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'{{Infobox officeholder |name = Trond Jævla Giske |image = Kulturminister Trond Giske på åpningen av Rockheim.jpg |office = Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry |monarch = [[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]] |term_start = 20 October 2009 |term_end = 16 October 2013 |predecessor = [[Sylvia Brustad]] |successor = [[Monica Mæland]] |office2 = Norwegian Minister of Culture and Church Affairs |primeminister2 = [[Jens Stoltenberg]] |term_start2 = 17 October 2005 |term_end2 = 20 October 2009 |predecessor2 = [[Valgerd Svarstad Haugland]] |successor2 = [[Anniken Huitfeldt]] |office3 = Norwegian Minister of Church, Education and Research |primeminister3 = [[Jens Stoltenberg]] |term_start3 = 17 March 2000 |term_end3 = 19 October 2001 |predecessor3 = [[Jon Lilletun]] |successor3 = [[Kristin Clemet]] |constituency_MP4 =[[Sør-Trøndelag]] |parliament4 =Norwegian |majority4 =<!-- Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number --> |term_start4 = 1 October [[List of members of Stortinget 1997–2001|1997]] |term_end4 =[[List of members of Stortinget 2009-2013|present]] |office5 = Leader of the [[Workers' Youth League (Norway)|Workers' Youth League]] |primeminister5 = [[Gro Harlem Brundtland]] |term_start5 = 1992 |term_end5 = 1996 |predecessor5 = [[Turid Birkeland]] |successor5 = [[Anniken Huitfeldt]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|7|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour Party]] |spouse = |alma_mater = [[University of Oslo]] |signature = }} '''Trond Giske''' (born 7 November 1966) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] former [[politician]] who served as deputy leader of the [[Norwegian Labour Party]] from 2015 until his resignation in 2018 as a result of the so-called Giske affair. In December 2017 and in the context of the international [[Me Too (hashtag)|Me Too]] controversy, Giske was accused of an extensive pattern of [[sexual harassment]] and [[sexual assault]]<ref>[http://time.com/5092957/trond-giske-norway-sexual-misconduct/ #MeToo Hits Norway: Top Politician Steps Down Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]''</ref><ref name="vg">[https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/arbeiderpartiet/ap-politiker-line-oma-staar-frem-som-giske-varsler/a/24224349/ AP-politiker Line Oma står frem som Giske-varsler]</ref> of young women, leading to the so-called Giske affair, which dominated Norwegian media for several weeks. After admitting to some of the accusations against him, Giske was asked to permanently resign by party leader [[Jonas Gahr Støre]] on 1 January 2018,<ref name="ap2">[https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/politikk/i/vmOgRB/Store--Dokumentasjonen-underbygger-varslernes-historier Støre: – Dokumentasjonen underbygger varslernes historier], ''[[Aftenposten]]''</ref> which he subsequently did on 7 January 2018 shortly before the party executive committee were to debate the matter and shortly before Støre was about to state publicly that Giske needed to resign.<ref name="ap-resignation" /> On 25 January 2018 the Labour Party ruled that Giske had violated the party's rules against sexual harassment and that his behaviour disqualified him from holding offices or positions of trust in the party.<ref name="ap2518">[https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/Mg1Kno/Ap-Trond-Giske-har-brutt-partiets-etiske-regelverk Ap: Trond Giske har brutt partiets etiske regelverk]</ref><ref name="vg18" /> In response Giske sought legal assistance against his own party.<ref name="Eilertsen">[https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kommentar/i/0E4mW2/Trond-Giskes-advokater-prover-a-gjore-saken-til-noe-annet-enn-den-er---Trine-Eilertsen Trond Giskes advokater prøver å gjøre saken til noe annet enn den er]</ref> Giske was elected into the [[Stortinget|Norwegian parliament]] for [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county in 1997, and served as Minister of Education, Research and Church Affairs in the [[first cabinet Stoltenberg|first cabinet]] of [[Jens Stoltenberg]] from 2000 to 2001, as Minister of Culture and Church Affairs in [[Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet]] from 2005 to 2009 and as Minister of Trade and Industry from 2009 to 2013. As a cabinet member he several times faced accusations of [[cronyism]] by having appointed little-qualified close friends to well paid government jobs, which also led to formal inquiries into his actions in the [[Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs]].