Biography

Date of birth: 29 November 1969 in Bærum, Akershus
Daughter of Iver Huitfeldt (1943–) and Sidsel Scharning (1940–1990)

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 2 for Akershus, 1993–1997, Labour Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 4 for Akershus, 2001–2005, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Akershus, 2005–2009, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Akershus, 2009–2013, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Akershus, 2013–2017, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Akershus, 2017–2021, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Akershus, 2021–2025, Labour Party

Substitute periods

Government minister, 29 February 2008–30 September 2009, Gorm Kjernli served as substitute member of parliament
Government minister, 1 October 2009–30 September 2013, Are Helseth served as substitute member of parliament
Government minister, 1 October 2013–16 October 2013, Are Helseth served as substitute member of parliament
Government minister, 14 October 2021–16 October 2023, Ragnhild Male Hartviksen served as substitute member of parliament

Storting committees

2005–2009

First vice chair, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs, 19 October 2005–29 February 2008

2013–2017

Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 17 October 2013–22 October 2013
Chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017
Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 12 October 2017–18 October 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 12 October 2017–18 October 2017
Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
Chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021

Parliamentary delegations

2013–2017

Member, European Consultative Committee, 17 October 2013–30 September 2017
Chair, European Consultative Committee, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017
Chair, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 12 November 2013–30 September 2017
Chair, Delegation to the Inter-parliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), 12 November 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2017–30 September 2018
Member, European Consultative Committee, 12 October 2017–18 October 2017
Member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 12 October 2017–18 October 2017
Chair, European Consultative Committee, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
Chair, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
Chair, Delegation to the Inter-parliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), 24 October 2017–30 September 2021

Membership of group steering committees

2005–2009

Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 18 October 2005–29 February 2008

2017–2021

Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2017–30 September 2021

Government positions

Government minister, Ministry of Children and Equality, 29 February 2008–20 October 2009
Government minister, Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, 20 October 2009–31 December 2009
Government minister, Ministry of Culture, 1 January 2010–21 September 2012
Government minister, Ministry of Labour, 21 September 2012–16 October 2013
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 14 October 2021 – 16 October 2023

Education and professional experience

Education

Jessheim School 1976–1982
Nordby Lower Secondary School 1982–1985
Jessheim Upper Secondary School 1985–1988
Basic courses, political science and history, University of Oslo 1989–1992
Basic courses, geography, London School of Economics 1992–1993
Master’s degree, history, University of Oslo 1993–1996

Professional

County secretary, Akershus Workers’ Youth League 1988–1989
Researcher, Fafo Research Foundation 2000–2005

Appointments

Public appointments

Pupil’s representative, Akershus County Education Committee 1986–1988
Member, Ullensaker Gender Equality Committee 1987–1991
Member, General Subjects Committee 1987–1989 (pupil’s representative)
Member, Akershus Upper Secondary Schools Board 1989–1995
Member, Housing Commission 2000–2002 (Official Norwegian Report, NOU)
Member, Commission on Basic Education Quality 2001–2003 (Official Norwegian Report, NOU)

Elected party positions

Chair, Ullensaker Workers’ Youth League 1985–1988
Board member, Akershus Workers’ Youth League 1986–1990
Member, Workers’ Youth League Central Board 1990–1994, vice chair 1994–1996, chair 1996–2000
President, Nordic Socialist Youth 2000
Vice president, International Union of Socialist Youth 2000–2001
Member, Labour Party Central Board since 2002
Chair, Labour Party women’s network since 2007

Elected positions in organisations

Central board member, Norges Gymnasiastsamband (pupil’s association) 1987–1988
Board member, Save the Children Norway 2001–2005

Other administrative appointments

Board member, Falstad Centre 2000–2005

Publications

Child slavery and child trafficking in West Africa, Roma minorities in the Czech and Slovak Republics, 2001
Næringslivets samfunnsansvar, 2003

Det globale ekteskapsmarkedet, 2004

Huitfeldt, Anniken: Women in Iraq–Analytical Report, Baghdad 2005

Skapsprengere Aschehoug Oslo 2009

Anniken Huitfeldt: Fortellingen om Gro Harlem Brundtland: Jenta som ble Norges Prime Minister and hele verdens doctor, Kagge Forlag Oslo 2010