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Per-Kristian Foss
Foss in 2009

Second Vice President of the Storting
In office 8 October 2009 – 30 September 2013
President	Dag Terje Andersen
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kenneth Svendsen
First Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 9 May 2004 – 27 April 2008
Leader	Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Erna Solberg
Succeeded by	Jan Tore Sanner
Second Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 5 May 2002 – 9 May 2004
Leader	Jan Petersen
Preceded by	Anne Berit Andersen
Succeeded by	Jan Tore Sanner
Minister of Finance
In office 19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded by	Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen
Succeeded by	Kristin Halvorsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1981 – 30 September 2013
Deputy	Ine Eriksen Søreide
Constituency	Oslo
Leader of the Young Conservatives
In office 1 June 1973 – 1 June 1977
Preceded by	Jan Petersen
Succeeded by	Kaci Kullmann Five

Personal details
Born	Per-Kristian Foss (1950-07-19) 19 July 1950 (age 74) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Jan Erik Knarbakk
Occupation	Politician

Per-Kristian Foss (born 19 July 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and from 2014 to 2021 the Auditor General of Norway.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1981, and was re-elected on six occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1977–1981.

From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Foss was Minister of Finance. He also acted as Prime Minister very briefly in 2002. During this period his seat in parliament was taken by Ine Eriksen Søreide. Foss has received much attention for being the first openly gay minister in a Norwegian government and lives in registered partnership with Jan Erik Knarbakk. He was the first openly homosexual national leader.

On the local level Foss was a deputy member of Oslo city council from 1971 to 1975.

From 1973 to 1977 he was the leader of the Young Conservatives (Unge Høyre), the youth wing of the Conservative Party. Per Kristian Foss was mentioned as a possible new leader for the Conservative Party after Jan Petersen resigned in 2004, but he declined to run and instead supported Erna Solberg. After Høyre struggled in elections and polls during the first years of Erna Solberg's leadership he was also mentioned as a possible new leader, but he never challenged Solberg for the leadership position. At present Foss is deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and member of the party's central board.

Foss has a cand.mag. degree in political science, public law and criminology from the University of Oslo (1977) and partial graduate studies in political science.

References

"Norway names gay prime minister, briefly". Gay.com. PlanetOut Inc. January 25, 2002. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008.
"Worlds First Full Time Gay Male Leader Belgiums Elio di Rupo". 6 December 2011.
Carl A. Dahl: Foss vil ikke lede Høyre DN, February 2, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2012
Solberg: - Foss kan være et naturlig navn Aftenposten, 2009/2011. Retrieved December 6, 2012

External links

"Per-Kristian Foss" (in Norwegian). Storting.

Political offices
Preceded byKarl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen	Norwegian Minister of Finance 2001–2005	Succeeded byKristin Halvorsen
Party political offices
Preceded byJan Petersen	Leader of Norwegian Young Conservatives 1973–1977	Succeeded byKaci Kullmann Five

v t e Ministers of Finance of Norway
1945–present	Jahn (1945) Brofoss (1945–47) Meisdalshagen (1947–51) Bratteli (1951–55) Lis (1955–56) Bratteli (1956–60) Bjerve (1960–63) Cappelen (1963) Vårvik (1963) Cappelen (1963–65) Myrvoll (1965–71) Christiansen (1971–72) Norbom (1972–73) Kleppe (1973–79) Sand (1979–81) Presthus (1981–86) Skauge (1986) Berge (1986–89) Skauge (1989–90) Johnsen (1990–96) Stoltenberg (1996–97) Restad (1997–2000) Schjøtt-Pedersen (2000–01) Foss (2001–05) Halvorsen (2005–09) Johnsen (2009–13) Jensen (2013–20) Sanner (2020–21) Vedum (2021–)

