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Marie Haga

Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust

Marie Haga joined the Global Crop Diversity Trust as Executive Director in March 2013. She has held various positions in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as State Secretary/Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affaires 1997-1999.

Ms. Haga was political advisor to the Minister for Development Cooperation from 1997-1998, and Chairperson of the Centre Party from 2003- 2008. She held the position as Director for Renewable Energy in the Federation of Norwegian Industries (2009-2011) and as Secretary General of the Norwegian Air Ambulance (2011-2013) – the biggest voluntary organization in Norway.

Ms. Haga has been on several boards, including as Chair of the Governing Board of the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) (2009-2013) and Chair of the Governing Board of the Industrial Development Corporation of Norway (2010-2013).

March 23, 2017

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