Rakel Surlien

Rakel Surlien
Minister of the Environment
In office
8 June 1983 – 9 May 1986
Prime MinisterKåre Willoch
Preceded byWenche Frogn Sellæg
Succeeded bySissel Rønbeck
Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice and the Police
In office
1995–1997
Preceded byIngelin Killengreen
Succeeded byMorten Ruud
Judge, Borgarting Court of Appeal
In office
1987–2001
Director, Independent Judicial Commission (reporting to the High Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
In office
2001–2004
Appointed byHigh Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Judge, Borgarting Court of Appeal
In office
2004–2016
Personal details
Born(1944-02-10)10 February 1944
Norway
Died29 July 2025(2025-07-29) (aged 81)
PartyCentre Party
OccupationJudge civil servant, politician

Rakel Surlien (10 February 1944 – 29 July 2025) was a Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician for the Centre Party.

Life and career

Surlien was the Minister of Environmental Affairs from 1983 to 1986 during Kåre Willoch's second term as prime minister. From 1987 she was a judge at Borgarting Court of Appeal in Oslo. She was Director of the Independent Judicial Commission, reporting to the High Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001–2004. Thereafter she was a judge at Borgarting until 2016. During the same period, she was appointed an ad hoc member of the Efta Competition Agency. Surlien died on 29 July 2025, at the age of 81.

References

  1. ↑ "Tidligere statsråd Rakel Surlien er død" [Former minister Rakel Surlien is dead]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 6 August 2025.

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