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Erik Solheim

Personal data

Date of birth	January 18, 1955(age 61)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Socialist Left Party
Relations	Married
Children	Four
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Profession	Diplomat
Norwegian Minister of International Development
Assumed office	October 17, 2005
Monarch	Harald V
Preceded by	Hilde Frafjord Johnson
In office	1989 - 2001
Party Secretary of the Socialist Left Party
In office	1981 - 1985
Succeeded by	Hilde Vogt
Preceded by	Liss Schanche

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Erik Solheim (born January 18, 1955 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He holds two posts in the current Norwegian cabinet, and carries the title Minister of the Environment and Minister of Development Cooperation. He was a participant of the Norwegian delegation that unsuccessfully attempted to resolve the current civil war in Sri Lanka before the outbreak of Eelam War IV.

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