Ministers of Finance of Norway

1945–present

Jahn (1945)
Brofoss (1945–47)
Meisdalshagen (1947–51)
Bratteli (1951–55)
Lis (1955–56)
Bratteli (1956–60)
Bjerve (1960–63)
Cappelen (1963)
Vårvik (1963)
Cappelen (1963–65)
Myrvoll (1965–71)
Christiansen (1971–72)
Norbom (1972–73)
Kleppe (1973–79)
Sand (1979–81)
Presthus (1981–86)
Skauge (1986)
Berge (1986–89)
Skauge (1989–90)
Johnsen (1990–96)
Stoltenberg (1996–97)
Restad (1997–2000)
Schjøtt-Pedersen (2000–01)
Foss (2001–05)
Halvorsen (2005–09)
Johnsen (2009–13)
Jensen (2013–20)
Sanner (2020–21)
Vedum (2021–)

v t e Vice-presidents of the Storting
Vice-presidents (prior to 2009)	Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Christopher Hornsrud C. J. Hambro Magnus Nilssen Gustav Natvig-Pedersen Johan Wiik Nils Langhelle Nils Hønsvald Alv Kjøs Nils Langhelle Leif Granli Bernt Ingvaldsen Svenn Stray Odvar Nordli Reiulf Steen Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl Edvard Grimstad Hans J. Røsjorde Inge Lønning Carl I. Hagen
First vice-presidents (from 2009)	Øyvind Korsberg Marit Nybakk
Second vice-presidents (from 2009)	Per-Kristian Foss Kenneth Svendsen
Third vice-presidents (from 2009)	Marit Nybakk Svein Roald Hansen
Fourth vice-presidents (from 2009)	Akhtar Chaudhry Ingjerd Schou
Fifth vice-presidents (from 2009)	Dagfinn Høybråten Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal

v t e Members of the Parliament of Norway 2005–09
Aust-Agder	de Ruiter T. Andersen Løite Duesund
Vest-Agder	Skumsvoll Klungland Eriksen Gitmark Schmidt Larsen
Akershus	Myrli Høglund J. Petersen Bjørnstad Asmyhr Sanner Eldegard Reikvam Tenden Kjos Aasen Sjøli Kjernli Thomsen Dahl Haga
Buskerud	Jagland Knudsen Eng Helleland Rytman Christoffersen Bergo Micaelsen Lundteigen
Finnmark	Nielsen Jakobsen Fredriksen Ballo Lysklætt
Hedmark	Trettebergstuen Faldet Bredvold Skulstad Vedum Breen K. Andersen Gundersen
Hordaland	Akselsen Sortevik E. Solberg Henriksen Hagesæter Sørfonn Lydvo Halleraker Valle Sponheim Woldseth Teigen Skjælaaen T. Hansen Dåvøy
Møre og Romsdal	Nesvik Kristoffersen Løvik Solholm Bekkemellem Grimstad Øveraas Kongshaug Jacobsen
Nordland	H-M. Solberg Svendsen Strøm Elvik Ellingsen T. Pedersen Samuelsen Kristiansen Ljunggren Sahl
Oppland	Brørby Enger Hagebakken Johnsen Nistad Rudihagen Thommessen
Oslo	Nybakk Foss Hagen Bøhler Holmås Dørum Eriksen Søreide Hildeng Jensen Marthinsen Chaudhry Lønning Khan Tybring-Gjedde Grande Wickholm Syversen
Rogaland	Vaksdal Nordtun Høie Høybråten Horne Sund Solvik-Olsen Vallersnes Kvassheim Opheim Lode Langeland Tørresdal
Sogn og Fjordane	Sandal Sande Starheim Heggø Ludvigsen
Telemark	S.O. Hansen Hoksrud Olsen Aasland Fostervold Holmberg
Troms	Arnesen Korsberg Bjørnflaten Amundsen Jensen Knutsen Aspaker
Nord-Trøndelag	Kristoffersen Stokkan-Grande Brustad Moe Eriksson Ryan Skjelstad
Sør-Trøndelag	Gjul Asphjell Sandberg Brende Djupedal E.K. Hansen Moe Lien Haugen Lånke
Vestfold	Mandt-Bartholsen Width Flåtten Gullvåg Anundsen Kosmo Thorkildsen
Østfold	Øye Leirstein S.R. Hansen Gåsvatn Engeset Johansen Giltun M. Hansen Hjemdal

