Marianne Andreassen Explained

Marianne Andreassen
Office:Managing Director of the Storting
Term Start:2 May 2018
Term End:28 June 2022
Predecessor:Ida Børresen
Office2:State Secretary for the Ministry of Finance
Term Start2:19 August 1994
Term End2:17 October 1997
Primeminister2:Gro Harlem Brundtland
Minister2:Sigbjørn Johnsen
Jens Stoltenberg
Office3:State Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Term Start3:15 October 1993
Term End3:24 June 1994
Primeminister3:Gro Harlem Brundtland
Minister3:Johan Jørgen Holst
Bjørn Tore Godal
Birth Date:1 August 1961
Birth Place:Harstad, Troms, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Alma Mater:University of Oslo
Occupation:Civil servant

Marianne van den Houten Andreassen (born 1 August 1961) is a Norwegian economist and civil servant, who served as the managing director of the Storting from 2018 to 2022.

Biography

Born in Harstad,[1] Andreassen graduated as an economist from the University of Oslo in 1985. She has earlier been part of the management of SpareBank 1, state secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and director of Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. From November 2012 to May 2018, she was CEO of the State Loan Fund for Education.[2] [3] She was appointed director of the Storting in 2018.[4] [5] She resigned from her position on 28 June 2022 after receiving a fee from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority as a consequence of a data breach back in 2020.[6]

As a politician, she was part of Brundtland's Third Cabinet as a political adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from January 1992 to October 1993. She advanced to State Secretary until June 1994. From August 1994, she was a State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, continuing as such in Jagland's Cabinet, until 1997.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stortingets nye direktør er fra Harstad . vol.no . Norwegian . 7 April 2018 .
  2. Web site: 2012-11-12. 2012-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120613175733/http://www.hegnar.no/kvinner/karriere/article695912.ece. Skal forvalte 119 milliarder.
  3. News: Stortingets nye direktør er fra Harstad. Vesteraalens avis. 2018-09-23. Lars Richard Olsen. Harstad Tidende. 2018-04-07. nb-NO.
  4. Encyclopedia: Marianne Andreassen . Arild . Aspøy . Arild Aspøy . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 18 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Marianne Andreassen tilsatt som direktør. stortinget.no. 12 April 2018. Norwegian . 18 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Stortingets direktør sier opp . . 28 June 2022 . 28 June 2022 . no.
  7. Web site: Marianne Andreassen. 23 March 2018. Government.no. 20 October 2018.