Ine Eriksen appointed Norway's 1st female Foreign Minister
Norwegian Defence Minister Ine Eriksen was on Friday appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, making her the first woman to hold the post in the Nordic country. Eriksen replaces BÃ¸rge Brende, who was appointed President of the World Economic Forum last month. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said European Affairs Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen will take over the defence portfolio.