Hanne Harlem Explained

Hanne Harlem
Office:Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman
Term Start:1 February 2020
Predecessor:Aage Thor Falkanger
Office2:Minister of Justice and the Police
Term Start2:17 March 2000
Term End2:19 October 2001
Primeminister2:Jens Stoltenberg
Predecessor2:Odd Einar Dørum
Successor2:Odd Einar Dørum
Term Start3:1 January 1992
Term End3:1 September 1993
1Blankname3:Governing Mayor
1Namedata3:Rune Gerhardsen
Predecessor3:Robert Wright
Successor3:Gro Balas
Birth Date:20 November 1964
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Party:Labour
Spouse:Sam E. Harris
Children:3

Hanne Harlem (born 20 November 1964) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was personal secretary to Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in 1990, personal secretary to the Minister of Children and Family Affairs in 1991 and Minister of Justice from 2000 to 2001, in Jens Stoltenberg's first cabinet.

In October 2019, she was nominated to become the next Parliamentary Ombudsman. She assumed office on 1 February 2020.[1]

Personal life

She is a daughter of Gudmund Harlem and sister of former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. She is married to lawyer Sam E. Harris, with whom she has three children.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hanne Harlem tiltrer som sivilombudsmann . Sivilombudet . 3 February 2020 . 16 January 2023 . no.
  2. Retrieved on 8 January 2010