Espen Barth Eide | |
|---|---|
 Barth Eide in 2024 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 16 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Anniken Huitfeldt |
| In office 21 September 2012 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Succeeded by | Børge Brende |
| Minister of Climate and the Environment | |
| In office 14 October 2021 – 16 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Sveinung Rotevatn |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Bjelland Eriksen |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 11 November 2011 – 21 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Grete Faremo |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen |
| Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2025 | |
| Deputy | Siri Staalesen |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-05-01)1 May 1964 (age 61) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Paloma Rosón Hernández |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Norway |
| Branch/service |  Navy |
Espen Barth Eide (born 1 May 1964)[1] is a Norwegian politician andpolitical scientist. He is currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs inJonas Gahr Støre's government, having previously done so underJens Stoltenberg. He was a member of theNorwegian Parliament for Oslo from 2017 to 2025, representing theLabour Party. He was elected to this seat in the2017 election, and reelected in the2021 election. From 2017 to 2021, Eide was the Labour Party's spokesperson for Energy, Climate and Environment. He also served as Minister of Climate and the Environment between 2021 and 2023.
On 22 August 2014, Barth Eide was appointed United Nations special adviser on Cyprus by former UN secretary-generalBan Ki-moon.[2] He continued in this capacity under current secretary-generalAntónio Guterres until 14 August 2017, when he stepped down from his UN role in order to engage in the election campaign in Norway.[3]
From 2014 to 2016 he served as managing director and member of the managing board at theWorld Economic Forum in Geneva.
Barth Eide served as Norway's Minister of Defence inStoltenberg's Second Cabinet from 2011 to 2012,[4] and subsequently asMinister of Foreign Affairs until 2013. Since December 2013, Barth Eide has served as a member of the board of theCentre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD). He was chair of the Board[5] until 14 October 2021.[6] He was a member of the boards ofStockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Norwegian Atlantic Committee until the same date.
Eide is the son of the jurist, human rights academic, and authorAsbjørn Eide (b. 1933) and Professor of nutritional physiologyWenche Barth Eide (b. Barth 1935).[7] He attended theOslo Cathedral School and graduated from theUniversity of Oslo in 1993 with a cand.polit. degree. He also studied at theAutonomous University of Barcelona.
Eide joined the Labour Party in 1979 and in the 1980s held positions in AUF (Labour Party Youth).[8] He was secretary-general of the European Movement Norway in 1992-1993 and had a role in the campaign for Norwegian membership in the EU in 1994.[7]
In 1993, Eide began working as a researcher in the United Nations Program at theNorwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). He became Head of this program in 1996, later working as an advisor to the panel onThreats, Challenges and Change and theReport on Integrated Missions. In 2002 he became the head of NUPI's Department of International Politics,[9] a position he held until he returned to Government in 2005.[7]
DuringJens Stoltenberg's first term as Prime Minister, from 2000 to 2001, Eide served as a State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When theStoltenberg's second cabinet took office after the2005 election, Eide became a State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2010, he again served as a State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 11 November 2011, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Defence. On 21 September 2012, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeedingJonas Gahr Støre.
From 2001 to 2013, Eide was a member of the Presidency of theParty of European Socialists. In 2004, he led a policy review on integrated missions commissioned by the UN Secretariat. He also served as adviser to the High-Level Panel on UN Reform, which concluded its work in 2005. He has also been active in theWorld Economic Forum[9] since 2003,[7] and a regular attendee of theMunich Security Conference since 2006.
