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Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician and former Minister of Defence known for her service in the Conservative Party. Kristin Krohn Devold was born on 12 August 1961.

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Kristin Krohn Devold is best known for Former Minister of Defence of Norway and three-term member of the Norwegian Parliament representing the Conservative Party. Kristin Krohn Devold is a Norwegian public figure. Kristin Krohn Devold was born on 12 August 1961, which places Kristin Krohn Devold among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1960s. On Dead or Alive, Kristin Krohn Devold is listed in the Norwegian Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Kristin Krohn Devold is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Former Minister of Defence of Norway and three-term member of the Norwegian Parliament representing the Conservative Party
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 12 August 1961
Listed under: Norwegian Icons

About Kristin Krohn Devold

She was elected to three terms in the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo as a representative for Conservative Party. She minored in sociology at the University of Bergen in 1986. On the local level Krohn Devold was a member of Oslo city council from 1991 to 1993. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1993, and was re-elected on two occasions as a representative for Conservative Party. From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Krohn Devold was Minister of Defence. During this term her seat in parliament was taken by Hans Gjeisar Kjæstad. Krohn Devold was mentioned as a possible candidate for the position of Secretary General of NATO after George Robertson, but eventually lost out to Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. A November 2005 Dagbladet article wrote about her "controversial appointment" when in the autumn of 2005 she "appointed Karlsvik to chief of fellesstaben i Forsvaret. This was done before the national election—which...

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Kristin Krohn Devold is known for Former Minister of Defence of Norway and three-term member of the Norwegian Parliament representing the Conservative Party.

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Kristin Krohn Devold was born on 12 August 1961.

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Kristin Krohn Devold's nationality is Norwegian.

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