Norway: New Conservative minister pledges sweeping aid reform

News January 19, 2018

Norway’s Conservative Party takes a stronger grip on development policy, appointing one of its top politicians, Nikolai Astrup, to be the party’s first Development Minister. The appointment is part of a government reshuffle, where the Liberal Party joins the minority government. The new minister now promises sweeping reforms of the Norwegian aid administration.

Nikolai Astrup, Norwegian Development Minister
Photo: Stortinget

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