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Erna Solberg

Prime Minister of Norway, Europe

Age: 60

Erna Solberg (24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician serving as Prime Minister of Norway since 2013. She is a leader of the Conservative Party since 2004 and has represented the County of Hordaland at the Storting since 1989.

Since 2016 the Prime Minister has co-chaired the UN Secretary General’s Advocacy group for the Sustainable Development Goals. Among the goals, she takes a specific interest in access to quality education for all, particularly girls and children in conflict areas.

Solberg was born and raised in Bergen in western Norway, where she grew up in the Kalfaret neighborhood. In 1986, she graduated with her sociology, political science, statistics, and economics degree from the University of Bergen. In her final year, she was the head of the Students’ League of the Conservative Party.

Looking at Solberg’s career life, she has combined numerous national positions as Minister, Parliamentarian, and regional politician with a solid commitment to global solutions for growth and development. As Prime Minister, she has championed transatlantic values and security.

In 2018, Solberg gathered a global High-Level Panel on sustainable ocean economy and introduced the topic at the G7 Summit. Her Government supports the World Bank’s PROBLUE initiative to prevent marine damage.

Solberg’s efforts on women and children have secured significant financial assistance for the Global Partnership for Education, where she hosted the Global Finance Facility for women’s and children’s health.  The pledging conference was held in Oslo in November 2018. One of her core beliefs is that investment in education will accelerate progress on all other SDG goals.

Solberg has been married to Sindre Finnes, a businessman and former Conservative Party politician, with whom she has two children.

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