Gry Larsen

Norwegian politician

Gry Larsen


Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 23 April 2009 – 16 October 2013
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Minister	Jonas Gahr Støre Espen Barth Eide
Preceded by	Raymond Johansen
Succeeded by	Bård Glad Pedersen
Leader of the Workers' Youth League
In office 8 September 2002 – 22 October 2006
Deputy	Eirik Øwre Thorshaug Martin Henriksen
Preceded by	Eva Kristin Hansen
Succeeded by	Martin Henriksen

Personal details
Born	(1975-11-07) 7 November 1975 (age 48)
Political party	Labour

Gry Larsen (born 7 November 1975) is the general manager of Grieg Maturitas, the Grieg Group's holding company. Before that, she served as Leader of Sustainability and Public Affairs in the same company, coming from the position of National Director at CARE Norway,.^[1] Larsen is a former Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

From 2002 to 2006 she was the leader of the Workers' Youth League, the youth wing of the Labour Party.

She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland during the terms 1997–2001 and 2005–2009. When the second cabinet Stoltenberg assumed office, Larsen was appointed political advisor to foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre in 2005, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In April 2009, she was appointed state secretary of the Ministry^[2] and held the position until 2013.

Gry Larsen is a board member of Grieg Foundation, and WWF Norway. She is the vice chair of the board of Oppsal Fotball.