Background
Devold, Kristin Krohn was born on August 12, 1961 in Alesund, Norway.
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
Devold, Kristin Krohn was born on August 12, 1961 in Alesund, Norway.
Master of Science in Business, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, 1985. Diploma in sociology, University Bergen, 1986. Postgraduate, Norwegian National Defense College, 1997.
Postgraduate, Norwegian National Defense College, 2000.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1993, and was re-elected on two occasions as a representative for Conservative Party. From 2006 to 2013 she was the secretary-general of the Norwegian Trekking Association. As of September 1 2013 she is Chief Executive Officer of the Norwegian Hospitality Association.
She minored in sociology at the University of Bergen in 1986.
From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Krohn was Minister of Defence. During this term her seat in parliament was taken by Hans Gjeisar Kjæstad.
Krohn was mentioned as a possible candidate for the position of Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization after George Robertson, but eventually lost out to Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. A November 2005 Dagbladet article wrote about her "controversial appointment" when in the autumn of 2005 she "appointed Karlsvik to chief of fellesstaben i Forsvaret.
This was done before the national election—which led to her departure as chief of defence—and it resulted in strong reaction from the two trade unions BFO and Norges Offisersforbund.
- The reactions came because the minister of defence sidelined chief of defence Sverre Diesen, and went outside the stipulations of hovedavtalen i Forsvaret. Dagbladet is aware that Sverre Diesen had a different candidate for this particular job.".
Board director Save the Children Norway, since 1999. Trustee Operasjon Nordlys, since 1999. Board directors main committee World Handball Champaionship, 1999.
Board directors St. Hanshaugen Elderly and Nursing Home, 1991—1992. Group secretary Conservative Party, Norway, 1987—1992, member steering committee Norway, since 1996.
Married; 2 children.