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Espen Barth Eide

Norwegian politician
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Espen Barth Eide
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 1, 1964
Place of birth
Oslo
Country of citizenship
Norway[8]
Occupation
politician, diplomat, political scientist
Position held
State Secretary (2005–2010), Foreign Minister of Norway (2012–2013), member of the Parliament of Norway (2017–2021), Minister of Defence (2011–2012), Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2017–present), State Secretary (2000–2001), State Secretary (2010–2011), member of the Parliament of Norway (2021–2025), Minister of Climate and the Environment (2021–2023), Foreign Minister of Norway (2023–present), chairperson (2019–2021)[9][10]
Educated at
University of Oslo, University of Barcelona, Oslo Cathedral School[11][12][13]
Member of political party
Norwegian Labour Party[18]
Award received
NPF Award (2004), European of the Year, Norway (2018), Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class[14][15][16]
Father
Asbjørn Eide[6]
Mother
Wenche Barth Eide[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Norwegian[29][30]
Affiliation
World Economic Forum, United Nations[31][32]
Affiliation string
World Economic Forum, United Nations, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)[33][34][35]
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem? (2008)[21]
Family name
Eide (surname)[19]
Given name
Espen[20]
Member of
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (2013–2021)
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Social media followers
40k (36k–40k, n=3)[36][37][38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Espen Barth Eide en Espen B. Eide ar إسبن بارث إيدي fa اسپن بارت عیده ja エスペン・バース・エイデ ja エスペン・バース・アイデ ja エスペン・バット・アイデ ko 에스펜 바르트 에이데 ru Эслен Барт Эйде uk Еспен Барт Ейде zh 埃斯彭·巴尔斯·艾德
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
000000007838376X
VIAF cluster ID
44481324
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90633754
GND ID
129612979
BIBSYS ID
90357482
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13760225x
Facebook username
espenbartheide
Freebase ID
/m/043mxmx
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Espen_Barth_Eide
IMDb ID
nm5308059
IdRef ID
061103829
Instagram username
espenbartheide
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J9U entity ID
987007381843905171
JRC Names ID
247829
KBR person ID
14618008
Lex ID
Espen_Barth_Eide
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
331388553
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
POLst00001608
OpenSanctions ID
Espen Barth Eide
PACE member ID
7805
PolSys ID
28264
Regjeringen.no politician ID
420
Storting person ID
EBE
Virksomme ord ID
3461
World Economic Forum ID
espen-barth-eide
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxWRJgHWXgMXHvYVyDXh3
X (Twitter) username
espenbartheide (2012–present), EspenBarthEide (2012–present)
Yale LUX ID
person/f8155bee-2bfc-41b4-abfd-54406b08af8d

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
chairperson, Foreign Minister of Norway, Foreign Minister of Norway, Minister of Defence
Educated at 3
University of Oslo, University of Barcelona, Oslo Cathedral School
Occupation 3
politician, diplomat, political scientist
Affiliation 2
United Nations, World Economic Forum
Award received 2
European of the Year, Norway, NPF Award
Chaired by 2
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Ministry of Climate and Environment
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Norwegian
← Position holder 2
Foreign Minister of Norway, Foreign Minister of Norway
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Given name 1
Espen
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Member of political party 1
Norwegian Labour Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Espen Barth Eide
Place of birth 1
Oslo
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Espen Barth Eide
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Summary

Espen Barth Eide was born on May 1, 1964[1], in Oslo[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], diplomat[4], and political scientist[5].

FAQs

Where was Espen Barth Eide born?

Espen Barth Eide was born in Oslo[2].

Who were Espen Barth Eide's parents?

Espen Barth Eide's father was Asbjørn Eide[6]. Espen Barth Eide's mother was Wenche Barth Eide[7].

What did Espen Barth Eide do for work?

Espen Barth Eide worked as a politician[3], diplomat[4], and political scientist[5].

Where did Espen Barth Eide go to school?

Espen Barth Eide was educated at University of Oslo[11], University of Barcelona[12], and Oslo Cathedral School[13].

What awards did Espen Barth Eide receive?

Honors received include NPF Award[14], European of the Year, Norway[15], and Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class[16].

Related Entities

Norway United Nations

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . assembly.coe.int. assembly.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . government.no. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . stortinget.no. Retrieved . stortinget.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . stortinget.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . npf.no. npf.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . europeiskungdom.no. europeiskungdom.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . stortinget.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Davos 2018 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . List of Public Figures - World Economic Forum – Annual Meeting 2023. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Davos 2004 List of Participants. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Davos 2004 List of Participants. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot…"
  2. 8w ago · 12u · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Espen Barth Eide in Washington, D.C. 2024.jpg, Espen Barth Eide at the Nordic Council 2012 in Helsinki.jpg, Espen barth eide.jpg +1
    "Changing order of values for P18"
  3. 14w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (2008)
    "Created claim: Described by source: Hvem er Hvem? (2008), hvem er hvem 2008 (details)"
  4. 19w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regjeringen.no politician ID → 420
    "Created claim: Regjeringen.no politician ID: 420"
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