- Laila Dåvøy
Laila Dåvøy (born
11 August 1948 inBergen ) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.From 1989 to 1990, during the
cabinet Syse , Dåvøy was appointed personal secretary (today known as political advisor) in the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. From August to November 1990 she was State Secretary in the same ministry. In 1999 she was appointed Norwegian Minister of Labour and Administration in thefirst cabinet Bondevik , an office she left when the cabinet fell in 2000. From 2001 to 2005, when thesecond cabinet Bondevik held office, Dåvøy was Norwegian Minister of Children and Family Affairs.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from
Hordaland in 2005.On the local level Dåvøy was a member of the executive committee of
Askøy municipal council from 1983 to 1987. From 1987 to 1991 she was a deputy member of Hordaland county council.A nurse by education, she has been leader of the Norwegian Nurses' Union (1992–1998). Dåvøy lives in
Askøy , is married and has three children.References
*Stortingetbio|LD
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