After the resignation of Jens Stoltenberg's Government in October 2013, following the2013 election, he temporarily left Norwegian politics, but returned to Norway and was elected asMember of Parliament for theOsloLabour Party in the2017 election. He was re-elected in2021. In Parliament, he sat in theStanding Committee on Energy and the Environment and also served as its first vice chair between 2017 and 2021. Concurrently he was also the party's spokesperson on energy, climate and environmental issues. While serving in government from 2021, his seat was covered by deputy representativeSiri Staalesen.[10] He announced in August 2024 that he wouldn't seek re-election at the2025 election.[11]
Eide was appointed as defence minister by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on 11 November 2011 afterGrete Faremo was appointed minister of justice. Eide described his new position as "a great responsibility" and said he would not make "revolutionary changes".[12]
In March 2012, Eide criticizedNATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussens for saying that he was open to the possibility of using information gained under torture. Eide said that in his view this was "unacceptable", saying that it violated international conventions.[13]
In June 2012, Eide made the opening remarks at a seminar in Oslo on "Masculinity and the Military", saying that Norway was beginning the "final stage of the transformation of the armed forces", taking "a fundamentally new approach to how we recruit, invest in and maintain a pool of highly qualified personnel." In addition to "recruiting those who can run long distances and carry a heavy back pack", he explained, the military would seek to "attract those who are especially skilled in new technologies. Young people who can make an impact on system and strategy thinking. Indeed we need women and men who are inclined to find cyberspace more fascinating than wildlife and hiking."[14]
Prime Minister Stoltenberg named Eide Minister of Foreign Affairs on 21 September 2012 in a cabinet reshuffle.
In December 2012, Eide urged the United Kingdom to remain in the EU.[15]
At an Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø in January 2013, Eide signed a Host Country Agreement between Norway and the Arctic Council, establishing a permanent secretariat for the council in that city.[16]
At a joint press conference on 12 March 2013 in Washington, D.C., with newly appointed U.S. Secretary of StateJohn Kerry, Eide said that Norway was working "closely with the Syrian opposition", by providing humanitarian aid and, "trying to help them to set up local council inside Syria." But Norway, like the U.S., was not yet, "actively arming the rebels", though it agreed with the U.S. that "President Assad has lost all credibility, he must go. We need to work with the Syrian opposition, we need to help them to unify, we need to help them to consolidate messages, and we need to make sure that the Security Council finally is able to come to a kind of joint position in this issue. And I think on these issues we are very much of the same approach."[17]
In March 2013, Eide addressed the first-ever governmental conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons.[18] "Time is not on our side", he told the audience. "The technology exists, on more hands, and we know that more states and non-state groups are contemplating acquiring real weapons. On top of this, comes the risk of accidental detonation, for instance due to improper handling of nuclear weapons."[19]
In April 2013, Eide declared that a new wave of violence in the state of Rakhine in Burma should not be considered identical to earlier conflicts in that country, which resulted from government oppression. He expressed confidence that Burmese authorities were taking the situation seriously and were eager to establish reconciliation and peace.[20]
Eide hailed the "historic agreement" between Serbia and Kosovo in April 2013 which resolved all outstanding questions between the two countries.[21] Meeting with Serbian First Deputy Prime MinisterAleksandar Vučić inBelgrade, Eide said that even though Norway is not a member of the EU, it strongly supports Serbia's EU pathway.[22]
On 14 October 2021, Eide was appointedMinister of Climate and the Environment inStøre's Cabinet.[23]
Barth Eide and Minister of Trade and IndustryJan Christian Vestre announced that the government would work actively to cut emissions, with him saying: "We must dispose of the emissions we have left in the best possible way. We will look for the most rational, cost-effective and efficient measures that reduce emissions in all sectors of society".[24]
Barth Eide expressed that an overview over climate emissions from consumption could be necessary. He further said it was something Norway should become better at, but couldn't yet say when such a process would be started. However, he did reassure that it would be started gradually over time.[25]
