EFTA PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
30th EEA JPC Iceland 29-30 April 2008
CURRICULUM VITAE
1 Norway
Svein Roald Hansen Labour Party Date of birth: 20 August 1949
Chairman of the EFTA Parliamentary Committee Vice-President of the EEA JPC
Member of the Storting for Østfold County since 2001
Storting Committees 2005: Member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs 2001-2005: Member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Delegations 2005: Head of the Norwegian delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees
Government positions 1992 -1995: State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister 1986 -1989: Political adviser, Office of the Prime Minister
Local government 1995-1999: Chairman of the Fredrikstad Municipal Council 1993-1995, 1999: Member of the Fredrikstad Municipal Council
2 Laila Dåvøy Christian Democratic Party Date of birth: 11 August 1948
Member of the Storting for Hordaland County since 2005
Storting Committees 2005: Member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services
Delegations: 2005: Alternate member of the Delegation to the Assembly of the Western European Union 2005: Deputy Chairman of the Delegation to EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees
Government posts 2001-2005: Minister of Children and Family Affairs 1999-2000: Minister of Labour and Government Administration 1990: State Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
Local government 1987-1991: Member of Hordaland County council 1983-1987: Member of Askøy municipal executive board
Public appointments 1990-2000: Member of a number of official committees and commissions at national level 1988-1992: Member or chairman of a number of committees targeting cultural institutions and activities 1988-1992: Lay judge, district court 1987-1990: Member or chairman of a number of committees targeting substance abuse 1980-1988: Member of a number of committees in Askøy municipality
3 Bent Høie Conservative Party Date and place of birth 4 May 1971, Randaberg, Norway
2001- : Member of the Storting for Rogaland County 2000-2001: Deputy member of the Storting for Rogaland county with a seat in the Storting
Education and work experience
1991-1993: Programme in hotel administration, Norwegian School of Hotel Management 1991: Studies in law, University of Bergen Storting Committees 2005-: Member of of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration 2001-2005 : Member of the Standing Committee on Health and Social Affairs 2000-2001: Member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment Delegations 2001- : Deputy member of the Norwegian Delegation to the Nordic Council, deputy member of the Norwegian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Local government 2000- , Member of the Rogaland County Council 1991-1999: 1999-2003 : Member of the Stavanger Municipal Council 1999-2000: Member of the Rogaland County Executive Board 1991-1995: Member of the Randaberg Municipal Council Political appointments 2000- : Chairman of the Stavanger Conservative Party 1997-1999: Deputy chairman of the Rogaland Conservative Party 1995-1999: Political adviser for the Stavanger Conservative Party group in the Municipal Council 1993-1995: Campaign secretary of the Rogaland Conservative Party 1993-1995: Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Young Conservatives of Norway 1990-1992: Chairman of the Rogaland Young Conservatives
4 Øystein Djupedal Socialist Left Party Date and place of birth 5 May 1960, Oslo, Norway
1993- : Member of the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag County Education and work experience 1985: Journeyman’s certificate in lithography
1983-1985: Apprentice, Wennbergs trykkeri A/S (printing works)
1985- : Printer, Wennbergs trykkeri A/S (printing works)
Storting Committees 2007-: First Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs
2001-2005 : Member of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
1997-2005 : Member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
1993-1997: Member of the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs
Delegations 2001-: Deputy head of the Norwegian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
1997-2001: Member of the Norwegian Delegation to the Nordic Council
1995- : Deputy head of the Norwegian Delegation to the Interparliamentary Union
1993-1997: Deputy member of the Norwegian Delegation to the Nordic Council
Government posts
5 2005-2007: Minister of Education and Research
Local government 1991-1993: Member of the Sør-Trøndelag County Council
Political appointments 1997- : Deputy chairman of the Socialist Left Party
1991-1993: Chairman of the Sør-Trøndelag Socialist Left Party
1991-1993: Member of the Socialist Left Party National Executive Committee
1989-1991: Chairman of the Trondheim Socialist Left Party
1988-1989: Deputy chairman of the Trondheim Socialist Left Party
1985-1986: Member of the board of the Sør-Trøndelag Socialist Left Party
1982-1985: Chairman of the Sør-Trøndelag Socialist Youth League
1982-1985: Member of the Socialist Youth League National Executive Committee
1982-1983: Chairman of the Rosenborg Socialist Left Party
Appointments in organizations 1991-1995: Member of the National Executive Committee of the Norwegian Union of Graphical Workers
1990-1995: Member of the Executive Committee of the Trondheim samorg.
