Laila Dåvøy

Laila Dåvøy (born 11 August 1948, in Bergen) is a Norwegian nurse and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She is a former member of the Norwegian parliament and a former Minister and leader of the Norwegian Nurses' Union.

Laila Dåvøy
Member of Parliament for Hordaland
In office
1 October 2005 – 30 September 2013
Minister of Government, Reform and Church Affairs
In office
15 March 1999 – 17 March 2000
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byEldbjørg Løwer
Succeeded byJørgen Kosmo
Minister of Children and Equality
In office
19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byKarita Bekkemellem
Succeeded byKarita Bekkemellem
Personal details
Born (1948-08-11) 11 August 1948
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyChristian Democratic
Spouse(s)Married
ChildrenThree
ResidenceAskøy, Norway
ProfessionNurse

Career

Dåvøy was a member of the executive committee of Askøy municipal council from 1983 to 1987. From 1987 to 1991 she was a deputy member of Hordaland county council.

From 1989 to 1990, during the cabinet Syse, Dåvøy was appointed personal secretary (today known as political advisor) in the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. From August to November 1990 she was State Secretary in the same ministry.

A nurse by education, Davøy was the leader of the Norwegian Nurses' Union 1992 - 1998.

In 1999 she was appointed Norwegian Minister of Labour and Administration in the first cabinet Bondevik, an office she left when the cabinet fell in 2000. From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Dåvøy was Norwegian Minister of Children and Family Affairs.

She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. She did not seek reelection to the parliament in 2013.[1]

Personal life

Dåvøy lives in Askøy, is married and has three children.

References
  1. Kjetil Løset: Sp-topp trekker seg fra Stortinget (in Norwegian) TV2, June 25, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  • "Laila Dåvøy" (in Norwegian). Storting.
Political offices
Preceded by
Eldbjørg Løwer		 Norwegian Minister of Labour and Administration
1999–2000		 Succeeded by
Jørgen Kosmo
Preceded by
Karita Bekkemellem		 Norwegian Minister of Children and Families
2001–2005		 Succeeded by
Karita Bekkemellem
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