Early into the2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference inGlasgow, Barth Eide said it was also too early to say if any significant progress could be made. He did however stress the importance of the work againstclimate change and putting 1,5 degrees as a target for the world to reach. He also advised that money that goes to climate adaption should be tripled.[26]
Barth Eide stated thatGreta Thunberg's statements of the seriousness of the climate crisis were acceptable, but he further warned that saying that the policies and the conference being useless, would be heading down a dangerous path. He further added a message to Thunberg and her supporters: "I believe that the strong and sensible commitment to make something happen must be converted into political action, not into rejecting the whole idea of democratic political change. It's a bit important to get that balance in order there, and that is my message to Greta Thunberg and those who cheer her on".[27]
In late November, Eide approved the culling of 26 wolves living in various parts of Norway. On the issue, he commented: "The Ministry of Climate and the Environment has dealt with complaints about the predatory game committees' decisions on licensing of up to 26 wolves outside the wolf zone. We have not found grounds to change the decision. They are therefore final".[28] The wolves are a critical endangered species in Norway.[29]
Barth Eide received criticism from theSocialist Left Party in January 2022 after having spoken "warmly" about the country's oil and gas industry in a meeting with theEuropean Union'sCommissioner for Climate ActionFrans Timmermans. The party's spokesperson for climate policy,Lars Haltbrekken, stated that his party "fears that fossil gas will displace renewable and emission-free energy". He also indicated that the party would question Barth Eide about the matter, and to "get him to realise thatfossil energy is not the solution, not even in a temporary period". Barth Eide responded to the criticism, saying: "In an ideal world, one should really say that only completely green things are green. But part of the problem with taxonomy is that everything has to be green at once. Then you will not catch the transition from brown to green, which the gas can be if it replaces coal, but which it is not if it replaces wind. As long as you aim for zero emissions in the end, then this is a natural part of the way there".[30]
Barth Eide and his predecessor,Sveinung Rotevatn, both agreed that Norwegian politicians hasn't done enough to fight against climate change. Either he or Rotevatn expressed that the 1,5 target wasn't impossible to reach, although it could be difficult.[31]
In response to a joint letter from governors and mayors from the area surrounding theOslo fjord regarding nitrogen pollution, Barth Eide responded saying that he appreciated the enthusiasm regarding the issue. He also promised to meet the effected local leaders regarding measures to strengthen nitrogen purification and solutions to other issues mentioned in the letter.[32]
In early February, Eide announced that the government had won in the appeal court against a temporary injunction to further cull 26 wolves inside the designated wolf zone.[33] The culling of the wolves started the very next day, bringing the Norwegian wolf even closer to extinction.[34]
After the Centre Party's parliamentary leaderMarit Arnstad had suggested that Norway's climate good may have to be pushed back, Eide responded, saying that they would not do so. He also stated that going back on climate ambitions was not the way forward, but instead opt to maintain them and or strengthen them. He also noted that the strategy to reach said targets were not specific, but the goal is binding. Eide also didn't rule out tightening the grip on the climate goal.[35]
On 30 May, he announced the establishment of a new environmental council, which would only be so in name, and would officially be a "council for fair workplace adjustment". The intended purpose is for workers and their employers to offer solutions. Barth Eide stated: "This applies to steel and smelters, it applies to cement production and heavy industry. We must come up with solutions for chemical processes and new energy sources to manage this, together". Although environmental groups expressed understanding for the inclusion of workers and employers, they were critical of being left out, despite having previously been invited to similar councils to either negotiate or handle questions of political solutions. The leader of theNorwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, Truls Gulowsen, said: "Of course, we agree that the labour partners should have a central role, but this does not preclude others from being involved, especially if the council is to have real significance in the work with record-breaking emission cuts".[36]