1991-1993: Deputy chairman of the Trondheim Union of Graphical Workers
1989-1991: Member of the board of the Trondheim Union of Graphical Workers
6 Iceland
Katrín Júliusdóttir Social Democratic Alliance Date of Birth: 23 November 1974
Head of the Icelandic delegation
Parliamentary Career Member of Althingi for the Southwest Constituency since 2003
Present committees Chair of the Committee on Industry since 2007, member since 2005 Member of the Committee on Education and Culture since 2007 Member of the Committee on the Environment since 2007 Chair of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees since 2007
Earlier Committees Member of the Committee on General Affairs 2003-2004 Member of the Committee on the Budget 2005-2007 Member of the Committee on Education and Culture 2003-2005 Member of the Committee on Social Affairs 2004-2005
7 Bjarni Benediktsson Independence Party Date of birth: 26 January 1970
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Parliamentary Career Member of Althingi for the Southwest Constituency since 2003
Present Committees Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs since 2007, member since 2005 Member of the Committee on the Budget since 2003 Member of the Committee on Industry since 2007 Member of the Althingi Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs since 2004 Member of the Committee on Credentials sinice 2005 Vice-Chairman of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees since 2007, member since 2005
Earlier Committees Chairman of the Committee on General Affairs 2003-2007 Member of the Committee on Industry 2003-2004 Member of the Committee on Health and Social Security 2004-2005 Chairman of the Icelandic delegation to the WEU Assembly 2003-2005
8 Árni Thór Sigurdsson Left-Green Movement Date of birth: 30 July 1960
Member of the EFTA Parliamentary Committee
Parliamentary Career Member of Althingi for the Reykajvík North Constituency since 2007
Present Committees Member of the Committee on Transport and Communication since 2007 Member of the Committee on the Environment since 2007 Member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees since 2007
Local government Member of Reykjavík City Council 1994-2006 President of Reykjavík City Council 2002-2005
9 Arnbjörg Sveinsdóttir
Date of Birth: Feb. 18th, 1956 Telephone: +354 5630 500 E-mail: [email protected] Party: Independence Party
Parliamentary Career
Member of Althingi for the Eastern Constituency 1995–2003 and for the Northeast Constituency since 2004.
Party Group
Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Independence Party since 2005.
Present committees
Chairman of the Committee on Fisheries and Agriculture since 2007. Chairman of the Committee on Credentials since 2006, member since 2005. Member of the Icelandic Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees since 2007.
Earlier committees
Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs 1999–2003, member 1995–2003. Member of the Committee on the Budget 1995–2003 and 2004-2007. Member of the Committee on Transport and Communications 1999–2003 and 2004-2005.
10 Member of the Committee on Education and Culture 1995–1999. Member of the Committee on Fisheries 2005-2007. Member of the Committee on Credentials 1999–2003. Member of the Committee on General Affairs 2004. Member of the Althingi Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2002–2003. Member of the Committee on the Environment 2004-2005. Member of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic Council 1999–2003 and 2004- 2006.
11 Illugi Gunnarsson
Date of Birth: Aug. 26th, 1967 Telephone: +354 5630 500 E-mail: [email protected] Party: Independence Party
Parliamentary Career
Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík South Constituency since 2007.
