Linda Hofstad Helleland
Norwegian politician
Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland (born 26 August 1977 in Klæbu Municipality) is a Norwegian career politician for the Conservative Party. She held several ministerial positions in Erna Solberg's government between 2015 and 2021, with a break between 2019 and 2021.
She also served as Vice President of the World Anti-Doping Association from 2016 to 2019. In parliament, she has represented Sør-Trøndelag since 2009, and been a deputy representative between 2001 and 2009. Her husband is politician Tronn Helleland.
Political career
Parliament
She served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag between 2001 and 2009. During the entire first term she deputised for Børge Brende, who was appointed to the second cabinet Bondevik.
She was elected as a regular representative in 2009 and has been re-elected since. While serving in government between 2015 and 2019, Torhild Aarbergsbotten and Guro Angell Gimse deputised for her. Gimse did so again when Helleland was in government between 2020 and 2021.
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