Bjarne Håkon Hanssen

Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian politician of the Labour Party who served Minister of Health and Social Care Services from 2008-2009, Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2005-2008 and Minister of Agriculture from 2000-2001. On 8 October 2009 Hansen announced that he would step down as a minister when Stoltenberg's reshuffled cabinet would be put together.[1] As a minister he was both liked for his down to earth attitude, but also received much criticism for statements like “People on benefit must get up in the morning”.[2] He was also member of Parliament from 1997-2009 and county mayor of Nord-Trøndelag from 1995 to 1997.

Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
Minister of Health and Care Services
In office
20 June 2008 – 20 October 2009
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded bySylvia Brustad
Succeeded byAnne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion
In office
17 October 2005 – 20 June 2008
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byDagfinn Høybråten
Succeeded byDag Terje Andersen
Minister of Agriculture
In office
17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byKåre Gjønnes
Succeeded byLars Sponheim
County Mayor of North-Trøndelag
In office
October 1995 – 1 October 1997
Preceded byKolbjørn Almlid
Succeeded byMerethe Storødegård
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1997 – 30 September 2009
ConstituencyNord-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born (1962-11-01) 1 November 1962
Bangsund, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Political partyLabour

Biography

Hanssen graduated from Namsos Upper Secondary School in 1981 and from Levanger Teacher College in 1985. He worked within the psychiatric services before becoming administrative chief for Fosen municipality in 1989. He was first elected to the Nord-Trøndelag county council in 1983. In 1995 he was elected County Mayor, but was then elected to Storting two years later. In 2000 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, serving until 2001. He became Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion in 2005; in June 2008 he was moved to the post of Minister of Health. He held said post until he announced that he would not stand for re-election in the 2009 and election and subsequently step down as minister.

References
  1. NRK news 8 October 2009
  2. "Norway's new Super Minister: Bjarne Håkon Hanssen". Nordic Labour Journal.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kåre Gjønnes		 Norwegian Minister of Agriculture
2000–2001		 Succeeded by
Lars Sponheim
Preceded by
Dagfinn Høybråten		 Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion
2005–2008		 Succeeded by
Dag Terje Andersen
Preceded by
Sylvia Brustad		 Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services
2008-2009		 Succeeded by
Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Preceded by
Kolbjørn Almlid		 County mayor of Nord-Trøndelag
1995–1997		 Succeeded by
Merethe Storødegård
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