Ingjerd Schou
Ingjerd Schou | |
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.JPG) Schou in 2009 | |
| Fifth Vice President of the Storting | |
| In office 30 January 2020 – 9 October 2021 | |
| President | Tone W. Trøen |
| Preceded by | Abid Raja |
| Succeeded by | Ingrid Fiskaa |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2009 | |
| Constituency | Østfold |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 30 September 2005 | |
| Constituency | Østfold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ingjerd Schie 20 January 1955 Sarpsborg, Østfold, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Petter Schou |
Ingjerd Schou, née Schie (born 20 January 1955) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
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 from 2020 to 2021.[2]
References
- "Ingjerd Schou" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ The Ministry of Social Affairs has now been succeeded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.
- ^ "Ingjerd Schou (C) Elected New Vice President Succeeding Abid Raja". ABC Nyheter. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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