Ingjerd Schou

Ingjerd Schou, née Schie (born 20 January 1955) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Ingjerd Schou
Schou in 2009
Fifth Vice President of the Storting
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 January 2020
President	Tone W. Trøen
Preceded by	Abid Raja
Fourth Vice President of the Storting
In office 8 October 2013 – 30 September 2017
President	Olemic Thommessen
Preceded by	Akhtar Chaudhry
Succeeded by	Nils T. Bjørke
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 19 October 2001 – 18 June 2004
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded by	Guri Ingebrigtsen
Succeeded by	Dagfinn Høybråten
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2009
Constituency	Østfold
In office 1 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
Constituency	Østfold
Personal details
Born	Ingjerd Schie (1955-01-20) 20 January 1955 Sarpsborg, Norway
Political party	Conservative

Born in Sarpsborg, Schou was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2001. From 2001, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Schou was Minister of Social Affairs.[1] She was replaced in a 2004 cabinet reshuffle. During this period her seat in parliament was taken by Carsten Dybevig. Schou was not re-elected in 2005, but instead served as a deputy representative.

On the local level Schou was a member of the executive committee of Spydeberg municipal council from 1991 to 2003. For the periods 2003-2007 and 2007-2011 Schou represents the Conservative Party in the municipal council in Spydeberg.

Before entering politics Schou worked as a nurse before becoming a health bureaucrat. She is married to Petter Schou, county doctor in Oslo and Akershus.

She served as the Fourth Vice President of the Storting from 2013–2017, and as the Fifth Vice President since 2020.[2]