Hilde Frafjord Johnson
Hilde Frafjord Johnson Minister of International Development
Born: 29.08.1963, Arusha, Tanzania
Nationality: Norwegian
Present position: Minister of International Development of Norway, and member of the Norwegian Government
Marital status: Single
Education:
1991: Cand.polit. (graduate degree) in social anthropology, University of Oslo (Specialized in development anthropology; fieldwork in Tanzania in 1987-88; thesis: Dilemmas in Development. Forms of Peasant Resistance among the Fipa in Rukwa, Tanzania)
1985: Additional studies in social anthropology, Selly Oak College, University of Birmingham, U.K.
1985: Cand.mag. degree (undergraduate degree) in history, political science and social anthropology, University of Oslo
Political positions:
2001-: Minister of International Development and member of the Norwegian Government
1997-2000: Minister of International Development and Human Rights and member of the Norwegian Government
1993-2001: Member of the Norwegian parliament for the Christian Democratic Party
1993-97 and 2000-01: Member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment of the Norwegian parliament
1989-1993: Alternate member of the Norwegian parliament for the Christian Democratic Party
1988-91: Political adviser to: Mr. Kåre Gjønnes, parliamentary leader for the Christian Democratic Party, (1990-91) Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989-90) Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, chairman and parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Party (1988-89)
Honorary political positions and awards:
2004: Appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav
2003: Received the “2003 Commitment to Development Award” from the Center for Global Development and Foreign Policy, as a member of the Utstein group
1993-97: Member of the National Executive Board of the Christian Democratic Party (on behalf of the parliamentary group)
1986-87: Vice President of the Christian Democratic Party Youth League
1979-85: Various elected positions in the Christian Democratic Party Youth League
Other relevant experience:
2001: Member of the International Advisory Group of the World Bank on the Chad-Cameroon pipeline and related projects
2001: Member of the Governing Council of the Society for International Development
2000-01: Member of the board of the Norwegian Organization for Asylum Seekers
2000: Member of the Senior/External Advisory Panel of the Asian Development Bank in the preparation of the Bank’s Long-term Strategic Framework 2001-2015 and after
2000: Member of the committee that awards the Thor Heyerdahl International Maritime Environmental Award
1999-: Initiator and member of “Utstein 4”, a group of like-minded development ministers (UK, Netherlands, Germany and Norway) working for poverty reduction. The group also comprises governors of the World Bank and/or members of the Development Committee of the World Bank. Sweden and Canada joined the group in 2002 and 2003, respectively.
1999: Member of the Presiding Council of ProVention, an international consortium of the World Bank, several UN agencies and private partners for preventive action in relation to natural disasters and emergencies in poor countries.
1998-2000 and
2001-: Chairman of the Sudan Committee in the IGAD Partners Forum, formed to support the peace process between the Government of Sudan and the SPLA
1996-97: Member of the board of Norwegian Church Aid, a humanitarian relief and development NGO
1994-97: Member of the board of the Norwegian Council for Southern Africa
1994-97: Member of the board of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee
1992-96: Member of the board of Pastor Strømmes Minnestiftelse, a development NGO
1991-97: Member of the Committee for International Affairs of the Church of Norway
Previous employment and honorary positions:
2000-01: Member of the board of TVE, Television Trust for the Environment, a television production company based in London that focuses on environment and development issues
1992-93: Executive Officer, Department for Natural Resources, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1988-92: Member of the board of MENTOR, an international institute for media, communication and management
1987: Journalist for Folkets Framtid, a small, weekly party-related newspaper
1986-93: Member of the editorial group of the journal Idé
1984-85 Editor of Ny Veg, magazine of the Christian Democratic Party Youth League
1982: Journalist for Stavanger Aftenblad, a major regional newspaper in Norway