Espen barth eide biography for kids

  • Espen Barth Eide (born 1 May ) is a Norwegian politician and political scientist.
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  • Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.

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    Date of birth: 1 May

    Parliamentary terms

    Member of Parliament no. 15 for Oslo, –, Labour Party
    Member of Parliament no. 10 for Oslo, –, Labour Party

    Substitute periods

    Government minister, 14 October –30 September , Siri Gåsemyr Staalesen served as substitute member of parliament

    Storting committees

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    Member, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 12 October –17 October
    First vice chair, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 17 October –30 September

    Parliamentary delegations

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    Substitute member, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 24 October –30 September
    Member, Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of europe (PACE), 24 October –30 September
    Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October –30 September

    Membership of group steering committees

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    Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October –30 September

    Government posi

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    Espen Barth Eide

    Norwegian politician and political scientist

    Espen Barth Eide (born 1 May [1]) is a Norwegian politician and political scientist. He is currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Jonas Gahr Støre's government, having previously done so under Jens Stoltenberg. He has been a member of the Norwegian Parliament since , representing the Labour Party. He was elected to this seat in the election, and reelected in the election. From to , Eide was the Labour Party's spokesperson for Energy, Climate and Environment. He also served as Minister of Climate and the Environment between and

    On 22 August , Barth Eide was appointed United Nations special adviser on Cyprus by former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.[2] He continued in this capacity under current secretary-general António Guterres until 14 August , when he stepped down from his UN role in order to engage in the election campaign in Norway.[3]

    From to he served as ma

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    Secretary-General Appoints Espen Barth Eide of Norway as Special Adviser on Cyprus

    Biographical Note



    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Espen Barth Eide of Norway as his new Special Adviser on Cyprus.


    Mr. Eide will assume the position formerly held by Alexander Downer of Australia, who stepped down as his Special Adviser in April.  The Secretary-General expresses his gratitude to Lisa Buttenheim of the United States, his Special Representative and Head of Mission, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), for serving as Acting Special Adviser since Mr. Downer’s departure.


    Mr. Eide is a seasoned diplomat who brings to the position a deep understanding of peace processes and peacemaking.  Mr. Eidewas previously Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway from  to , and also served in other senior positions during his 10 years in the Norwegian Government, including as Minister for Defence from 

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