Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland
Helleland in May 2010
Minister of Districts and Digitalisation
In office
24 January 2020  14 October 2021
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byNikolai Astrup
Succeeded byKarianne Tung (2023)
Minister of Children and Equality
In office
17 January 2018 (2018-01-17)  22 January 2019
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded bySolveig Horne
Succeeded byKjell Ingolf Ropstad
Minister of Culture
In office
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)  17 January 2018
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byThorhild Widvey
Succeeded byTrine Skei Grande
Vice President of WADA
In office
20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)  31 December 2019
PresidentCraig Reedie
Preceded byMakhenkesi Stofile
Succeeded byYang Yang
Personal details
Born (1977-08-26) 26 August 1977
Klæbu, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 2006)
Children2

Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland (born 26 August 1977 in Klæbu) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served as Minister of Districts and Digitalisation from 2020 to 2021.[1] She previously served as Minister of Culture from 2015-2018 and Minister of Children and Equality from 2018-2019.[2] She also served as Vice President of the World Anti-Doping Association from 2016 to 2019.

Career

Parliament

She served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 2001 to 2009. During the entire first term she sat as a regular representative, replacing Børge Brende, who was appointed to the second cabinet Bondevik. She again returned to a parliamentary seat when Brende was employed by the World Economic Forum.

Local politics

Helleland was a member of Trondheim city council from 1999 to 2001.

Minister of Culture

Helleland was appointed minister of culture in a cabinet reshuffle on 16 December 2015.[3]

As minister of culture, she oversaw the government's first culture message to Parliament in over 14 years,[4] and the separation between the Church of Norway and the state, which saw the church becoming a separate entity rather then an agency subjected to the state.[5]

Minister of Children and Equality

After the Liberal Party joined the Solberg cabinet on 17 January 2018, Hellelansd was appointed minister of children and equality.[6] When the Christian Democratic Party joined the cabinet on 22 January 2019, Helleland was shuffled out of the cabinet and was succeeded by Kjell Ingolf Ropstad.[7]

Minister of Districts and Digitalisation

She rejoined the cabinet on 24 January 2020 upon being appointed minister of districts and digitalisation when the Progress Party withdrew from the government.[1]

Vice President of WADA

Helleland was elected vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2016 representing governments in WADAs Foundation Board and Executive Committee. Near the end of her term, she released a book, detailing her experiences as vice president. She described a toxic working environment and uses of threats and intimidation. Furthermore she described how she was gradually isolated from her coworkers and a determining relationship with WADA President Craig Reedie.[8]

Personal life

She is married to Trond Helleland and has two sons.

References

  1. 1 2 "Slik er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0" (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Minister of Children and Equality Linda Hofstad Helleland". Government.no. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "Dette er Ernas nye statsråder" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. "Nå kommer meldingen Kultur-Norge har ventet på" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. "Kirke og stat klar for tvetydig skilsmisse" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. "Her er Erna Solbergs nye mannskap: – Vi skaper historie" (in Norwegian). NRK. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. "Her er den nye regjeringen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. "Helleland om WADA-miljøet: - Ble latterliggjort og skremt" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

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