Hanne Harlem

Hanne Harlem
Harlem in 1987
Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman
Assumed office
1 February 2020
Preceded byAage Thor Falkanger
Minister of Justice and the Police
In office
17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byOdd Einar Dørum
Succeeded byOdd Einar Dørum
Oslo City Commissioner for Children and Education
In office
1 January 1992 – 1 September 1993
Governing MayorRune Gerhardsen
Preceded byRobert Wright
Succeeded byGro Balas
Personal details
Born (1964-11-20) 20 November 1964 (age 61)
Oslo, Norway
PartyLabour
SpouseSam E. Harris
Children3

Hanne Harlem (born 20 November 1964) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was personal secretary to Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in 1990, personal secretary to the Minister of Children and Family Affairs in 1991 and Minister of Justice from 2000 to 2001, in Jens Stoltenberg's first cabinet.

In October 2019, she was nominated to become the next Parliamentary Ombudsman. She assumed office on 1 February 2020. She announced in October 2026 that she would be stepping down due to health reasons.

Personal life

She is a daughter of Gudmund Harlem and sister of former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. She is married to lawyer Sam E. Harris, with whom she has three children.

References

  1. ↑ "Hanne Harlem tiltrer som sivilombudsmann" (in Norwegian). Sivilombudet. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hanne Harlem ber om å fratre som sivilombud" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Aftenposten. 8 October 2026. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Hanne Harlem" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved on 8 January 2010