Dag Inge Ulstein

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Dag Inge Ulstein
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First Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Party
Assumed office
13 November 2021
LeaderOlaug Bollestad
Preceded byOlaug Bollestad
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Assumed office
1 October 2021
ConstituencyHordaland
Minister of International Development
In office
22 January 2019 – 14 October 2021
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byNikolai Astrup
Succeeded byAnne Beathe Tvinnereim
Bergen City Commissioner for Finance
In office
22 October 2015 – 22 November 2018
Chief CommissionerHarald Schjelderup
Preceded byEiler Macody Lund
Succeeded byHåkon Pettersen
Bergen City Commissioner for Social, Housing and Area Investment
In office
26 June 2013 – 17 June 2014
Chief CommissionerMonica Mæland
Ragnhild Stolt-Nielsen
Preceded byLisbeth Iversen
Succeeded byEiler Macody Lund
Personal details
Born (1980-12-04) 4 December 1980 (age 41)
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyChristian Democratic
Spouse(s)Ingjerd Mella Ulstein
Children4
OccupationPolitician

Dag Inge Ulstein (born 4 December 1980) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

Ulstein was appointed Minister of International Development in Solberg's Cabinet on 22 January 2019, a position he held until the cabinet resigned following the 2021 election.[1]

Career[]

Early career[]

Ulstein was a vocalist in the Norwegian Christian pop-group Elevate.[2]

Local politics[]

Ulstein served as Bergen’s cit commissioner for social, housing and area investment from 2013 to 2014, when his party withdrew from the council cabinet, citing disagreements over a proposed route for the light rail to Åsane.[3][4] When Harald Schjelderup became chief commissioner following the 2015 local elections, Ulstein was appointed city commissioner for finance. He held the post until he stepped down in 2018.[5]

Minister of International Development[]

Following his party’s negotiations to enter the Solberg cabinet, Ulstein was appointed minister of international development on 22 January 2019. This was despite the fact that he had supported the Labour favouring faction of the party in the path choice the year before.[6]

Other[]

Ulstein is leading WHO`s ACT-A Initiative (Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator). ACT-A is set up to lead the efforts to mobilize political and financial support to ensure equitable distribution of corona virus vaccines, medicines and tests. He is also a Board Member of the Global Center on Adaptation to address climate change.

Ulstein is deeply committed to International Solidarity and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

He has previously held the position as head of development at Haraldsplass Diaconal Foundation, a specialised hospital. Prior to this position he was the general manager at Haraldsplass therapy and counselling center (2012-2014).

Ulstein was considered one of the most leading candidates to replace Kjell Ingolf Ropstad as party leader after the resigned following a parliamentary housing scandal. Ulstein never confirmed his candidacy, but still pulled himself out of consideration in October 2021, therby leading to Olaug Bollestad being the presumtive new party leader.[7] He was however open to become deputy leader.[8]

Party deputy leader[]

Ulstein was designated as first deputy leader along with Bollestad as leader. At the party convention on 13 November, he won with 149 votes against Truls Olufsen-Mehus’ 11.[9]

Other activities[]

  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)[10]
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)[11]
  • World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)[12]

Personal life[]

Ulstein is married to Ingjerd Mella and has four children.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Dag Inge Ulstein". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Elevate-konsert på LUS". Sambåndet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. ^ "Bergen kommune: Byråd Mæland III 2011-13" (in Norwegian). Bergen kommune. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ "KrF trekker seg: – Vi tvinges ut av byrådet" (in Norwegian). NRK Hordaland. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Håkon Pettersen er ny finansbyråd" (in Norwegian). Bergen kommune. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Den røde taperen som vant statsrådstaburetten" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Duket for Bollestad" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Ulstein vil inn i KrF-ledelsen" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Olaug Bollestad (60) valgt til ny leder av KrF" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
  11. ^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
  12. ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
  13. ^ "Sex med bistandsvri" (in Norwegian). Dagens perspektiv. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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2019–2021 		Succeeded by
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