Marie Simonsen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marie Simonsen
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 1, 1962(1962-06-01)
Age	62
Birthplace	Bodø
Country	Norway
Birth City	Nordland
Horoscope	Gemini

Marie Simonsen Biography

Marie Simonsen is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 1, 1962 in Bodø, Nordland, Norway. Norwegian journalist who was widely acknowledged as the political editor for Dagbladet. She previously worked for the newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv and VG and wrote short-form materials in support of NRK radio.

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She studied law, literature and political science at the University of Oslo 1983–1985. She started working as a journalist in Dagens Næringsliv in 1985 after having been recruited by Kåre Valebrokk. She headed the feature department for a while and was the paper’s correspondent in London 1994–1997. She worked for VG 1997–2003 where she became head of the newspaper’s commentary section. She has also held causeries in NRK radio. She participated in founding the Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Journalism (SKUP) in 1990.

In 2007, Simonsen commented on the paramedics incident in Oslo 2007 and wrote that the paramedics that refused aid to Ali Farah would not have behaved in the same way if Farah had been the ethnic Norwegian Hydro CEO Eivind Reiten. She further wrote: “This week, we were forced to see what we didn’t want to see. It was the ugly and unmerciful effect of racism”. One of the paramedics sued Dagbladet for their coverage of the incident and in 2014, the Supreme Court of Norway ordered Dagbladet to pay Erik Schjenken, one of the two paramedics, 200,000 Norwegian kroner in compensation for false allegations of racism, based on the commentary of Simonsen and two other writers for the paper. Dagbladet and other media leaders and journalists have called the ruling a threat to free journalism.

Her dad Gustav was a well-known attorney and politician.

Marie Simonsen Net Worth

Marie Simonsen is one of the richest Politician from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marie Simonsen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a student of literature, political science, as well as law in Oslo’s University of Oslo.

She co-authored the book in 2010. Brak! Den store likestillingssvindelen.

Marie Heiberg Simonsen (born 1 June 1962) is a Norwegian journalist who since 2003 has been political editor in Dagbladet. She has previously worked for Dagens Næringsliv and VG.

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Facts & Trivia

Marie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Marie Simonsen celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.