Former Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner
Historical archive
Published under: Solberg's Government
Publisher: Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Former Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner (Conservative Party)
(Period 16.10.2013-17.01.2018)
The Minister of Local Government and Modernisation is responsible for matters relating to housing and building policy, local government finances, ICT Policy and Public Sector Reform, rural and regional policy, local administration, the conduct of elections, government employer policy, central governments buildings, security and administrative services, government services and communication, Sami and minority affairs, management tasks under the Planning and Building Act relating to urban development, municipal land-use planning, environmental impact analyses and county planning, and national mapping and geodata policy.
Born:
1965
Political appointments
| 2013-2018 | Minister of Local Government and Modernisation |
| 1993-2017 | Member of Parliament |
| 1989-1993 | Member of Parliament (substitute) |
| 1987-1989 | Substitute Member, Bærum Municipal Council |
| 1983-1987 | Substitute member, Bærum Municipal Council |
Parliamentary committees
| 2005-2013 | Second Vice Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs |
| Member, election campaign committee | |
| 2001-2005 | Member, election campaign committee Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs Member, Enlarged Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| 1997-2001 | Vice Chairman, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment |
| 1993-1997 | Member, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs |
| 1989-1993 | Member, Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs |
| and Government Administration |
Delegations
| 2009-2013 | Member, European Consultative Committee |
| Member, Norwegian Delegation to EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees | |
| 2005-2009 | Substitute member, European Consultative Committee |
| 2001-2005 | Head, Norwegian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly |
| Member, Norwegian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | |
| 1993-1997 | Substitute member, Delegation to the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) |
Steering Committees
| 2009-2013 | Vice Chairman, Conservative Steering Committee |
| 2005-2009 | Vice Chairman, Conservative Steering Committee |
| 2001-2005 | Vice Chairman, Conservative Steering Committee |
Public appointments
| 2004-2005 | Member, Industrial Committee (Norwegian Official Reports 2005:4) |
| 2000-2002 | Chairman of the board, Henie-Onstad Art Centre |
| 1999-2001 | Member,Ministry of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Committee |
| 1996-1997 | Member, students' association, Oslo Private Gymnas |
| 1993-1994 | Member,Reference group for Norwegian Official Reports 1994: |
| 3 Ungdom, lønn og arbeidsledighet |
Party appointments
| 2010- | Member, European Peoples Party (EPP), |
| Working Group Economic and Social Policy | |
| 2008- | First Vice Chairman, Conservative Party |
| 2005-2009 | Chairman, Conservative Party Programme Committee |
| 2004-2008 | Second Vice Chairman, Conservative Party |
| 2004-2005 | Chairman, Conservative Party Programme Committee |
| 2001-2005 | First Vice Chairman, Akershus Conservative Party |
| 1999-2001 | President, Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders (AAYPL) |
| 1998-2000 | Chairman, Bærum Conservative Party |
| 1997-1999 | Finance officer, AAYPL |
| 1993-2001 | Member, Executive Committee, AAYPL |
| 1990-1994 | Member, Conservative Party Executive Committee |
| 1990-1994 | Chairman, Norwegian Young Conservatives |
| 1988-1994 | Member, Conservative Party Central Executive Committee |
| 1988-1990 | Vice Chairman, Norwegian Young Conservatives |
| 1987-1988 | Chairman, Akershus Young Conservatives |
| 1987-1988 | Information secretary and political secretary, Akershus Conservative Party |
| 1986-1987 | Political secretary, Norwegian Young Conservatives |
| 1985-1986 | Chairman, Bærum Young Conservatives |
| 1985-1985 | Election campaign secretary, Bærum Conservative Party |
Other appointments
| 2011- | Board member, Stabæk IF |
| 2010 | Jury member, DnB NOR's Innovation Award |
| 2009- | Member, Committee of Solidarity with the Politically Persecuted in Venezuela |
| 2008- | Member, International Committee for Democracy in Cuba (ICDC) |
| 1998- | Council member, En verden |
| 1997-2001 | Member, Norwegian Petroleum Society, Oslo |
| 1994- | Council member, Norwegian Helsinki Committee |
Education
| 2011 | Information course, Norwegian Defence University College |
| 1994 | Market economics, Norwegian School of Management |
| 1989 | Marketing communication, foundation-level, IFM Westerdals School of Advertising |
| 1987 | Marketing management, BI |
| 1984 | Examen philosophicum |
| 1984 | Final examinations, upper secondary school |
Work
Part-time work related to sale and services (during studies)
Medals and awards
The Dysleksiprisen award, awarded by the Telemark county group of the Norwegian Dyslexia Association in 1997
Literature
Helgesen, Vidar, Jan Tore Sanner og André Støylen (red.): Grenser for politikk: Høyre som grensevakt?, Schibsted Oslo 1994
Sanner, Jan Tore (red.): Mangfold og valgfrihet fremmer kvalitet i skolen 1995
Beck, Christian W.: Statens Barn?: Valgfrihet styrker familien., Exodus Birkeland 1996
Sanner, Jan Tore (red.): Kunnskap, mangfold og valgfrihet 1997
NATO Parliamentary Assembly 50th anniversary, Polarbears and Russian bears in Northern Flank, Brüssel 2005