Date of birth: 7 November 1966 in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag
Son of civil engineer Bjørn Giske (1938-) and associate professor Norunn Illevold (1935-)

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 2 for Sør-Trøndelag, 1997–2001, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 4 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2001–2005, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2005–2009, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2009–2013, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2013–2017, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2017–2021, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2025–2029, Labour Party

Substitute periods

Government minister 17 March 2000–30 September 2001, Tore Nordseth served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 1 October 2001–19 October 2001, Ola Røtvei served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 17 October 2005–30 September 2009, Arne L. Haugen served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 1 October 2009–30 September 2013, Arne L. Haugen served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 1 October 2013–16 October 2013, Audun Otterstad served as Substitute Member of Parliament

Storting committees

1997–2001

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs 21 Ocotober 1997 - 17 March 2000

2001–2005

Second Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Family, Cultural Affairs and Administration 22 October 2001 - 30 September 2005

2013–2017

Chair, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs 22 Ocotber 2013 - 30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs 19 January 2018 - 30 September 2021
First Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs 17 October 2017 - 19 January 2018

Parliamentary delegations

1997–2001

Member, Delegation to the UN General Assembly, 1 October 1999–30 September 2000

2013–2017

Member, Delegation to the UN General Assembly, 1 October 2014–30 September 2015

Membership of group steering committees

2001–2005

Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 19 October 2001–30 September 2005

2017–2021

Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2017–19 January 2018

Government positions

Government minister, Ministry of Church, Education and Research, 17 March 2000–19 October 2001
Government minister, Ministry of Culture and Church, 17 October 2005–20 September 2009
Acting Government minister, Ministry of Children and Equality, 15 February 2008–29 February 2008
Acting Government minister, Ministry of Justice and Police, 27 February 2009–29 March 2009
Government minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry, 20 October 2009–16 October 2013

Education and work experience

Education

Cand. mag. degree (economics, political science and law), University of Oslo/Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1997 

Medals and awards, etc.

Fagpressen's Special Award 2010

Appointments

Elected party positions

Chair, Trondheim Labour Youth, 1988-1988
Chair, Sør-Trøndelag Labour Youth, 1989-1990
Member, Labour Youth Central Board, 1990-1996
Chair, Labour Youth, 1992-1996
Member, Labour Party Central Board, 1992-1996, 2000-2018
Vice Chair, Labour Party, 2015-2018

Publications

Giske, Trond : Mangfold eller enfold: 21 stemmer om kultur i vår tid, Aschehoug Oslo 2009
Moen, Jo Stein and Trond Giske: Utøya. En biografi, Gyldendal Oslo 2012
Giske, Trond: La læreren være lærer. Veien til en skole der alle barn kan lykkes, Gyldendal Oslo 2015