Present committees
Member of the Committee on Economy and Taxation since 2007. Member of the Committee on the Environment since 2007. Member of the Icelandic Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees sice 2007.
12 Liechtenstein
Renate Wohlwend Progressive Citizen’s Party Date of birth: 20 February 1952
Chair of the Liechtenstein delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee
Parliamentary Career Member of the Landtag since 1993 Member of the EEA Committee since 2001 Head of the Liechtenstein delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly since 2001 Member of the Liechtenstein delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 2001- 2005 Head of the Liechtenstein delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee since 2007
13 Henrik Caduff Patriotic Union Date of birth: 26 June.1967
Member of the Liechtenstein delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee
Parliamentary Career Member of the Liechtenstein Landtag since 2005 Member of the Liechtenstein delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary delegation since 2005
14 Switzerland
Brigitta M. Gadient Swiss People’s Party
Chair of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee and the EEA JPC
Date of Birth: 14 March 1960
Member of the States Council since 1995 Profession: Lawyer
Parliamentary and Political career
Member of the Control Committee Member of the Drafting Committee Chair of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee since 2007 Member of the Swiss delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Member of the delegation to maintain relations with the Austrian Parliament Member of the delegation to maintain relations with the Liechtenstein Parliament
15 Eugen David Christian Democratic Party
Canton St. Gallen Date of birth: 3 September 1945
Member of the States Council since 1999 Member of the National Council 1987 - 1999 Profession: Lawyer
Parliamentary and political career Member of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation Member of the Committee for Science, Education and Culture Member of the Committee for Social and Public Health Chairman of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee 2005-2007, Member since 2007 Member of the Municipal Government of St. Gall 1972 – 1980 Member of the Cantonal Government of St. Gall 1980 – 1988
16 Ignazio Cassis Liberal Democratic Party
Canton Ticino
Date of birth: 13 April 1961
Member of the National Council since 2007 Profession: Medical Doctor
Parliamentary and political career Member of the Social and Health Committee Member of the Drafting Committee Alternate Member of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee
17 Hannes Germann Swiss People’s Party
Canton Schaffhausen
Date of birth: 1 July 1956
Member of the Council of States since 2002 Profession: Economist
Parliamentary and political career Chairman of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Member of the Committee for Science, Education and Culture Member of the Committee for Legal Affairs Member of the Drafting Committee Alternate Member of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee President of the Local Governement of Opfertshofen since 1997 Member of the Cantonal Government of Schaffhausen 1993 - 1996 Member of the Cantonal Parliament of Schaffhausen 1997 – 2001
18 Hans Widmer Social Democratic Party
Canton Luzern
Date of birth: 9 September 1941
Member of the National Council since 1996 Profession: Philosophy
Parliamentary and political career Member of the Defense Committee Member of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee Member of Swiss delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
19 Marlies Bänziger Swiss Green Party
Canton Zürich
Date of birth: 14 March 1960
Member of the National Council since 2007 Profession: Local Councillor
Parliamentary and Political career
Member of the Finance Committee Alternate member of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee
20 Didier Burkhalter Liberal Democratic Party
Canton Neuchatel
Date of birth: 17 April 1960
Member of the States Council since 2007 Member of the National Council 2003-2007 Profession: Economist
Parliamentary and political career
Vice-Chairman of the Finance Committee Member of the Committee on Science, Education and Culture Member of the Defense Committee Vice-Chairman of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee Alternate member of the Swiss delegation to the International Francophone parliamentary Assembly Alternate member of the Francophone Parliamentary Assembly Member of the Swiss delegation to maintain relations with the French Parliament
21 Simonetta Sommaruga Social Democratic Party
Canton Berne
Date of birth: 14 May 1960
Member of the States Council since 2003 Member of the National Council 1999-2003
Parliamentary and political career
Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Taxation Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Member of the Environment and Energy Committee Alternate member of the Swiss delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee
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