Grete Faremo

Grete Faremo
Grete Faremo in 2010.
Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services
In office August 2014 – 8 May 2022
Secretary-General	Ban Ki-moon António Guterres
Preceded by	Jan Mattsson
Minister of Justice
In office 11 November 2011 – 16 October 2013
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Knut Storberget
Succeeded by	Anders Anundsen
In office 4 September 1992 – 25 October 1996
Prime Minister	Gro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded by	Kari Gjesteby
Succeeded by	Anne Holt
Minister of Defence
In office 20 October 2009 – 11 November 2011
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Succeeded by	Espen Barth Eide
Minister of International Development
In office 3 November 1990 – 4 September 1992
Prime Minister	Gro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded by	Tom Vraalsen
Succeeded by	Kari Nordheim-Larsen
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
In office 25 October 1996 – 18 December 1996
Prime Minister	Thorbjørn Jagland
Preceded by	Finn Kristensen (1992)
Succeeded by	Ranveig Frøiland
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1993 – 30 September 1997
Deputy	Dagny Gärtner Hovig Per Skau
Constituency	Oslo
Personal details
Born	Grete Faremo (1955-06-16) 16 June 1955 (age 68) Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Magne Lindholm (2014–)
Children	Oda
Residence(s)	New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Oslo

Grete Faremo (born 16 June 1955) is a Norwegian politician, lawyer and business leader. From August 2014 to May 2022, she held the post of Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). During her political career, she held high-level positions in the Norwegian Government including Minister of Justice from 1992-1996 and 2011–2013, Minister of Petroleum and Energy in 1996, Minister of International Development from 1990-1992 and Minister of Defence from 2009–2011.