<ref name="e24">[https://e24.no/makro-og-politikk/giske-maa-svare-paa-fire-nye-spoersmaal/20291237 Giske må svare på fire nye spørsmål]</ref> ==Early life and education== Born 7 November 1966 in [[Trondheim]], Sør-Trøndelag, he is the son of engineer Bjørn Giske (1938-) and associate professor Norunn Illevold (1935-). He attended both [[University of Oslo]] and [[Norwegian University of Science and Technology]] receiving a degree in economy in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biografi: Giske, Trond|url=http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=TG|work=Biografier|publisher=Stortinget|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref> ==Political career== Active in the [[Workers' Youth League (Norway)|Workers' Youth League]] from an early age, Giske became the leader of its Trondheim branch in 1988, before becoming the leader of its Sør-Trøndelag branch the following year. In 1992 Giske was elected head of the Workers Youth League as a whole. He 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. In March 2000 Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg appointed Giske as the new Minister of Education and Church affairs. He would serve in this capacity until the minority Labour government fell in the [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001|2001 elections]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lyssand|first=Halvard|title=Trond Giske ny utdanningsminister|url=http://paraplyen.nhh.no/paraplyen/akiv/2000/mars/trond_gisk/|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=Paraplyen.no|date=17 March 2000|language=Norwegian|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130223031911/http://paraplyen.nhh.no/paraplyen/akiv/2000/mars/trond_gisk/|archivedate=23 February 2013|df=}}</ref> 4 years later, the [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005|2005 elections]] again swept the Labour party to power as a part of the [[Red-green coalition]] and Trond Giske was then appointed Minister of Culture.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tidligere kultur- og kirkeminister Trond Giske (Perioden 17.10.05-20.10.09)|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dokumentarkiv/stoltenberg-ii/kkd/personer-og-enheter/minister/2006/kultur-_og_kirkeminister_trond_giske.html?id=1475|work=Personer og enheter|publisher=Regjeringen.no|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref> He 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nærings- og handelsminister Trond Giske|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/nhd/dep/narings--og-handelsminister-trond-giske.html?id=582212|publisher=Regjeringen.no|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref> ===Minister of Trade and Industry=== In January 2012, Giske received widespread attention for his opposition to the sale of [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]] to a Danish company. Giske spoke out against the transfer of 100% of TV 2's shares to the [[Egmont Group]], at a price of 2.1 billion [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] (274 million [[euro]]s), despite Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg stating his government would have no opinion on the case.<ref>[http://www.egmont.com/press/news-and-press-releases/product-news/egmont-acquires-the-rest-of-norwegian-tv-2/ Egmont acquires the rest of Norwegian TV 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119095952/http://www.egmont.com/press/news-and-press-releases/product-news/egmont-acquires-the-rest-of-norwegian-tv-2/ |date=2012-01-19 }}</ref><ref name=dis>{{cite news|last=Berglund|first=Nina|title=Giske faces disciplinary action|newspaper=Views and News from Norway|date=January 19, 2012|url=http://www.newsinenglish.no/2012/01/19/giske-faces-disciplinary-action/}}</ref> It was reported that Giske threatened the head of the [[Telenor|Telenor Group]], [[Harald Norvik]], with the loss of his position if the sale went through.<ref name=dis/><ref>{{cite news|last=Berglund|first=Nina|title=Trade Minister still in hot water|newspaper=Views and News from Norway|date=January 12, 2012|url=http://www.newsinenglish.no/2012/01/12/trade-minister-still-in-hot-water/}}</ref> One of the policies championed during Giskes tenure as minister has been the so-called "salary moderation". The idea is that the leaders of state owned companies or companies where the Norwegian government was majority shareholder should not earn more in salary than their counterparts in the [[private sector]].<ref>{{cite news|agency=NTB|title=Giske kaller inn styreledere for å diskutere lønn|url=http://e24.no/naeringsliv/giske-kaller-inn-styreledere-for-aa-diskutere-loenn/20245931?view=print|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=e24.no|date=23 May 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Giske called on board members and CEO's to adhere to this policy or risk being replaced.<ref>{{cite news|last=Riber Sparre|first=Martin|title=- Jeg har nå gjort det enda tydeligere at jeg mener alvor|url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/naringsliv/article2456989.ece|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=Dagens Næringsliv|date=23 August 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> ==Media appearances== As a well known Labour politician in Norway, Giske has had numerous appearances in the media. He displays an interest in culturally related subjects such as film, literature and especially [[Soccer|football]]. He is also well known for his personal friendship with members of the Royal family, namely [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]] and her previous husband, the author [[Ari Behn]]. He is also known for being a big supporter of his home town football club [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rasmussen|first=John|title=- Rosenborg er i ferd med å miste sjela si|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2008/10/30/552146.html|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=Dagbladet.no|language=Norwegian}}</ref> ==Controversy== ===Allegations of cronyism=== Giske has several times faced accusations of [[cronyism]] by having appointed little-qualified close friends to well paid government jobs, which also led to formal inquiries into his actions in the [[Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs]].