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A historic day for Norway as a nation
A historic day for Norway as a nation
The appointment on Friday of Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide as Norwegian [foreign] minister forms a new all-female trio at the highest levels of government. Finance Minister Siv Jensen and Solberg have held the top two positions since 2013. The foreign ministers post is considered the next most important, and Børge Brendes resignation to join the World Economic Forum left it open for Søreide, who has served as Solbergs defense minister for the past four years.
Its been said that women often get ministerial positions in governments that have the least power, Johannes Bergh of the Norwegian research institute ISF (Institutt for samfunnsforskning) told state broadcaster NRK. Thats definitely not the case here. This is unique and historic.