Norway gets first woman foreign minister

Norway’s

prime minister has presented three new government ministers in a minor reshuffle of her twoparty coalition following a general election last month.

Prime Minister Erna Solberg said yesterday Ine Eriksen Soereide has been reassigned from defence minister to foreign minister. The move makes the 41-year-old the first woman to be Norway’s top diplomat.

Three women — Solberg, Eriksen Soereide and Finance Minister Siv Jensen — now hold top jobs within the Norwegian government. (AP)