Liv Signe Navarsete

Liv Signe Hundere Navarsete (born 23 October 1958 in Sogndal) is a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party. She served as Minister of Local Government from 2009 to 2013, Minister of Transport from 2005 to 2009 and party leader from 2008 to 2014. On 11 February 2014, she announced that she would retire as the leader of the party in April. She was succeeded by Trygve Slagsvold Vedum.

Liv Signe Navarsete
Leader of the Centre Party
In office
12 September 2008 – 7 April 2014
First DeputyLars Peder Brekk
Ola Borten Moe
Second DeputyTrygve Slagsvold Vedum
Preceded byÅslaug Haga
Succeeded byTrygve Slagsvold Vedum
Parliamentary Leader of the Centre Party
In office
16 October 2013 – 9 April 2014
LeaderHerself
Preceded byLars Peder Brekk
Succeeded byMarit Arnstad
Minister of Local Government
In office
20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byMagnhild Meltveit Kleppa
Succeeded byJan Tore Sanner
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
17 October 2005 – 20 October 2009
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byTorild Skogsholm
Succeeded byMagnhild Meltveit Kleppa
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 2005 – 30 September 2021
ConstituencySogn og Fjordane
Personal details
Born (1958-10-23) 23 October 1958
Sogndal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyCentre
Spouse(s)Lars Petter Nesse
Alma materSogn og Fjordane University College
University of Bergen

She was also political advisor to the Minister of Health and Social Affairs (social affairs) from 1999 to 2000. Navarsete was appointed as leader of the Centre Party in September 2008, having until then been the deputy leader.[1]

Career

Parliament

She was elected to the Storting in the 2005 election, and was re-elected three times since. She was among many notable politicians in the Storting to not seek re-election in the 2021 election.[2] She cited her reasons to be that it was time for a generational change in the Storting, and that she wanted to focus her time on friends and family.[3]

Party leader

Navarsete was elected as party leader on 12 September 2008, succeeding acting leader Lars Peder Brekk, who had taken over following the resignation of Åslaug Haga. She was re-elected on 6 April 2013, alongside her deputies Ola Borten Moe and Trygve Slagsvold Vedum.[4]

On 11 February 2014, she announced she was stepping down as party leader and called for an exceptional convention to be held in April to elect her successor.[5] On 7 April, Slagsvold Vedum was elected her successor.

Minister of Transport and Communications

Following the 2005 election, in which the Centre Party secured a majority together with the Labour and Socialist Left Party, Navarsete was appointed minister of transport and communications in Jens Stoltenberg’s second cabinet on 17 October 2005.[6]

Minister of Local Government

Following the 2009 election, Navarsete was appointed minister of local government on 20 October through a reshuffle of Jens Stoltenberg’s cabinet.[7]

Media

Navarsete has gotten several headlines during her years of office due to her temper. The first time was in April 2011 when she yelled at a woman after being accused of betraying the districts of Norway.[8] In September 2012, she yelled at the leader of her own party's youth organization, Sandra Borch, allegedly because Borch had expressed her support for Ola Borten Moe, the deputy leader.[9]

References
  1. Solholm, Rolleiv (13 September 2008). "Navarsete new leader of the Agrarian Party". The Norway Post. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  2. "Vervene er bare til låns" (in Norwegian). Nationen. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. "Liv Signe Navarsete tar ikke gjenvalg 2021" (in Norwegian). NRK. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. "Navarsete gjenvalgt som partileder" (in Norwegian). Nationen. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. "Navarsete ble nærmest mobbet ut som partileder av media" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  6. "Navarsete blir samferdselsminister" (in Norwegian). Byggeindustrien. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. "Navarsete ny kommunalminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. http://www.aftenbladet.no/nyheter/politikk/Liv-Signe-Navarsete-skjelte-ut-velger-1849419.html
  9. http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article2485723.ece
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