Grete Faremo

Grete Faremo
Grete Faremo in 2010.
Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services
In office
August 2014 – 8 May 2022
Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon
António Guterres
Preceded byJan Mattsson
Minister of Justice
In office
11 November 2011 – 16 October 2013
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byKnut Storberget
Succeeded byAnders Anundsen
In office
4 September 1992 – 25 October 1996
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byKari Gjesteby
Succeeded byAnne Holt
Minister of Defence
In office
20 October 2009 – 11 November 2011
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byAnne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Succeeded byEspen Barth Eide
Minister of International Development
In office
3 November 1990 – 4 September 1992
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byTom Vraalsen
Succeeded byKari Nordheim-Larsen
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
In office
25 October 1996 – 18 December 1996
Prime MinisterThorbjørn Jagland
Preceded byFinn Kristensen (1992)
Succeeded byRanveig Frøiland
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1993 – 30 September 1997
DeputyDagny Gärtner Hovig
Per Skau
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
BornGrete Faremo
(1955-06-16) 16 June 1955
PartyLabour
SpouseMagne Lindholm (2014–)
ChildrenOda
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
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Grete Faremo (born 16 June 1955) is a Norwegian politician, lawyer and business leader. From August 2014 to May 2022, she held the post of Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). During her political career, she held high-level positions in the Norwegian Government including Minister of Justice from 1992-1996 and 2011–2013, Minister of Petroleum and Energy in 1996, Minister of International Development from 1990-1992 and Minister of Defence from 2009–2011.