Julie Brodtkorb

Julie Brodtkorb, formerly married Voldberg (born 29 October 1974 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Julie Brodtkorb
Brodtkorb in 2017
Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Norway
In office 16 December 2015 – 21 April 2017
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Vidar Helgesen
Succeeded by	Lars Øy
State Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister
In office 16 October 2013 – 21 April 2017
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Personal details
Born	Julie Margrethe Brodtkorb (1974-10-29) 29 October 1974 (age 50) Trondheim, South Trøndelag, Norway
Political party	Conservative

She graduated with the siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics in 1999. After spending one year as a trainee in Geelmuyden Kiese from 2000 to 2001, she was hired as political adviser for the Conservative Party parliamentary caucus. In 2005 she was promoted to communications director, and in 2009 further to chief of staff for Erna Solberg. She left her job in 2010 to become communications director in Kristiania Eiendomsforvaltning, at the same time becoming leader of the Conservative Party Women's Forum. After being the chief executive officer of communications bureau JKL from 2012 to 2013 she was hired as a State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister as a part of Solberg's Cabinet.^[1]

She was active in the Young Conservatives in Trondheim in the early 1990s, and later leader of the Conservative Party branch in Aremark from 2005 to 2006.^[2] Here, she lived on a farm belonging to her then-husband Tore Aksel Voldberg. After marrying in 2004, the couple mostly lived at Skøyen Manor. They divorced in 2010.^[3] She was elected to office for the first time in 2011, when winning seats in both Ullern borough council and Oslo city council.^[2]

She has been in a relationship with William Nygaard in 2013. ^[4] She was married with Thore Kristiansen from April 2017 to June 2018.^[5] On 18 March 2014 she spoke in support of gender equality in economics.^[6]

References

1. "Statssekretær Julie Margrethe Brodtkorb (H)" (in Norwegian). Government.no. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
2. "Julie Margrethe Brodtkorb" (in Norwegian). Conservative Party. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
3. Johansen, Marianne; Norman, Mona Grivi (3 August 2010). "Maktpar skilles - kan bli Norges dyreste skilsmisse" [Maktpar separated - could be Norway's most expensive divorce]. VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
4. Klokk, Ida B. (June 1, 2013). "Julie (38) falt for frekkheten til William (70)". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
5. Finsveen, Jesper N. (June 26, 2018). "Julie Brodtkorb og ektemannen separeres". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved August 10, 2020.
6. "Gender equality is smart economy". March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2014.