Rakel Surlien

Rakel Surlien
Norwegian Minister of the Environment
In office 1983–1986
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Wenche Frogn Sellæg
Succeeded by	Sissel Marie Rønbeck
Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice and the Police
In office 1995–1997
Preceded by	Ingelin Killengreen
Succeeded by	Morten Ruud
Judge, Borgarting Court of Appeal
In office 1987–2001
Director, Independent Judicial Commission (reporting to the High Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
In office 2001–2004
Appointed by	High Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Judge, Borgarting Court of Appeal
In office 2004–2016
Personal details
Born	(1944-02-10)February 10, 1944 Norway
Died	July 29, 2025(2025-07-29) (aged 81)
Party	Centre Party
Occupation	Judge civil servant, politician

Rakel Surlien (10 February 1944 – 29 July 2025) was a Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician for the Centre Party.

Life and career

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Surlien was the Minister of Environmental Affairs from 1983 to 1986 during Kåre Willoch's second term as prime minister. From 1987 she was a judge at Borgarting Court of Appeal in Oslo. She was Director of the Independent Judicial Commission, reporting to the High Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001–2004. Thereafter she was a judge at Borgarting until 2016. During the same period, she was appointed an ad hoc member of the Efta Competition Agency. Surlien died on 29 July 2025, at the age of 81.^[1]

References

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1. "Tidligere statsråd Rakel Surlien er død" [Former minister Rakel Surlien is dead]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 6 August 2025.

Sources

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• "Rakel Surlien" (in Norwegian). Storting.

Political offices
Preceded by Wenche Frogn Sellæg	Norwegian Minister of the Environment 1983–1986	Succeeded by Sissel Marie Rønbeck
Civic offices
Preceded by Ingelin Killengreen	Permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice and the Police 1995–1997	Succeeded by Morten Ruud