Vidar Helgesen (born 21 November 1968) is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as Minister of European Affairs and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Erna Solberg from 2013 to 2015, and Minister of Climate and the Environment from 2015 to 2018. Career. He served as Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance from 2005 to 2013. He was also a State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2005. Ministerial appointments.
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