Kjell-Børge Freiberg

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Kjell-Børge Freiberg
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Minister of Petroleum and Energy
In office
31 August 2018 – 18 December 2019
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byTerje Søviknes
Succeeded bySylvi Listhaug
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021
ConstituencyNordland
State Secretary for the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
In office
23 October 2015[1] – 21 June 2017
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
MinisterTord Lien
Terje Søviknes
Preceded byKåre Fostervold
Succeeded byEinar Remi Holmen
Mayor of Hadsel
In office
17 October 2007 – 21 October 2015
Preceded byReidar Johnsen
Succeeded bySiv Dagny Aasvik
Personal details
Born (1971-04-27) 27 April 1971 (age 50)
Hadsel, Nordland, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyProgress
OccupationPolitician

Kjell-Børge Freiberg (born 27 April 1971) is a Norwegian politician, formerly for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2018 to 2019. He was also an MP for Nordland from 2017 to 2021 and mayor of Hadsel from 2007 to 2015.

Career[]

Freiberg served as the mayor of Hadsel from 2007 to 2015. Shortly after the end of his term as mayor, he was appointed as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. He held the position from October 2015 to June 2017, when he was replaced in a state Secretary reshuffle.

Following the 2017 election, he was elected as a representative to the Storting from Nordland.[2]

Freiberg sought re-election for the 2021 election, but lost the nomination to Dagfinn Olsen in February 2021.[3]

On 25 November 2021, Freiberg was excluded from his party after having allegedly leaked an internal document to Dagens Næringsliv. The document is said to have contained information of investigation into Nordland Progresa Party leader Dagfinn Olsen for having allegedly preached party guidelines. Freiberg didn’t protest the exclusion and thanked for the journey he had in the party.[4]

Minister of Petroleum and Energy[]

Freiberg was appointed minister of petroleum and energy on 31 August 2018 following a minor reshuffle after Terje Søviknes and Ketil Solvik-Olsen resigned.[5]

In September 2018, after nearly a month in office, Freiberg wrote a debate post in iTromsø, where he expressed that he wanted the country to think long term when it came to the petroleum industry. He also stressed that the government would follow the Paris agreement closely and strengthen the competitive industry.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Freiberg, Kjell-Børge". dn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Freiberg, Kjell-Børge". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Freiberg tapte førsteplassen" (in Norwegian). vol.no. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Eksminister ekskludert fra Frp" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Solvik-Olsen ut av regjeringen - Dale blir ny samferdselsminister" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ^ Kjell-Børge Freiberg (21 September 2018). "Ingen ringvirkninger uten aktivitet" (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 6 July 2021.


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