Jan Tore Sanner
Jan Tore Sanner MP | |
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 Sanner in 2018 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Siv Jensen |
| Minister of Education and Research | |
| In office 17 January 2018 – 24 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Torbjørn Røe Isaksen |
| Succeeded by | Trine Skei Grande |
| Minister of Nordic Cooperation | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Frank Bakke-Jensen |
| Minister of Local Government | |
| In office 16 October 2013 – 17 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Liv Signe Navarsete |
| Succeeded by | Monica Mæland |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 October 1993 | |
| Constituency | Akershus |
| In office 16 October 1989 – 3 November 1990 | |
| Standing in for | Kaci Kullmann Five |
| Constituency | Akershus |
| Leader of the Young Conservatives | |
| In office 24 June 1990 – 26 June 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Børge Brende |
| Succeeded by | André Støylen |
| Second Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 9 May 2004 – 27 April 2008 | |
| Leader | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Per-Kristian Foss |
| Succeeded by | Erling Lae |
| First Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2008 | |
| Leader | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Per-Kristian Foss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1965 Bærum, Akershus, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Solveig Barstad |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | BI Norwegian Business School |
Jan Tore Sanner (born 6 May 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who serves as Minister of Finance since 2020.[1] He previously served as Minister of Education from 2018 to 2020 and Minister of Local Government from 2013 to 2018.
Early life and education[]
Jan Tore Sanner was born in Bærum as a son of biochemist Tore Sanner and local politician Nina Sanner. He grew up at Nadderud and finished his secondary education at in 1984. Sanner has education in marketing and market economy.[2][3] He has never worked in the private sector.
Political career[]
Early career[]
On the local level he was a deputy member of Bærum municipal council from 1983 to 1989. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1993. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1989–1993. From 1989 to 1990 he moved up as a regular representative, filling in for Kaci Kullmann Five who was appointed to the cabinet Syse.[2] Sanner and Syse went to the same school and were both leaders of the Young Conservatives.
In the Norwegian Young Conservatives, the youth wing of the Conservative Party, he chaired the local chapter from 1985 to 1986, the regional chapter from 1987 to 1988, became deputy leader nationwide in 1988 and leader from 1990 to 1994. In the Conservative Party he was a member of the central party board from 1988 to 1994, served as first deputy leader of the regional branch from 2001 to 2005. He was second deputy leader of the nationwide party from 2004 to 2008, and rose to first deputy leader in 2008.[2]
Minister of Local Government[]
As a result of the parliamentary election in the fall of 2013, Sanner was appointed to the position of Minister of Local Government and Modernisation.[2]
In April 2016, he didn't rule out that force could be used to merge counties who would not comply with the county merger. This reaction came after that Møre og Romsdal refused to be a part of the new regional reform.[4]
In July 2016, Sanner joined the opening of Molde International Jazz Festival/Moldejazz.[5]
In 2017, Sanner shot down the proposal "Memory Wound" by Jonas Dahlberg for a 22 July memorial. Instead, he announced that Statsbygg would be working on a new memorial to be placed at the Utøya quay. He expressed that "we don't want more attention around the place itself. There will be no art competition regarding the memorial, but we do put weight on the formulation of the place". The proposal was met with backlash from neighbours near the Utøya quay, who didn't rule out a lawsuit against it.[6]
Towards the end of his term as local government minister, Sanner oversaw the merger of North and South Trøndelag, which came into effect on 1 January 2018.
Minister of Education[]
After the Liberals joined the Solberg cabinet in January 2018, Sanner was appointed minister of education and research.
In June 2018, he announced cuts to several school subjects, and that some elements would be cut. Notably, this included parts of history within the Norwegian and English subjects, with further elements in music, art and handcraft and religion. Despite criticism for the proposals, Sanner emphasised that both principles and teachers had long complained that there were to many subjects and that important subjects were not given enough depth. He further announced minor changes to exams and evaluations for subjects, so that they would be more closely linked to new ones.[7]
In September 2019, Sanner responded to a Si;D post made in Aftenposten by a 16-year-old asking when political absence would be allowed in lower secondary school. Sanner's response was that "it is not something me or the government has planned to introduce". He did however emphasise that he understands that many youths would participate in political causes, but that students should be at school as much as possible. He further added that these interests or activities should be done outside of school hours.[8]
In November 2019, Sanner made a last minute proposal to the new curriculums, in which schools now achieving more in depth lessons in regards to homosexuality and gender pronounces. Sanner expressed that "of course it should be included. Students should have the right knowledge about the different sexual orientations. We are going to lay the groundwork to fight against prejudice and discrimination, and promote transparancy".[9]
In January 2020, a few days before the end of his tenure as minister of education, Sanner responded to criticism from a member of the Socialist Left Youth League, of the government proposal of introducing exames to gymnastics, music, art and handcraft. Sanner stated that he hadn't introduced exames, but rather that students should excell exames within practical and esthetical subjects, and not just theoretical.[10]
Minister of Finance[]
Following the Progress Party's withdrawal from government on 24 January 2020, Sanner was appointed minister of finance, succeeding outgoing Siv Jensen.
References[]
- ^ "This Is Solberg's Cabinet 4.0". NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.;
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Jan Tore Sanner" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ Mejlbo, Kaja (20 January 2018). "Litt (fest) og integrering hver dag". p. Budstikka.
- ^ "Does not rule out force" (in Norwegian). Sunmørsposten. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Jan Tore Sanner opens the Molde International Jazz Festival" (in Norwegian). NRK. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "The Utøya quay becomes the national memorial for the 22 July" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Sanner wants more slender and practical school subjects" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Jan Tore Sanner (24 September 2019). "Question to the school authority: "When will political absensce be allowed in lower secondary?"" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten, Si;D. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Homosexuality excluded in the new curriculums - changed at the last minute" (in Norwegian). TV2. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Jan Tore Sanner (18 January 2020). "The Minister of Education responds: -There won't be more exams" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten, Si;D. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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