State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik
State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik (Labour Party)
State Secretary for Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
Appointed:
11/08/2023
Born:
1979
Latest speeches and statements
- Norway’s statement in the UN General Assembly on the draft resolution on humanitarian access in Palestine
- State Secretary Kravik’s remarks at the Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
- State Secretary Kravik’s remarks at the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting
- State Secretary Kravik’s remarks at Pacific Islands Leaders Forum
- State Secretary Kravik’s speech commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
Work experience
| 2023 - | State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2021 – 2023 | Director, Legal Department, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2018 – 2021 | Deputy Director, Legal Department, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 – 2018 | Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations |
| 2012 – 2014 | Adviser, Legal Department, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 – 2012 | Adviser, Department for Security, Norwegian Ministry of Defence |
| 2007 – 2011 | Researcher (20%), Norwegian Centre for Human Rights |
| 2008 – 2010 | Deputy Judge, Drammen City Court |
| 2007 – 2008 | Adviser, Office of the Co-Prosecutor, UN Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) |
Education
| 2000 – 2008 | Candidatus Juris (high distinction), University of Oslo, Faculty of Law |
| 2002 – 2003 | BA International Relations (high distinction), San Francisco State University |
| 1999 | Examen Philosophicum, University of Oslo |
| 1998 | Examen Artium, Hellerud Secondary School |
Political appointments and organisational experience
| 2013 – 2014 | Board member, International Forum Oslo Labour Party |
| 2010 – 2014 | Head of the ICJ Norway expert committee on the independence of judges and lawyers |