<ref name="e24" /> ;Entra In October 2012 Trond Giske's long-time friend and Labour party colleague [[Rune Olsø]] was appointed CEO of [[Entra Eiendom]] a company wholly owned by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Olsø was to receive NOK 4.2 million in salary, which was perceived by some to be in violation of Giske's own policy of moderation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hegvik|first=Gunn Kari|title=Dette er Entra-saken|url=http://e24.no/makro-og-politikk/dette-er-entra-saken/20285122|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=e24.no|date=11 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Later it was revealed that the chairman and vice-chairman of the board opposed the appointment of Olsø, but lost the vote due to pressure from members who had personal or political ties to Giske.<ref>{{cite news|last=NTB|title=Entra-styret visste ikke om båndene til Olsø|url=http://www.nrk.no/okonomi/_-visste-ikke-om-bandene-til-olso-1.8349526|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=Nrk.no|date=7 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> In the wake of the affair, prime minister Jens Stoltenberg appointed [[Bård Vegar Solhjell]] to handle the matter, as Giske had recused himself. Solhjell responded by firing three board members, including two who was largely seen as having close ties to Giske.<ref>{{cite news|last=NTB|title=Entra-styremedlemmer må gå|url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article2487520.ece|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=Dagens Næringsliv|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Ten days after the story broke, Rune Olsø resigned as CEO of Entra.<ref>{{cite news|last=Skarvøy|first=Lars-Joakim|title=Rune Olsø går av som Entra-sjef|url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10047078|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=Vg.no|date=17 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> ;Telenor In October 2012 several media reported that 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 also objected due to the fact that Sandvik was considered one of Giskes closest friends.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wergeland|first=Paal|title=- Giske ville ha venn inn i Telenor-styret|url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.8368250|accessdate=25 October 2012|newspaper=Nrk.no|date=22 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> According to the media reports Giske eventually relented, but only after the board accepted another friend, [[Hallvard Bakke]], instead; Bakke himself stated that he had no knowledge about the telecommunications industry.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dalen|first=Per-Magne|title=Giske ville ha kompisen inn i Telenor-styret|url=http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/politisk/giske-ville-ha-kompisen-inn-i-telenorstyret-3906211.html|accessdate=25 October 2012|newspaper=tv2.no|date=23 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Giske vehemently denied ever having made the demand, claiming it might have been a mere proposal.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bilstad|first=Camilla|title=- Har aldri krevd styreplass, Giske: – Dette viser at valgkampen er i gang|url=http://m.nrk.no/m/artikkel.jsp?art_id=1.8368780|accessdate=25 October 2012|newspaper=Nrk.no|date=23 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 25 October it emerged that Giske in 2009, when he was Minister of Culture, had personally appointed Tore O. Sandvik's wife and former party colleague Trine Brænden to the board of directors at the prestigious Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (TSO).<ref>{{cite news|last=NTB|title=Giske ga styreverv til vennens kone|url=http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/2012/10/25/giske-ga-styreverv-til-vennens-kone|accessdate=25 October 2012|newspaper=Abcnyheter.no|date=24 October 2012|language=Norwegian|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028093543/http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/2012/10/25/giske-ga-styreverv-til-vennens-kone|archivedate=28 October 2012|df=}}</ref> Giske stated that they were not close friends.<ref>{{cite news|last=Redaksjonen|title=Giske ga styreverv til vennens kone|url=http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/politisk/giske-ga-styreverv-til-vennens-kone-3908842.html|accessdate=25 October 2012|newspaper=Tv2.no|date=24 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> ===Sexual misconduct and resignation=== In December 2017, in what became known as the Giske affair, Giske was accused by multiple younger women of [[sexual harassment]] and [[sexual assault]].