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Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2002 |
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Elsbeth Sande Tronstad State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Norway Date of birth: 19 June 1956 Education: Cand. mag. degree in political science, psychology and mass communication, University of Oslo. Graduate studies in political science.
Work experience Oct. 2001: State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2001: Group Director of information and public relations, ABB AS 2000–2001: Director of Public Relations, ABB AS 1996–2000: Head of Information for global oil, gas and petrochemical activities, ABB AS 1993–1996: Head of Information, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation 1992–1993: Information Officer, Det norske Veritas 1991: Project Coordinator for television campaign ‘A New Life’ 1989–1991: Political adviser to Prime Minister Jan P. Syse, Office of the Prime Minister 1986–1989: Chief Organization Officer, Norwegian Conservative Party 1983–1985: Elected Head of Norwegian Youth Council 1980: Adviser on developing countries, Norwegian Youth Council 1977: Head of Organizational Affairs, Association of Young Conservatives in Norway
Appointments 2000: Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Conservative Party 1984–1986: Alternate member of the Bærum Municipal Youth Board 1980–1983: Member of the Bærum Municipal Council 1976–1979: Alternate member of the Bærum Municipal Welfare Committee 1975–1991: Various posts in the Conservative Party
Other experience 1999–2000: Member of a cross-party committee appointed by the Office of the Prime Minister to examine working conditions for ministers, state secretaries and political advisers 1995–1996: Member of a government-appointed committee to propose new rules for grants to voluntary children’s and young people’s organizations 1985–1986: Chairman of the Bærum branch of the Nordic Association 1979–1985: Represented Norwegian youth organizations in the Nordic Council, the EC, the Council of Europe and pan-Europe youth cooperation efforts. Headed Norwegian delegations and negotiating teams at various international conferences.
Board memberships 2001: Deputy member of the executive board at Sparebanken NOR Member of the board at the Oslo, Akershus and Østfold branch of Sparebanken NOR Languages: Norwegian, English, some German and French |
