Tore O. Sandvik
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Tore Onshuus Sandvik | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 4 February 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Bjørn Arild Gram |
| Chairman of the County Council of Trøndelag | |
| In office 1 January 2018 – 18 October 2023 | |
| Deputy | Tomas Iver Hallem |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tomas Iver Hallem |
| Chairman of the County Council of Sør-Trøndelag | |
| In office 15 October 2003 – 31 December 2017 | |
| Deputy | Beate Marie Dahl Eide Arne Braut Gunn Iversen Stokke |
| Preceded by | Arnt Frøseth |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1969 Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Trine Brænden |
| Children | 4 |
Tore Onshuus Sandvik (born 31 August 1969) is a Norwegian politician. Between 2003 and 2023, he served as the Chairman of the County Council of Sør-Trøndelag until 2018, and Trøndelag until 2023.[1] Since 2025, he has served as Norway's Minister of Defence.
Political career
[edit]Youth league
[edit]As a young adult, Sandvik served as the County Youth Secretary in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions and later Vice President of ETUC Youth.
State Secretary
[edit]In 2001 he was appointed State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. He was re-appointed in November 2023 following his departure as chairman of the county council.[2]
Chairman of the Trøndelag County Council
[edit]Before he was elected County Mayor in 2003[3][4] he also worked as a project director for Extend. He was reelected in the 2007, 2011 and 2015[5][6] elections. When Nord and Sør-Trøndelag merged in 2018, he continued as county mayor for the new county before winning another term in the 2019 local elections.[7][8][9] In 2022, Sandvik announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2023 local elections. The Trøndelag Labour Party chose Per Olav Skurdal Hopsø as their candidate for county mayor.[10]
After the 2023 local elections, Labour's coalition partner the Centre Party joined the conservative block in order to get the county mayor position, thereby putting an end to Sandvik's term.[11] He was succeeded by Tomas Iver Hallem on 18 October 2023.[12]
Acting Minister of Climate and the Environment
[edit]Between 23 August and 31 December 2024, he served as acting minister of climate and the environment when Andreas Bjelland Eriksen went on paternal leave.[13]
Tenure
[edit]In early October, the government announced that they wouldn't be able to hand in their planned climate goals for 2035 by January 2025 to the United Nations as originally planned. Sandvik stated that they were looking for inputs on what the new goals should be.[14]
On 22 October, it was announced that Sandvik would be tasked with leading the negotiations regarding financing of the biodiversity framework at the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Cali, Colombia.[15]
Sandvik was part of the Norwegian delegation at COP29 in Baku and led negotations at the conference concerning emissions cuts together with his South African counterpart, Dion George.[16][17] By the end of the conference, he expressed that the countries had reached a solution and explained that Norway would be contributing with 3000 billion NOK in annual funding until 2035. He also remarked that the 1.5 degree target could have had a better outcome.[18]
Minister of Defence
[edit]Following the Centre Party's withdrawal from government, he was appointed minister of defence on 4 February 2025.[19]
Tenure
[edit]A week after his appointment, Sandvik attended a NATO summit in Brussels were he met with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and attended a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group alongside representatives of the 31 other NATO member states and 25 other countries. Sandvik further reiterated Norway's support for Ukraine.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Sandvik grew up in the borough of Kolstad in Trondheim. He is married to Trine Brænden and has four children, two of whom are from a previous relationship.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "- Vil ikke hjelpe på prisen". 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Tore O. Sandvik konstitueres som statssekretær for næringsministeren" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Tierno, Renate Hestmann (25 September 2003). "Ap, Sp og SV deler broderlig i Sør-Trøndelag" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Nettavisen. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Farvel med følelser" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Adresseavisen. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Bajoghli, Sæba (18 September 2015). "Disse skal styre Sør-Trøndelag" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Hermann (14 October 2015). "Tore O. klar for sin fjerde periode" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Østraat, Lars (18 October 2017). "Nå er Tore O. Sandvik fylkesordfører i hele Trøndelag" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Trønderbladet. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Sandvik blir fylkesordfører etter politisk drama" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Hitra-Frøya. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2025.(subscription required)
- ^ "Sandvik gjenvalgt" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Trøndelag fylkeskommune. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Melhusbygg kan bli fylkesordfører" (in Norwegian). Trønderbladet. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Senterpartiet forlater venstresiden: Stor skuffelse i Arbeiderpartiet" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Hallem valgt til fylkesordfører" (in Norwegian). NRK Trøndelag. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Tore O. Sandvik blir midlertidig klimaminister: – Overrasket" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Vil levere nytt klimamål etter fristen: – Pinlig" (in Norwegian Bokmål). E24. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Norge skal lede forhandlinger om finansiering under naturtoppmøtet i Colombia" (in Norwegian Bokmål). government.no. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Sandvik skal leie forhandlingar under COP29" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Møtte presidentskapet for FNs klimatoppmøte" (in Norwegian Bokmål). government.no. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Klima- og miljøminister Sandvik fornøyd med toppmøteavtalen" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Dagsavisen. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Skårdalsmo, Kristian; Rønning, Mats; Tomter, Line; Hjetland, Geir Bjarte; Grasmo, Julie (4 February 2025). "Nye statsråder: Stenseng inn i regjering – Skjæran får toppjobb på Stortinget" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Sørsdahl, Elin (12 February 2025). "Jeg er 100 prosent norsk" (in Norwegian Bokmål). TV2. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Sanne, Therese Alice; Svardal, Geir (31 December 2017). "«Kasuset Sandvik»" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 8 February 2025.