Member
11.10.2025 - 30.09.2029
Substitute member
10.10.2025 - 30.09.2029
Date of birth: 7 November 1966 in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag
Son of civil engineer Bjørn Giske (1938-) and associate professor Norunn Illevold (1935-)
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Sør-Trøndelag, 1997–2001, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 4 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2001–2005, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2005–2009, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2009–2013, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2013–2017, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2017–2021, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2025–2029, Labour Party
Government minister 17 March 2000–30 September 2001, Tore Nordseth served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 1 October 2001–19 October 2001, Ola Røtvei served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 17 October 2005–30 September 2009, Arne L. Haugen served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 1 October 2009–30 September 2013, Arne L. Haugen served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 1 October 2013–16 October 2013, Audun Otterstad served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Substitute member, Election Committee, 8 October 1997–17 March 2000
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 21 October 1997–17 March 2000
Second Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Family, Cultural Affairs and Administration, 22 October 2001–30 September 2005
Member, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs, 17 Ocotber 2013–22 October 2013
Chair, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 12 October 2017–17 October 2017
First Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 17 October 2017–19 January 2018
Member, Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs, 19 January 2018–30 September 2021
Substitute member, Election Committee, 10 October 2025–30 September 2029
Member, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 11 October 2025–30 September 2029
Member, Delegation to the UN General Assembly, 1 October 1999–30 September 2000
Member, Delegation to the UN General Assembly, 1 October 2014–30 September 2015
Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 19 October 2001–30 September 2005
Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2017–19 January 2018
Government minister, Ministry of Church, Education and Research, 17 March 2000–19 October 2001
Government minister, Ministry of Culture and Church, 17 October 2005–20 September 2009
Acting Government minister, Ministry of Children and Equality, 15 February 2008–29 February 2008
Acting Government minister, Ministry of Justice and Police, 27 February 2009–29 March 2009
Government minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry, 20 October 2009–16 October 2013
Upper secondary school, Trondheim Cathedral School, 1982–1985
Economics, intermediate-level studies, NTNU, 1985–1990
Foundation course in Law, University of Oslo, 1987
Political Science, intermediate-level studies, University of Oslo, 1990–1997
Master's degree in Political Science, NTNU, 2014–2023
Fagpressen's Special Award 2010
Chair, Trondheim Labour Youth, 1988–1988
Chair, Sør-Trøndelag Labour Youth, 1989–1990
Member, Labour Youth Central Board, 1990–1996
Chair, Labour Youth, 1992–1996
Member, Labour Party Central Board, 1992–1996, 2000–2018
Vice Chair, Labour Party, 2015–2018
Chair, Nidaros Social Democratic Forum from 2021
Vice chair, Trondheim Labour Party from 2023
Board member, AØF – Folkets hus Trondheim from 2019
Giske, Trond : Mangfold eller enfold: 21 stemmer om kultur i vår tid, Aschehoug Oslo 2009
Moen, Jo Stein and Trond Giske: Utøya. En biografi, Gyldendal Oslo 2012
Giske, Trond: La læreren være lærer. Veien til en skole der alle barn kan lykkes, Gyldendal Oslo 2015
Giske, Trond: Verdt å slåss for, Kagge Oslo 2023
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