Eldbjørg Løwer
Eldbjørg Løwer (born 14 July 1943) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
Eldbjørg Løwer
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- Name
- Eldbjørg Løwer
- Born
- 14 July 1943
- Birthplace
- Ål, Buskerud, Norway
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- politician · ceramicist · businessperson
- Education
- Oslo National Academy of the Arts
- Languages
- Norwegian
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• Name — Eldbjørg Løwer • Office — Minister of Defence • Term Start — 15 March 1999 • Term End — 17 March 2000 • Prime Minister — Kjell Magne Bondevik • Predecessor — Dag Jostein Fjærvoll • Successor — Bjørn Tore Godal • Office2 — Minister of Labour and Administration • Term Start2 — 17 October 1997 • Term End2 — 15 March 1999 • Prime Minister2 — Kjell Magne Bondevik • Predecessor2 — Bendik Rugaas • Successor2 — Laila Dåvøy • Born — 14 July 1943 • Birthplace — Ål, Buskerud, Norway • Party — Liberal
Education
Education
Løwer was trained at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry.
Career
Career
Løwer was a ceramist. Løwer began her career in politics and served as mayor of Kongsberg and later leader of Kongsberg Chamber of commerce. Løwer was Minister of Planning and Coordination and Minister of Local Government and Labour (local government affairs) in 1997, Minister of Labour and Administration 1998-1999, and Minister of Defence 1999-2000. Since 2011 she has chaired the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) and Minister of Defense Eldbjorg Lower (right), of the Kingdom of Norway, are escorted by Commander of Troops Lt. Col. Charles Sniffin (center), U.S. Army, as Lower inspects the troops during an armed forces welcoming ceremony at the Pentagon on March 7, 2000.
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- 2.Eldbjørg Løwer blir ny leder for EOS-utvalget. Norwegian News Agency. 26 May 2011.
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