<ref name="vg" /> The accusations came in the context of the international [[Me Too (hashtag)|Me Too]] debate in the aftermath of the [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations]], and dominated Norwegian media for several weeks. Giske admitted to some of the allegations of sexual misconduct, although he denied some of the accusations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Newth|first1=Magnus|title=DN: Trond Giske inn på teppet etter minst fire nye varsler|url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/trond-giske/dn-trond-giske-inn-paa-teppet-etter-minst-fire-nye-varsler/a/24215641/|website=vg.no|language=Norwegian|date=20 December 2017|accessdate=23 December 2017}}</ref> On 1 January 2018 he was relieved of his duty as deputy leader for the Labour Party for an indefinite period as a result of the allegations. <ref>{{cite news|agency=Reuters|title=Norway Labour Party's deputy leader suspended over harassment allegations|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-harassment-lawmaker/norway-labour-partys-deputy-leader-suspended-over-harassment-allegations-idUSKBN1EQ19F|accessdate=3 January 2018|date=1 January 2018}}</ref> On 7 January 2018 he permanently resigned as deputy leader of the Labour Party stating that it was impossible for himself and his family to withstand the pressure of the picture that was painted of him by the media. Labour Party leader [[Jonas Gahr Støre]] stated that he had asked Giske to permanently resign a week earlier.<ref name="ap-resignation">[https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/politikk/i/On38v1/Trond-Giske-trekker-seg-som-Ap-nestleder Trond Giske trekker seg som Ap-nestleder]</ref><ref name="ap2" /> Giske's final resignation came shortly before the party executive committee were to debate the Giske affair.<ref name="ap2" /> According to ''[[Aftenposten]]'', Giske's resignation came only hours before party leader Støre was about to state publicly that Giske did not have his confidence and needed to resign.<ref>[https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/politikk/i/ngw1Wn/Giske-trakk-seg-like-for-han-skulle-fa-mistillit-fra-Store- Giske trakk seg like før han skulle få mistillit fra Støre]</ref> On 25 January 2018 the Labour Party ruled that Giske had violated the party's rules against sexual harassment and that his behaviour disqualified him from having offices in the party.<ref name="ap2518" /><ref name="vg18">[https://www.vg.no/nyheter/meninger/i/P3yMgX/seksuell-trakassering-felte-giske Seksuell trakassering felte Giske], VG</ref> In response Giske sought legal assistance against his own party.<ref name="Eilertsen" /> ==Personal life== Giske was in a relationship with Anne Grethe Moe until they separated amicably in 2006. They have one daughter, Una, together.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kristiansen|first=Bjørn|title=- Som kulturminister burde jeg vært nøyere på å sjekke habiliteten|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/10/11/nyheter/entra/politikk/regjeringen/trond_giske/23785714/|accessdate=23 October 2012|newspaper=Dagbladet.no|date=11 October 2012|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Since 2014, he has been in a relationship with singer and television host [[Haddy N'jie]] and the couple had a daughter in 2016.<ref>Maiken Svensen (1 April 2016) [http://www.vg.no/rampelys/haddy-n-jie-og-trond-giske-har-faatt-barn/a/23649981/ Haddy N'Jie og Trond Giske har fått barn] VG.</ref> ==Bibliography== *2009: ''Mangfold eller enfold: 21 stemmer om kultur i vår tid'', [[Aschehoug]] *2009: ''"Hvem snakker for Bob Kåre?"'', [[Aschehoug]] (with [[Hadia Tajik]]) ==See also== {{Portal|Norway|Biography|Politics}} *[[Workers' Youth League membership scandal]] ==References== {{Reflist|3}} {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{succession box | before=[[Sylvia Brustad]]| title=[[Minister of Trade and Industry (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry]] | years=2009-2013 | after=[[Monica Mæland]]}} {{succession box | before=[[Valgerd Svarstad Haugland]]| title=[[Minister of Culture and Church Affairs (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Culture and Church Affairs]] | years=2005&ndash;2009 | after=[[Anniken Huitfeldt]]}} {{succession box | before=[[Jon Lilletun]]| title=[[Minister of Education and Research (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Church, Education and Research]] | years=2000&ndash;2001 | after=[[Kristin Clemet]]}} {{s-ppo}} {{succession box | before=[[Turid Birkeland]]| title=[[Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking|Chairman of Workers' Youth League]] | years=1992&ndash;1996 | after=[[Anniken Huitfeldt]]}} {{s-end}} {{Stoltenberg cabinet}} {{Minister of Culture (Norway)}} {{Stortinget 2001-2005}} {{Stortinget 2009-2013}} {{Stortinget 2013-2017}} {{Stortinget 2017–2021}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Giske, Trond}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Norwegian economists]] [[Category:Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni]] [[Category:University of Oslo alumni]] [[Category:Politicians from Trondheim]] [[Category:Labour Party (Norway) politicians]] [[Category:Members of the Storting]] [[Category:Government ministers of Norway]] [[Category:Ministers of Culture of Norway]] [[Category:21st-century Norwegian politicians]] [[Category:20th-century Norwegian politicians]]'