Knut Storberget
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| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 17 October 2005 – 11 November 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Odd Einar Dørum |
| Succeeded by | Grete Faremo |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Hedmark |
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Assumed office 1 October 2001 |
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6 October 1964 Elverum, Hedmark, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Barrister |
Knut Storberget (born 6 October 1964) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He became the Minister of Justice and the Police serving in the second cabinet Stoltenberg from 2005. Storberget resigned as minister on 11 November 2011.
Storberget was born in the small town of Elverum, Hedmark, on 6 October 1964. The son of forester Lars Storberget (1921–1992) and nurse Marit Drangsholt-Salvesen (1923–1992). After completing high school, he attended the University of Oslo, graduating first in 1985, receiving a degree in Political science, he later received a law degree after completing law school at the same university in 1990.
From 1992 to 2002 he worked as an attorney-at-law, participating in several high-profile cases, including at the supreme court. He was namely a defense attorney. On the local level he was a member of Elverum municipal council for the Labour party from 1991 to 1999.
He was first elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 2001, and has been re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. In October 2005 he was appointed Minister of Justice and the Police in the second cabinet Stoltenberg. His seat in parliament was taken by Thomas Breen between 2005 and 2009, and by Thor Lillehovde between 2009 and 2011.
After his resignation as minister, Storberget signaled his intention to run for reelection as member of parliament for his native Hedmark county. It had been suggested that his chance for party nomination is in jeopardy due to his support for the controversial Temporary and Agency Workers Directive. The directive is vehemently opposed by the labor unions which have significant influence over the nomination of Labour party candidates. On 1 December 2012 he was however renominated with acclamation and got the top spot on Hedmark Labour Partys´s ballot for the Norwegian parliamentary election, 2013.
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