Minister of Justice and Public Security
Grete Faremo took which position from Sep 1992 to 1993?
Grete Faremo Grete Faremo ( born 16 June 1955 ) is a former Norwegian politician , lawyer and business leader . Since August 2014 , she has 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 . Family background and professional career . Faremo was born in Arendal in 1955 and grew up in Byglandsfjord , Setesdal , southern Norway . She is the daughter of the Norwegian politician Osmund Faremo ( 1921-1999 ) and Tora Aamlid ( 1921 ) . Much of Faremos early political philosophy was strongly influenced by her father , who was a prisoner of war during the Second World War , after being arrested as part of Adolf Hitlers Nacht und Nebel directive . Faremo attended Hornnes Gymnas in the nearby town of Hornnes and graduated in 1973 . She went on to study law at the University of Oslo , specializing in international law and spent a summer in 1978 at The Hague Academy of International Law . The same year , Faremo graduated from university with a masters degree in Law . She entered public service 1979 , joining the Ministry of Finance as a Legal Officer . She then went on to work as a Legal Officer in the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation ( 1980-1984 ) . Following this , she was appointed Head of Division of the Ministry of Development and left in 1986 to take up a new position as Chief Negotiator at property management company , Aker Eiendom AS . Two years later , she became the executive director at Theatrium AS , at the newly developed Aker Brygge in Oslo , leaving in 1990 to become a Director in the Norwegian Arbeiderpresse ( now known as Amedia ) . In 1997 , Faremo became Executive Vice-President of Storebrand , a Norwegian financial services company . She left in 2004 to take on the role as Director of Law , Corporate Affairs and Public Relations at Microsoft Corporations North Europe Office and later Western Europe Office , where she developed the legal and public affairs division responsible for corporate compliance in the region . She stepped down in 2008 . She was also a partner at an independent consulting firm , Rådgiverne LOS AS , for short period in 2009 , before she joined the Government . Faremo has also sat on various advisory boards and associations throughout her career , including as a member of the Norwegian Press Complaints Commission ( PFU ) from 1998 to 2004 , Chairman of Statnett SF ( 2000-2005 ) , Chairman of the Norwegian Peoples Aid ( 2003-2007 ) , Deputy Chairman of the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment ( FFI ) ( 2006-2009 ) , Deputy Chairman of Norsk Hydro ASA ( 2006-2009 ) , Board Member of COWI A/S ( 2008-2009 ) , Chairman of the Norwegian Health SF in 2009 , the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and the University of Bergen . Political career . On 3 November 1990 , Faremo was appointed Minister of International Development as part of Gro Harlem Brundtlands Third Cabinet . She held this post for two years before being promoted to Minister of Justice and Public Security in September 1992 . The following year , in the 1993 Norwegian parliamentary elections , Faremo was elected to the Storting , representing the Oslo constituency . Before this , she was a member of the Oslo City Council from 1987 to 1991 . During her time as Minister of Justice , Faremo initiated negotiations between Schengen member countries and Norway on security and free movement in Europe , which culminated in the Nordic Schengen Agreement , signed in 1996 by the Governments of Denmark , Finland , Iceland , Norway and Sweden . She continued as Justice Minister until the cabinet reshuffle in October 1996 , where she was asked by newly appointed Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland to take over the Petroleum and Energy portfolio . However , just two months after her appointment , Faremo was forced to resign from the cabinet following the Berge Furre affair , which had revealed that the Norwegian Police Security Service were illegally spying on Socialist Left Party politician , Berge Furre , while he was a member of the Lund Commission – a group appointed to investigate allegations of illegal surveillance of Norwegian citizens . The illegal surveillance of Furre took place at the same time that Faremo was Justice Minister . She resigned from the cabinet on 18 December 1996 , however one source says she was forced to resign . She continued in her role as a Member of the Storting ( the Norwegian Parliament ) until the following general election in 1997 when she did not seek re-election . Return to government as Minister of Defence . After working in the private sector for 12 years , Faremo returned to Norwegian politics when she was appointed Minister of Defence under Prime Minister Jens Stoltenbergs Second Cabinet . During her time as Defence Minister , she headed the preparation of a new long-term plan for Norwegian defence , which formed the basis for the new Air Force organization , including the acquisition of new F35 fighter jets . Minister of Justice following the 2011 Norway attacks . Facing mounting pressure in the aftermath of the 2011 Norway attacks over the state of the police and security , the incumbent Justice Minister , Knut Storberget , announced his resignation . He declared that six years as Justice Minister was sufficient and that he wished to focus his attention on remaining in parliament and his family . Faremo took over the Ministry on 11 November 2011 , tasked with strengthening the Norwegian emergency system . This involved the establishment of a new structure , new communication systems , and clear chains of command for crisis management and communications . A thorough analysis of the police , commissioned by Faremo , formed the basis for reforms in the Norwegian police structure . Faremo lost her position as Minister of Justice following the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election in which the incumbent red-green coalition lost to the a centre-right coalition made up of the Conservatives and the Progress Party – known as the “Blue-Blue” coalition . Executive Director of United Nations Office for Project Services . On 7 May 2014 , United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Faremo as the Under-Secretary-General and new Executive Director of the UNOPS . She replaced Jan Mattsson who stepped down after being in charge for eight years . Since taking over as executive director , Faremo emphasised her ambition to increase the visibility and transparency of the organization . Speaking about her goals , Faremo said : “I think UNOPS holds experiences and has made great achievements that should be better communicated , so I’ve taken it on as an important task for me to share more of that.” During her first year , UNOPS continued to grow its services and continued its work with a range of international partners , including with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) in Syria , where UNOPS plays an important role in supporting the verification and monitoring activities of the OPCW . UNOPS has also worked closely with the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response , the World Health Organization , the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , and the Governments of Guinea , Sierra Leone and Liberia to address the needs of communities and health workers affected by the Ebola Virus Disease , as part of larger recovery efforts in the region . In June 2015 , Faremo travelled to Honduras where UNOPS signed a new agreement with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration ( BCIE ) . The new agreement will see UNOPS and the BCIE work closely together to increase the ability of Central American countries to effectively design , implement and manage public projects as well as public-private partnership initiatives . Personal life . Outside of her political and professional life , Faremo is an experienced singer . She began singing from a young age and is skilled in a variety of genres including pop , rock , musicals and cabarets . She is particularly fond of performing songs by the French cabaret singer , Édith Piaf . In 2000 , she featured on a song with Norwegian rock and folk artist Trond Granlund called “Losbylinna” which spent five weeks at Number 1 on NRKs Norsktoppen chart She is fluent in English , Danish and Swedish , aside from her Norwegian mother tongue . Danish and Swedish are very similar to Norwegian . Her partner is Norwegian actor , Magne Lindholm . Together they have one daughter , Oda , who works as a journalist , author and historian in Oslo . References .