On 22 June, it was announced that the government would establish protection over Lopphavet, making it the largest ocean protected area in the country. Eide stated: "We have targeted the protection measures against the natural values that were important to protect". Despite the ocean's protection, fishing would still be allowed in it, to which he said: "It will have little effect on the activity that is there today. We have received great local support for the measure". The only exception would be two coral areas. The protection of the area would be headed byAlta Municipality,Hasvik Municipality, andLoppa Municipality, along withTroms og Finnmark county and theSámi Parliament of Norway.[37]
While attending theUnited Nations ocean conference on 27 June, Barth Eide announced that the Norwegian government would be establishing an ocean environmental law. The law would allow the government to establish protection areas reaching up to 200 nautical miles. He said: "Once we have the law in place, we can establish protection in all of the sea Norway manages. This is closely linked to what Norway and the UN want. We must become better at managing the sea in a sustainable way".[38]
On 29 August,Dagbladet revealed that Barth Eide and his ministry had rejected a request from Ukraine regarding the need forpersonal protective equipment for rangers in the country. The rejection letter stated that Norway didn't have the equipment in question available for donation.[39]
On 6 October, as part of the state budget for 2023, Barth Eide presented plans to tackle climate change in what he dubbed "the green book". The budget included plans to cut emissions from 23.9 million tons to 23.2 million, while additional measures would assist it being fill the gap of 0.2 million. Environmental organisations reacted widely negative to the budget proposal for climate and environment issues, citing the cuts were insufficient to reach Norway's climate goal in 2030.[40]
In early November, Liberal Party leaderGuri Melby accused Barth Eide of hiding the real figures for car emissions in aNorwegian Automobile Federation report. State Secretary Ragnhild Syrstad, on Barth Eide's behalf, assured that progress was being made on selling electricity cars and reach the 2025 target.[41]
While attending the2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference inEgypt, Eide defended Norway's position on confusing to produce oil while also calling for increased climate costs. He added that he wasn't impressed by the notion of stopping oil production and the sudden occurrence of an energy revolution, also that oil among other things, should be phased out gradually.[42]
Eide attended the2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference inMontreal, where he encouraged cooperation between countries to solve the nature crisis. He also led the end-negotiations at the conference and also expressed hope for a solution by the end of its duration.[43] On 19 December, a nature agreement was made by all countries at the conference. Barth Eide praised the agreement, also praising it for its "clear language". The agreement had however been blocked byDR Congo before being ratified.[44]
In January 2023, Barth Eide was a part of a Norwegian delegation visiting theTroll Research Station inAntarctica. He also announced that the government had tasked theNorwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property to consider building new facilities for the research station worth 3 billion NOK, with a doubling capacity for 65 to 100 people.[45]
After theEuropean Parliament passed climate legislation in April, which notably included the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM); Bath Eide argued that it isn't formally a tariff. He also specified that the EU had stated so and that it is part of their quota system. He also stated that the government would take the legislation into consideration if it's relevant for theEEA.[46]
In July, Barth Eide approved a felling permit for a femalebrown bear and her cubs after theNorwegian Environment Agency had originally rejected a request by sheep and goat farmers inNord-Trøndelag. The Ministry of Climate and the Environment asked this request be reversed and action taken against the brown bear and her cubs as soon as possible. Both Barth Eide and the ministry argued the reason for the approval was to "lift the tax burden on the grazing industry".[47] However, a few days later the Oslo District Court forbade environmental authorities from executing the order until the decision had been considered to be legal.[48]
Eide toldKlassekampen in August, that the opposition to wind power in recent times had gone too far. He also acknowledged that there were wrongs in the Fosen ruling, while also criticising parts of the environmental movement for seemingly dismissing the proposal of wind power.[49]
In September, the government announced that they would make future motorways slimmer in order to save the environment, reuse existing roads and decrease intervention in nature. Barth Eide argued that there would be less intervention in the nature if pre-existing roads were expanded upon.[50]
On 16 October, Barth Eide was reassigned during a cabinet reshuffle.
