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Marie Heiberg Simonsen (born 1 June 1962) is a Norwegian journalist who since 2003 has been political editor in Dagbladet. She has previously worked for Dagens Næringsliv and VG.
Early life, education and career
Simonsen was born in Bodø and grew up at the west side of Oslo. Her father is the lawyer and Conservative politician Gustav Heiberg Simonsen.
She studied law, literature and political science at the University of Oslo 1983–1985. She started working as a journalist in Dagens Næringsliv in 1985 after having been recruited by Kåre Valebrokk. She headed the feature department for a while and was the paper's correspondent in London 1994–1997. She worked for VG 1997–2003 where she became head of the newspapers's commentary section. She has also held causeries in NRK radio.
She participated in founding the Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Journalism (SKUP) in 1990.
Views
Simonsen has described her general political positions as in accordance with the liberal tradition of Dagbladet. She opposes the Norwegian monarchy and the Norwegian state church. She does not have any fixed preference for a particular political party.
Books
- Marie Simonsen and Ingunn Yssen (2010): Bråk! Den store likestillingssvindelen. Aschehoug Forlag. ISBN 9788203291845
References
- ^ Olav Garvik, Marie Heiberg Simonsen, Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 March 2014
- ^ Bjarne Riiser Gundersen (17 April 2009), Overdommeren, Morgenbladet. Retrieved 6 March 2014
- Anne Viken (3 December 2003), Mellom dukser og raddiser, Universitas. Retrieved 6 March 2014