Bjørn Arild Gram
Bjørn Arild Gram (born 7 May 1972 in Steinkjer) is a Norwegian politician currently serving as minister of defence since 2022. A member of the Centre Party, he previously served as minister of local government from 2021 to 2022.
Bjørn Arild Gram | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Odd Roger Enoksen |
| Minister of Local Government | |
| In office 14 October 2021 – 12 April 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Astrup |
| Succeeded by | Sigbjørn Gjelsvik |
| Chair of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities | |
| In office 12 February 2020 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gunn Marit Helgesen |
| Succeeded by | Gunn Marit Helgesen |
| Mayor of Steinkjer | |
| In office 3 October 2007 – 16 March 2020 | |
| Deputy | Ida Bruheim Derås Øyvind Geving Bjørnes |
| Preceded by | Per Sverre Rannem |
| Succeeded by | Anne Berit Lein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1972 Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Political party | Centre |
| Education | Nord-Trøndelag University College Bodø University College |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Home Guard |
Gram started his political career as a deputy representative to the Storting from Nord-Trøndelag, and went on to serve in said position on two more occasions. He served as a state secretary in the Ministry of Finance from 2005 to 2007, when he became mayor of Steinkjer. He stepped down as mayor in 2020 when he was appointed chair of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, a position he held until his ministerial appointment in 2021.
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