Anne Enger, formerly Anne Enger Lahnstein (born 9 December 1949), is a Norwegian politician who served as County Governor of Østfold from 2004 until 2015, and Leader of the Centre Party from 1991 to 1999, with opposition to the European Union. She was the front person of the successful "No to EU" campaign at the 1994 referendum. She was also the leader in the failed campaign against elective abortion in Norway in the late 1970s.
Anne Enger | |
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| Prime Minister of Norway | |
Acting | |
| Covering duties 31 August 1998 – 24 September 1998 | |
| Monarch | Harald V |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Deputy to the Prime Minister of Norway | |
| In office 17 October 1997 – 8 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Kjell Magne Bondevik (1986) |
| Succeeded by | Odd Roger Enoksen |
| County Governor of Østfold | |
| In office 2004–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Edvard Grimstad |
| Succeeded by | Trond Rønningen |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 17 October 1997 – 8 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Turid Birkeland |
| Succeeded by | Åslaug Haga |
| Leader of the Centre Party | |
| In office 31 March 1991 – 14 March 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Johan J. Jakobsen |
| Succeeded by | Odd Roger Enoksen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1949 Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway |
| Political party | Centre |
| Alma mater | Rogaland College |
She served as Minister of Culture 1997–2000; and for three weeks in 1998, she was Acting Prime Minister of Norway, during Kjell Magne Bondevik's sick leave.
References
edit- Biography on Norwegian government's website (in Norwegian)
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