On 16 October 2023, Barth Eide was reappointed minister of foreign affairs in a cabinet reshuffle.[51]
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Shortly after his re-appointment, Barth Eide oversaw Norway's response to theGaza war. After a UN resolution which Norway supported, Barth Eide stated that "Israel is burning sympathy" with their continuous attacks in theGaza Strip. He did reiterate that Israel had the right to self defence, but that it should be within the boundaries of warfare. His comments sparked outrage from the Israeli embassy, who encouraged other countries to support Hamas to leave the war zone rather than condemn Israel.[52]
On 15 November, Barth Eide and prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that Norwegian citizens stranded in theGaza Strip had been evacuated toEgypt by bus.[53]
At aNATO foreign ministers summit in late November, Barth Eide expressed concern about different standards regarding theRussian invasion of Ukraine and theGaza war. He said there was lack of criticism against Israel's blockade of the Gaza strip as a key issue, additionally expressing concern about global support for Ukraine dwindling.[54]
In December, Barth Eide attended a summit inOslo, meeting with his other European and Middle Eastern counterparts to discuss a two state solution regarding Israel andPalestine. He said that some countries had to be "the adults at home in this dreadful situation" regarding an approach to the ongoingGaza war.[55]
In January, he expressed concern about Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip and labelled their actions as possible war crimes and breaches of humanitarian law. He did however abstain from referring to it as genocide, and also rejected calls for sanctioning Israel economically. He did however mention that Norway had been in discussions with other countries about visa sanctions against Israeli settlers and settlers who have practised violence.[56] Later that month, he opined that there was no other option than a two state solution after Israeli prime ministerBenjamin Netanyahu rejected the idea of establishing a Palestinian state should the war in Gaza end. Barth Eide furthermore called Netanyahu's rejection "concerning" and a violation of theOslo accords.[57]
Following Israeli accusations against someUNRWA stafftaking part in the Hamas attack on Israel, Barth Eide announced that Norway would continue its financial support to the agency. He welcomed the investigation launched into the allegations, while also highlighting the importance of continued aid to people in the Gaza Strip.[58]
In late February, he indicated that Norway support Dutch prime ministerMark Rutte's candidacy for NATO Secretary General, succeedingJens Stoltenberg.[59]
Barth Eide announced in March that the government would advise against Norwegian companies doing business with Israeli settlements.[60]
Following the2024 Russian presidential election, Barth Eide called the election "undemocratic" and "not free and fair". He also met with Russians living in Norway who opposeVladimir Putin to discuss challenges facing Russians living in Norway, notably asylum applications.[61]
Barth Eide warned in April against Iran retaliating against Israel following theIsraeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus. He warned the country against causing more escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict and against retaliatory actions. His ministry furthermore issued a warning to Norwegians in Israel about the possibility of an Iranian attack on the country in the coming days.[62]
Speaking toGod morgen Norge in late April, Barth Eide opened for Norway to recognise Palestine as a country over the course of spring. However, he noted that Norway would recognise Palestine if persuaded by a group of countries aiming for the same objective.[63] Norway officially recognised Palestine as a country on 22 May.[64]
During aMay Day event inDrammen he smiled and posed for a photo with Mona Osman, a Norwegian politician who is the daughter of extradited and accused Palestinian terrorist Walid Osman, who held a sign saying "Fuck Israel Fuck Capitalism Fuck NATO".[65][66]
Following theassassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Barth Eide expressed concerns for further escalation in the region and warned against retaliatory actions from eitherHamas,Hezbollah or Iran. He did suggest that Haniyeh's assassination could be a turning point for the need of a ceasefire and warned that "retaliation upon retaliation does not work".[67]
Following Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of withdrawing troops from thePhiladelphi Corridor in early September, Barth Eide expressed that Netanyahu was adding further demands, which would make a ceasefire more harder to reach. He further emphasised that a ceasefire would be the only way to secure the release of other hostages and that both Israel and Hamas had breached multiple founding principles of international law.[68]
In the wake of the death ofHezbollah leaderHassan Nasrallah in late September, Barth Eide called for an end to hostilities inLebanon and for a ceasefire both there and in Gaza. He furthermore emphasised the need for political solutions that could last.[69]
