Ms. Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide MP

Ms. Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide is a Norwegian politician and was elected as a Member of the Storting for Oslo County in 2005. She is the current Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, and Chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee in the Norwegian Parliament. Since 2009, she has also served as the Head of the Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament and Head of the European Consultative Committee.

Ms. Søreide has served as a Member of the Conservative Party Central Executive Committee since 2000. Previous political appointments include Chair, Young Conservatives in Norway (2000-2004); First Vice Chair, Young Conservatives in Norway (1998-2000); Member, Central Executive Committee of the Young Conservatives in Norway (1996-1998); and First Vice Chair, Troms Young Conservatives (1995-1996 ).