Tord Lien

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|name = Tord Lien

|honorific-suffix = MP

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|office = Minister of Petroleum and Energy

|term_start = {{Start date|2013|10|16|df=y}}

|term_end = {{End date|2016|12|20|df=y}}

|primeminister = Erna Solberg

|predecessor = Ola Borten Moe

|successor = Terje Søviknes

|office1 = Member of the Norwegian Parliament

|term_start1 = 1 October 2005

|term_end1 = 30 September 2013

|constituency1 = Sør-Trøndelag

|birth_name= Tord Andrè Lien

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|09|10|df=y}}

|birth_place = Øksnes Municipality, Nordland, Norway

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|nationality = Norwegian

|party = Progress

|spouse = Kristin Reitstøen

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|alma_mater = University of Nordland
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Tord André Lien (born 10 September 1975 in Øksnes Municipality) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party and served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013. Lien is the holder of an advanced degree in history (cand. philol.), having written [http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/show?pid=030621828&kid=biblio his thesis] on aspects of Norway's defence policy in the early 20th century.

Political career

=Local politics=

Lien was a member of the municipal council of Trondheim Municipality from 2003 to 2005.

=Parliament=

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009. On 30 April 2012, he announced that he wouldn’t be seeking re-election for the 2013 election.{{cite web | url= https://www.adressa.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/rW2Bze/tord-lien-slutter-som-toppolitiker | title= Tord Lien slutter som toppolitiker | publisher = Adresseavisen | date= 30 April 2012 | accessdate = 14 June 2022 | language = Norwegian}}

=Minister of Petroleum and Energy=

Following the Conservative faction’s victory in the 2013 election, Lien was appointed minister of petroleum and energy in Erna Solberg's Cabinet.

On 20 December 2016, he was succeeded by Terje Søviknes as minister of petroleum and energy in a cabinet reshuffle. Lien stated that he stepped down in order to take care of his family, notably that his wife had drawn the line for his job as minister. He had originally intended to stay on until at least the 2017 election.{{cite web | url= https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/rQ1L0/tord-lien-derfor-gikk-jeg-av-som-statsraad | title = Tord Lien: Derfor gikk jeg av som statsråd | publisher = Verdens Gang | date= 24 December 2016 | accessdate = 14 June 2022 | language = no}}

Other

In 1994, Lien was involved in a serious road accident and was sentenced to 40 days prison for speeding and traffic violations.{{cite news |author= |title=Statsråd Tord Lien måtte i fengsel etter alvorlig trafikkulykke |url=http://www.nrk.no/nordland/statsrad-tord-lien-matte-i-fengsel-1.11315389 |newspaper=NRK |location=Nordland |date=23 October 2013 |access-date=25 October 2013 |language=no}}

Personal life

Lien is married to Kristin Reitstøen, with whom he has two daughters.{{cite web | url= https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/KVO07/tord-lien-25-kilo-mindre-minister | title= Tord Lien: 25 kilo mindre minister | publisher = Verdens Gang | date= 4 July 2016 | accessdate = 14 June 2022 | language = no}}{{cite web | url= https://bydelsnytt.no/2013/10/30/kona-er-sjefen-pa-hjemmebane/ | title = Et møte med Tord Lien hjemme på Ranheim | publisher = Bydelsnytt | date= 30 October 2013 | accessdate = 14 June 2022 | language = no}}

References

External links

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Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Progress Party (Norway) politicians

Category:Ministers of energy of Norway

Category:Norwegian prisoners and detainees

Category:Prisoners and detainees of Norway

Category:People from Øksnes

Category:Members of the Storting 2005–2009

Category:Members of the Storting 2009–2013