Background
BONDEVIK, Kjell Magne was born on September 3, 1947 in Molde. Parents: Johannes Bondevik and Margit Bondevik.
BONDEVIK, Kjell Magne was born on September 3, 1947 in Molde. Parents: Johannes Bondevik and Margit Bondevik.
Free Faculty of Theology, Oslo, 1975. Ordained as Minister, 1979. Spoken languages: Norwegian, English.
Deputy Chairman, Christian Democratic Youth Association, 1968-1970, then Chairman, 1970-1973. Deputy Member of Storting for More and Romsdale County, 1969-1973. Member of Storting, since 1973.
Member Standing Committee for: Church and Education, 1973-1977. Finance, 1977-1983; Foreign Affairs and the Constitution, 1986-1989. Political Vice-Chairman, Christian Democrats, 1973-1983, then Chairman, since 1983.
Minister of Church and Education, in non-socialist coalition government, 1983-1986. Deputy Prime Minister, 1985-1986. Chairman, Christian Democrat parly, group, 1981-1983 and 1986-1989.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, November 1989-1990. Editor, Ny Veg (magazine of Christian Democratic Youth Association), 1967-1970.
As a very religious person he supports the traditional values of society: family, religion, morality.
Bondevik is a famous politic who plays fair.
The prime minister speaks about the creation of the global security system. Bondevik is a literate politic. He managed to reach progress in the negotiations with Russia about the realization of the radioactive waste elimination program which are brought in Kola Peninsula.
Bondevik is strongly against the escalation of the war in Iraq. Being a supporter of peaceful settling he says that all the questions about Iraq must be solved in the UN Security Council.
He spoke about the creation of the government council about the activation of sports which must influence the health of the nation in a good way.
Quotations: “ When one country which is in the EU reduces the tax on alcohol – this causes the assumption of the analogue measures in other countries. The reduction of this tax leads to the increase of consumption and social problems.”
Foreign policy, environment.
Spouse Bjorg Bondevik (née Bjorg Rasmussen), 1970. Children: three.