Marit Arnstad

Marit Arnstad

Marit Arnstad (born 4 May 1962) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician.^[1]

Arnstad was born in Stjørdal. She held various jobs and offices before entering politics on a national level in 1993.^[2] That year, she was elected to the Storting and sat as a representative for the Centre Party from 1993 to 1997.^[3] Following the 1997 election, she took a seat in Kjell Magne Bondevik's first Cabinet as Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 17 October 1997 to 17 March 2000,^[1] when the government resigned over the issue of gas power stations. In 2001 she was once again elected to the Storting, where she sat until 2005.^[3] After the Norwegian parliamentary election of 2005, she was mentioned by many as a possible Minister, should there be a new government involving the Centre Party. Indeed the Centre Party came to power in coalition with Labour and the Socialist Left, but Arnstad did not become member of the current government.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Marit Arnstad" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Marit_Arnstad. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
2. ^ Per Kristian Johansen (15 September 2008). "Marit Arnstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/programmer/radio/stjerneklart/1.6220927. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Marit Arnstad" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=MAA&tab=Biography. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 
4. ^ Heidi Schei Lilleås (2009-10-21). "Marit Arnstad - Jens ringte aldri" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. http://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/article2737067.ece. Retrieved 2010-01-25. 

Preceded by Ranveig Frøiland

Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy 1997–2000

Succeeded by Olav Akselsen

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Name	Arnstad, Marit
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Date of birth	1962-05-04
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