Ine Eriksen Søreide

Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (born 2 May 1976) is a Norwegian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2021, the first woman to hold the position. Previously, she was the Minister of Defence from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, she was elected in 2005 as a member of the Storting for Oslo. Søreide was appointed Norway's Foreign Minister on 20 October 2017. She succeeded Børge Brende.

Ine Eriksen Søreide
MP
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
20 October 2017  14 October 2021
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byBørge Brende
Succeeded byAnniken Huitfeldt
Minister of Defence
In office
16 October 2013  20 October 2017
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byAnne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Succeeded byFrank Bakke-Jensen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Assumed office
19 October 2001
DeputyHeidi Nordby Lunde
Mathilde Tybring-Gjedde
Michael Tetzschner
ConstituencyOslo
Leader of the Young Conservatives
In office
24 June 2000  20 June 2004
Preceded byJohn-Ragnar Aarset
Succeeded byTorbjørn Røe Isaksen
Personal details
Born (1976-05-02) 2 May 1976
Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Øystein Eriksen Søreide
(m. 2006)
Alma materUniversity of Tromsø
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