Haakon Blankenborg | |
|---|---|
| Member of theNorwegian Parliament forOppland | |
| In office 1981–2005 | |
| Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia | |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-04-08)8 April 1955 (age 69) Vågå,Oppland,Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Haakon Blankenborg (born 8 April 1955) is a Norwegian politician for theLabour Party.
He was born inVågå as a son of sawmill and forest Ola Blankenborg (1909–1989) and housewife Margit Kjeka (1915–1971). After primary school in Vågå he attended secondary school inVinstra from 1972 to 1975, and worked as a sawmill worker from 1975 to 1976. He had joined theWorkers' Youth League and chaired it locally and regionally; from 1981 to 1983 he was a member of the central board. He took a degree in history and political science at theUniversity of Oslo in 1980.[1]
He served as a deputy representative to theParliament fromOppland during the term 1977–1981, and was elected in1981. He chaired theStanding Committee on Foreign Affairs and theEnlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 2000. In 2005 he left Parliament to become Norwegian ambassador toSerbia.[1]
He has been a member of the county school board in Oppland from 1979 to 1983, and has been active in theEuropean Movement.[1]
In 2005, he became Norway's ambassador toSerbia.[2]
Since 2011 he has been General Director at the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.[3]
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