Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim

Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Centre Party)

The Minister of International Development is responsible for international development efforts in countries outside the OSCE, the Middle East and Afghanistan. She is also responsible for Norwegian humanitarian efforts, development cooperation under the auspices of the UN system, the World Bank, the regional development banks and other global funds and programmes. In addition, she is Minister for Nordic Co-operation and responsible for Norad, Norec and Norfund.

Appointed: 14/10/2021
Born: 1974

Political appointments

2021–

Minister of International Development

2011 – 2013

State Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

2006 – 2011

Political Adviser, Ministry of Transport and Communications

Centre Party positions

2014 –

Deputy Leader of the Centre Party

2013 – 2014

Member of the Centre Party Central Executive Committee

2003 – 2005

Deputy member of the Centre Party Central Executive Committee

2000 – 2002

Leader of the Centre Youth

2000 – 2002

Member of the Centre Party Central Executive Committee

2001 – 2002

Council member of the No to the EU Movement

1998 – 2000

International leader of the Centre Youth 

1998 – 2000

Member of the Centre Party international committee

 

Other posts

2019 – 2021

County Councillor for Planning, Climate and Environment,  Viken County Council  

2018 – 2019

Adviser in Think Tank Agenda

2014 – 2018

Assistant Director, Norad

2013 – 2014

Senior Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2007 – 2011

Embassy Secretary, Norwegian Embassy in Maputo

2005 – 2007

Foreign Service Trainee Programme

Education

2008

Masters degree in Political Science, University of Oslo

2005 – 2007

Foreign Service Trainee Programme

1995 – 2003

Undergraduate degree (Cand. Mag.) in Political Science, Spanish and Portuguese, University of Oslo

1997 – 1998

Political Science and Latin American studies, University of Costa Rica