Inga Marte Thorkildsen
{{short description|Norwegian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name= Inga Marte Thorkildsen
| image= 190px
| office= Oslo City Commissioner for Knowledge and Education
| term_start= 19 December 2017
| term_end= 19 October 2021
| 1blankname = Governing Mayor
| 1namedata = Raymond Johansen
| predecessor= Tone Tellevik Dahl
| successor= Sunniva Holmås Eidsvoll
| office2= Oslo City Commissioner for the Elderly, Health and Labour
| term_start2= 21 October 2015
| term_end2= 19 December 2017
| 1blankname2 = Governing Mayor
| 1namedata2 = Raymond Johansen
| predecessor2= Aud Kvalbein
| successor2= Tone Tellevik Dahl
| office3= Minister of Children and Equality
| term_start3= 23 March 2012
| term_end3= 16 October 2013
| primeminister3= Jens Stoltenberg
| predecessor3= Audun Lysbakken
| successor3= Solveig Horne
| office4= Member of the Norwegian Parliament
| term_start4= 1 October 2001
| term_end4= 30 September 2013
| deputy4= Lars Egeland
| constituency4= Vestfold
| office5= Deputy Leader of the Socialist Left Party
| term_start5= 11 March 2012
| term_end5= 14 March 2015
| leader5= Audun Lysbakken
| predecessor5= Audun Lysbakken
| successor5= Oddny Irene Miljeteig
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1976|07|02|df=y}}
| birth_place= Stokke, Vestfold, Norway
| party=Socialist Left
| spouse= Lars Kolltveit
}}
Inga Marte Thorkildsen (born 2 July 1976) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). She served as Minister of Children and Equality from 2012 to 2013.
Career
Growing up in Stokke, she was elected to the Norwegian Parliament representing Vestfold in 2001. She served as Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion from 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/jens-stoltenbergs-second-government.html?id=449424 |publisher=Government.no |title=Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government |date=15 February 2008 |access-date=23 March 2012 |archive-date=11 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411071859/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/jens-stoltenbergs-second-government.html?id=449424 |url-status=live }} to 2013 when Stoltenberg's cabinet resigned. She lost her seat in the 2013 election.[http://www.nrk.no/vestfold/_-jeg-er-skuffet-1.11232367 Jeg er skuffet] NRK. Retrieved 16 October 2013 {{in lang|no}}
Thorkildsen went on to serve in the Oslo city council cabinet following the 2015 local election. She first served as commissioner for the elderly, health and labour from 2015 to 2017, before being appointed commissioner for knowledge and education. She resigned her position on 19 October 2021, citing that she wanted to take a break and figure out what she wanted to do next.{{cite web | url= https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/gar-ut-av-byradet/74412761 | title= Inga Marte Thorkildsen (SV): Går ut av byrådet | publisher= Dagbladet | date= 19 October 2021 | accessdate = 19 October 2021 | language= Norwegian}}
She received the Rights Prize (Rettighetsprisen) in 2018 for her work combating domestic violence.
On 15 February 2022, Thorkildsen asked the city council to take leave, stating that she was expecting to leave politics for good.{{cite web | url = https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/politikk/2022/02/15/195825482/inga-marte-thorkildsen-gar-ut-av-politikken | title = Inga Marte Thorkildsen går ut av politikken | publisher = ABC Nyheter | date= 15 February 2022 | access-date= 16 February 2022 | language = Norwegian}}
References
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External links
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Category:Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians
Category:Women members of the Storting
Category:Ministers of children, equality and social inclusion of Norway
Category:21st-century Norwegian women politicians
Category:Women government ministers of Norway
Category:Members of the Storting 2001–2005
Category:Members of the Storting 2005–2009
Category:Members of the Storting 2009–2013
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