v t e Bondevik's Second Cabinet
Kjell Magne Bondevik (KrF) Børge Brende (H) Kristin Clemet (H) Kristin Krohn Devold (H) Odd Einar Dørum (V) Laila Dåvøy (Krf) Per-Kristian Foss (H) Ansgar Gabrielsen (H) Knut Arild Hareide (Krf) 2004–05 Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (Krf) 2005–06 Dagfinn Høybråten (Krf) Hilde Frafjord Johnson (Krf) 2001–05 Svein Ludvigsen (H) Morten Andreas Meyer (H) 2004–05 Victor D. Norman (H) 2001–04 Jan Petersen (H) Ingjerd Schou (H) 2001–04 Torild Skogsholm (V) Erna Solberg (H) Lars Sponheim (V) Einar Steensnæs (Krf) Thorhild Widvey (H) 2004–05

v t e Members of the Parliament of Norway 2009–13
Aust-Agder	de Ruiter Godskesen Harberg Ropstad
Vest-Agder	Michaelsen Henriksen Gitmark Eriksen Skumsvoll Holmelid
Akershus	Huitfeldt Høglund Sanner Myrli Kjos Sjøli Aasen Asmyhr Eldegard Graham Solhjell Kjernli Tenden Thomsen Dahl Hareide
Buskerud	Kolberg Knudsen Helleland Christoffersen Rytman Micaelsen Werp Gustavsen Lundteigen
Finnmark	Pedersen Fredriksen Simensen Olsen Jensen
Hedmark	Storberget Trettebergstuen Bredvold Breen Vedum Gundarsen Sønsterud K. Andersen
Hordaland	Strøm-Erichsen Sortevik E. Solberg Henriksen Hagesæter Halleraker Lydvo Dåvøy Woldseth Teigen Warloe Toppe Lysbakken Rommetveit Reiertsen
Møre og Romsdal	Botten Nesvik Nørve Gjelseth Grimstad Torve Klinge Eide Hanekamhaug
Nordland	Strøm Ljunggren Svendsen Kristiansen Ellingsen Sivertsen Nordås L. Hansen G-K. Hansen Trældal
Oppland	Rudihagen Aasrud Johansen Hagebakken Wøien Thommessen Hagen
Oslo	Stoltenberg Foss Jensen Nybakk Halvorsen Søreide Bøhler Tybring-Gjedde Støre Grande Tetzschner Marthinsen Myhre Holmås Tajik Astrup Syversen
Rogaland	Solvik-Olsen Nordtun Høie Horne Sund Høybråten Meling Vaksdal Opheim Kleppa Kambe Thorsen Langeland
Sogn og Fjordane	Heggø Navarsete Starheim Bremer Lødemel
Telemark	Aasland Hoksrud Olsen Isaksen S. O. Hansen Bekkevold
Troms	Arnesen Korsberg Bjørnflaten Aspaker Amundsen Knutsen Nordahl
Nord-Trøndelag	Kristoffersen Stokkan-Grande Eriksson Brekk Bratli Myraune
Sør-Trøndelag	Giske Sandberg Gjul Helleland Asphjell Lien E. K. Hansen Valen Moe Håbrekke
Vestfold	D. T. Andersen Anundsen Flåtten Mandt-Bartholsen P. A. Olsen Gullvåg Thorkildsen
Østfold	S. R. Hansen Leirstein I. Johansen Schou Gåsvatn Forsberg W. Olsen Giltun Hjemdal

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