Background
Brochmann, Grete was born on March 1, 1957 in Harstad, Norway. Daughter of Sofus Vilhelm and Birgitte Marie Brochmann.
Brochmann, Grete was born on March 1, 1957 in Harstad, Norway. Daughter of Sofus Vilhelm and Birgitte Marie Brochmann.
Doctor of Philosophy in sociology, University Oslo, 1983.
Her main research field is international migration. As of 2012, she is head of department for the Department of Sociology and Human Geography. She has been a visiting scholar the Université Catholique de Louvain and the University of California, Berkeley.
She chaired the Norwegian Welfare and Migration Committee, the so-called Brochmann Committee.
Committee member Governmental committee evaluation Norwegian development aid, Ministry, Oslo, 2001—2003, Governmental committee revision Foreign Law, Oslo, 2002—2004. Board member Norwegian Refugee Council, 2005.
Married Jon Erik Doelvik, June 8, 1989. Children: Nina, Helle.