Barth Eide and his Nordic counterparts signed a joint letter in late October condemning Israel's draft bills that would seek to ban theUNRWA from operating in the country and in effect the Palestinian areas. Furthermore, they urged theKnesset to reconsider passing the bill.[70] Once the bills had been passed, Eide issued his condemnation and added that Norway would be seeking to ask theICJ about the legality of the ban and whether or not it violates international law.[71]
During aOSCE meeting inMalta in December, Barth Eide accused Russia of violating theHelsinki Accords, notably emphasising violations of human rights and the principle of another state not intervening in another state's internal affairs.[72]
Shortly before thesecond inauguration of Donald Trump, Barth Eide praised him for the ceasefire agreement inGaza and expressed that Trump's incoming presidency could be good news for the Middle East. He further stated it would be detrimental to secure a peace agreement for Ukraine and important for Europe that this would be done.[73]
With news of US PresidentDonald Trump starting peace talks with Russia and Ukraine, Eide argued that Ukraine should have a seat at the table to set the premises of a peace agreement. Furthermore, he argued that a possibleNATO membership for Ukraine shouldn't be ruled out and that negotiations shouldn't only be left to Trump andVladimir Putin.[74]
Ahead of a NATO foreign ministers summit in April, Eide echoedUS Secretary of StateMarco Rubio's sentiment that European countries should strengthen their defence capabilities within NATO. However, he did criticise this in potentially being contradictory given the US's imposed tariffs on European imports, which he feared could lead to a recession and thereby making it difficult for European countries to spend more on defence.[75]
Despite having received criticism from the Israeli government for his criticism of their actions against Palestinians, Eide was personally invited toJerusalem by them to speak about antisemitism at the 2025IHRA conference in May. While there he also met with representatives of the Israeli government and emphasised the Norwegian stance regarding theongoing conflict and antisemitism. He also remarked that "there is room to do better" in combating antisemitism.[76]
Eide met with US Secretary of StateMarco Rubio in June to discuss theongoing conflict in the Middle East, Ukraine, Arctic security and theupcoming NATO summit.[77] Eide highlighted the importance ofIran not having nuclear weapons and also the US' role in ensuring a deal which would see Iran stripped of nuclear weapons in the future, which he argued would be dangerous for the region. He would also not rule out the possibility of US involvement in the war.[78]
Upon the second anniversary of theGaza war, Eide commented that he was a "cautious optimist" aboutDonald Trump's proposed peace plan for Gaza, but he also noted that Trump's plan has served as a crucial step towards a potential end to the conflict.[79]
In December 2013, Eide joined the board of theCentre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), a private diplomacy organisation whose mission is to help mitigate armed violence through dialogue and mediation. Since 2016 he was Vice Chair and from June 2019, he has been the chair of the board of theCentre for Humanitarian Dialogue.[6] He resigned from this post when he was appointed minister on 14 October 2021.
Eide was a member of the board of theStockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) from 2017 to 2021, and was a board member of theNorwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) from 2014 to 2017. From 2017 to 2021, he was a member of the board of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee and a member of theEuropean Leadership Network (ELN) in London.
In 2014, he was appointed UN secretary-generalBan Ki-moon's special adviser forCyprus.[80] As a UN Under-Secretary General, Eide led theUnited Nations Good Offices Mission in Cyprus for three years. In 2016, after two years of intensified negotiations and liaison, he stated that both sides are strongly committed to the peace process and that settlement discussions are held without taboos on all issues.[81] He was reappointed in this position by Secretary GeneralAntónio Guterres in 2017. An International Conference on Cyprus was inaugurated on 12 January 2017 in Geneva, but closed without having arrived at a final settlement at its last session in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on 6 July 2017.
On 14 August 2017, he announced his resignation as UN special envoy to Cyprus in order to run for elected office in Norway.[82] A new Special Adviser has so far not been appointed and negotiations have not resumed.
Barth Eide is married to Paloma Rosón Hernández, with whom he has three sons: Eivind, Gabriel and Olav.[83] He met his wife in the late 1980s inBarcelona, when they were both active in theEuropean Movement. His oldest son was atUtøya at the time of the2011 Norway attacks, and ultimately survived it.[84]
Født 1. mai 1964 i Oslo
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| Preceded by | Minister of Defence 2011–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 2012–2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | First Vice Chair of theStanding Committee on Energy and the Environment 2017–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Climate and the Environment 2021–2023 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 2023–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General onCyprus 2014–2017 | Succeeded by |
