Hilde Frafjord Johnson
| Hilde Frafjord Johnson | |
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| Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan | |
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In office 8 July 2011 – July 2014 |
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| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Margrethe Løj |
| Minister of International Development | |
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In office 19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Anne Kristin Sydnes |
| Succeeded by | Erik Solheim |
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In office 17 October 1997 – 21 March 2000 |
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| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Kari Nordheim-Larsen |
| Succeeded by | Anne Kristin Sydnes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 August 1963 Arusha, Tanganyika |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Hilde Frafjord Johnson (born 29 August 1963 in Arusha, Tanganyika) is a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party. She is a former Minister of International Development of Norway, and member of the Norwegian Government. She most recently served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan, completing her term in July 2014
Born in Arusha, Tanzania to parents who worked for the Norwegian Missionary Society, she came to Norway at the age of 7. She was awarded a Cand. polit. degree at the University of Oslo in 1991, specializing in development anthropology.
Becoming a member of the Young Christian Democrats at age 16, she was elected to the Parliament of Norway for the Christian Democratic Party from Rogaland in 1993 and re-elected in 1997. She served as a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment. She served as Minister of International Development in Bondevik's First Cabinet from October 1997 to March 2000 and held the same position in Bondevik's Second Cabinet from October 2001 to October 2005.
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