Grete Ellingsen

Grete Ellingsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative [Party (Norway)|Conservative Party].
She was a State [Secretary (Norway)|State Secretary] in the Ministry of [Local Government and Regional Development|Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation] from 2015 to 2017, serving in Solberg's Cabinet. She had served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Nordland during the term 2009-2013, albeit without meeting in parliamentary session. She was also mayor of Sortland Municipality from 2011 to 2015.
She is educated as a jurist. Her board memberships include being chair of Sykehusapotek Nord and Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum.