15 Facts About Trond Giske

Trond Giske faced intense criticism when seeking election as chairman of a local party branch in 2020, and as a result announced his withdrawal from politics.

Trond Giske attended the University of Oslo and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, receiving a cand.

Trond Giske was an honorary member of the fraternity "Kjeller" during his studies.

In 1992 Trond Giske was elected head of the Workers Youth League as a whole.

Trond Giske served until 1996, the following year he was elected to the parliament, the Storting for the first time, he has since been reelected on three occasions.

Trond Giske would serve in this capacity until the minority Labour government fell in the 2001 elections.

Trond Giske would remain in this position until October 2009, when as a part of a cabinet reshuffle he was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry, succeeding Sylvia Brustad.

In January 2012, Trond Giske received widespread attention for his opposition to the sale of TV 2 to a Danish company.

Trond Giske called on board members and CEO's to adhere to this policy or risk being replaced.

Trond Giske is well known for his personal friendship with members of the royal family, namely Princess Martha Louise of Norway and her previous husband, the author Ari Behn.

Trond Giske is known for being a big supporter of his home town football club Rosenborg.

Trond Giske has several times faced accusations of cronyism by having appointed little-qualified close friends to well paid government jobs, which led to formal inquiries into his actions in the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs.

In October 2012, several media reported that Trond Giske had demanded that his close friend and colleague Tore O Sandvik be appointed to the board of directors of The Telenor Group, even though the board had stated that Sandvik "was not even close to being qualified", the board objected due to the fact that Sandvik was considered one of Trond Giske's closest friends.

Trond Giske vehemently denied ever having made the demand, claiming it might have been a mere proposal.

Trond Giske was in a relationship with Anne Grethe Moe from ca.