10 Facts About Martin Kolberg

Martin Kolberg was born on 24 February 1949 and is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Martin Kolberg served as the party secretary from 2002 until 2009 and an MP from Buskerud from 2009 until 2021.

Martin Kolberg was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 2009 and led the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs from 2013 to 2017.

Martin Kolberg is the son of railroad worker Kjell O J Kolberg and homemaker Ruth Utengen.

Martin Kolberg held a variety of jobs, including mailman, lab assistant at a cable wire factory and as assistant at the local shoe-factory.

Martin Kolberg served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from 1977 to 1981.

From 13 July 1995 to 25 October 1996, Martin Kolberg was state secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister under the third cabinet Brundtland.

Martin Kolberg reacted with anger and frustration, and the media portrayed the matter as Jagland firing his best friend.

Jagland further stated that it was all a misunderstanding, because he Jagland thought that Martin Kolberg did not want to work with "the Norwegian House".

Five days later, Martin Kolberg was appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Defence, where he remained until the cabined withdrew on 17 October 1997, following the defeat in the 1997 election.