992) |
| Succeeded by | Ranveig Frøiland |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1993 – 30 September 1997 | |
| Deputy | Dagny Gärtner Hovig Per Skau |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Grete Faremo 16 June 1955 Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Magne Lindholm (2014–) |
| Children | Oda |
| Residence(s) | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
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