Rachel Reeves

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**Rachel Reeves** is a Svalbardian politician and economist who has been serving as the Party Leader of Harmony since its formation on the 26th December. She is working as a recurring professor at the University of Oslo. She previously worked as a professor of economics at the University of Oslo as a regular professor and as a recurring professor at the University of Cambridge, giving lectures once a month.

Reeves was born in Longyearbearen, where she spent most of her childhood years before moving to Oslo at 16 due to her father's job. She graduated high-school in Oslo and got a PhD in economics from the University of Oslo. After receiving her diploma in 2003., Reeves became a financial consultant in several Norwegian firms, while working on her PhD. Upon receiving her PhD in 2008. she received a job offer from the Central Bank of Norway. Due to the flexibility of her new job, Reeves moved back to Svalbard. After seven years of working for the Bank, she took a 2nd job as a recurring teacher at the University of Oslo. Just 2 years later, she resigned from her job in the Central Bank and took a job as a recurring teacher at the University of Cambridge. In 2019., Reeves took up a high position in the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, where she stayed until a reshuffle in late 2021. Afterwards, she took a job as a regular professor at the University of Oslo.

On 26th of December, Reeves, previously a member of the Norwegian Labour Party, gathered with a group of progressive, left-wing, environmentalist, and feminist activists with the goal of forming the Harmony party. She was elected as the party's co-leader and took the decision to end her tenure at the University of Cambridge, while also becoming a recurring professor at the University of Oslo.

### Early life and childhood

Rachel Reeves was born on the 13th February 1979. in Longyearbearen, Svalbard. She was the daughter of a nurse and a businessman. Her parents were both supporters of the Norwegian Centre Party. She attended the local elementary and high school, until she moved with her family to Oslo in 1995., due to her father's business promotion. She went on to attend a public high-school in Oslo, where she graduated in 1997.

She studied economics at the University of Oslo, where she graduated in 2003. She went on to work as a financial consultant for several Norwegian firms, while working on her PhD. In 2008., she got her PhD on the topic "The effects of climate change on global growth in the next century". Soon after receiving her PhD, she moved back to Svalbard, where she grew up.

During her college years, Reeves became a supporter of the Norwegian Labour Party, attending the party's rallies and becoming a member in 2005.

### Economics career

Reeves' economics career began after she graduated economics at the University of Oslo. She worked as a financial consultant for several Norwegian private and public firms, switching jobs regularly.

Upon receiving her PhD in 2008., she received a job offer to work as a junior economic analyst at the Central Bank of Norway. She accepted the job and worked at the Bank from Svalbard. She quickly rose through the ranks of the Central Bank, becoming a senior banker and senior macroeconomic analyst by 2017., when she left the job at the Central Bank to teach at the Universities of Cambridge and Oslo.

In 2015., she took a job as a recurring professor at the University of Oslo, teaching macroeconomics. In 2021., she became a regular professor at the University, becoming a recurring professor yet again in late 2023.

In 2017., she took a job as a recurring professor at the University of Cambridge, giving special macroeconomics lectures once a month. She kept this job until late 2023., when she took a resignation to focus on politics.

In 2019., Reeves took a high economic consultant position at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, primarily due to her membership in the Norwegian Labour Party. She served in the position until late 2021., when a reshuffle forced her to lose her job.

### Political career

Reeves was mostly apolitical until 2005., when she officially joined the Norwegian Labour Party and became a supporter. She remained in the party and attended various rallies over the next 18 years. Thanks to her membership in the Labour Party, she served as a high consultant for the Norwegian Finance Ministry from 2019. to 2021.

Reeves was a strong advocate of keynesian economics and workers' rights, believing that climate change and workers' rights are essential to build a lasting economy. Her economics background helped her argue for her beliefs many times.

In late 2023., Reeves founded the Harmony party with several other activists. She was elected as the party's co-leader, a position she is still serving in. She helped design and write Harmony's manifesto for the 1st Fylkesting election and managed the party's campaign for the election.