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| office3 = Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | | office3 = Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | ||
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| term_end3 = 10 May 2015 | | term_end3 = 10 May 2015 | ||
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| term_start4 = 10 June 2007 | | term_start4 = 10 June 2007 | ||
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| leader4 = | | leader4 = Jakob Askildsen | ||
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| predecessor4 = Sven Jakobsen | | predecessor4 = Sven Jakobsen | ||
| successor4 = | | successor4 = [[Ken Svensson]] | ||
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| | | primeminister5 = Frederik Xandström | ||
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| successor7 = ''Party dissolved'' | |||
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| office8 = Senator from Nørdenavvic | |||
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| office9 = Member of Parliament<br />for Skalaholt | |||
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| term_start9 = 7 July 1987 | |||
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| predecessor9 = Gabriel Solberg | |||
| successor9 = Jon Gudmundsson | |||
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| birth_name = Esther Marie Steffensen | | birth_name = Esther Marie Steffensen | ||
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| party = [[Labour Party (Ordennya)|Labour]] <small>(2018 - present}</small> | | party = [[Labour Party (Ordennya)|Labour]] <small>(2018 - present}</small> | ||
| otherparty = | | otherparty = Popular Alliance of Socialists & Democrats <small>(2007 - 2018)</small><br>Democratic Centre Party <small>(before 2007)</small> | ||
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'''Esther Marie Steffensen''' (born 22 June 1949) is an Ørdegnien Labour Party politician, with a political career spanning 40 years. Beginning her career as a municipal politician in Vinterviken, she also worked for many years as a human rights lawyer, before being elected to Parliament in 1987, representing her native Skalaholt. Entering politics as a centrist self-described social liberal aligned with the Democratic Party, in | '''Esther Marie Steffensen''' (born 22 June 1949) is an Ørdegnien Labour Party politician, with a political career spanning 40 years. Beginning her career as a municipal politician in Vinterviken, she also worked for many years as a human rights lawyer, before being elected to Parliament in 1987, representing her native Skalaholt. Entering politics as a centrist self-described social liberal aligned with the Democratic Party, in subsequent years she began advocating more profressive positions, describing herself first as a social democrat, and later as a democratic socialist, joining the Labour Party following the split of the Popular Alliance of Socialists & Democrats. | ||
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The Right Honourable Senator Esther Steffensen | |
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| Government Leader in the Senate Chairperson of the Federal Council | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Frederik Xandstrom |
| Shadow Leader of the Senate | |
| In office 10 October 2018 – 24 June 2019 | |
| Leader | Niamh Cooper (2018-2019) Clas Markussen (2019) |
| Preceded by | Ingvald Steen |
| Succeeded by | Frederik Xandstrom |
| Secretary of State for International Development | |
| In office 10 May 2015 – 17 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ada Alver |
| Succeeded by | Anna Bjarnisdottir |
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 15 September 2010 – 10 May 2015 | |
| Leader | Anneli Lindstrom |
| Preceded by | Jan-Erik Fransson |
| Succeeded by | Jon Sinclair |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Finance | |
| In office 10 June 2007 – 10 May 2010 | |
| Leader | Jakob Askildsen |
| Preceded by | Sven Jakobsen |
| Succeeded by | Ken Svensson |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 10 January 2007 – 5 September 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Frederik Xandström |
| Preceded by | Jakub Askildsen |
| Succeeded by | Jakub Askildsen |
| Leader of the Popular Alliance of Socialists & Democrats | |
| Acting 10 January 2007 – 5 September 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Jakub Askildsen |
| Deputy Leader of the Democratic Centre Party | |
| In office 18 July 2005 – 10 June 2007 | |
| Leader | Nilas Ahmadi |
| Preceded by | Nilas Ahmadi |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Senator from Nørdenavvic | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pål Thomsen |
| Member of Parliament for Skalaholt | |
| In office 7 July 1987 – 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Solberg |
| Succeeded by | Jon Gudmundsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Esther Marie Steffensen June 22, 1949 Skalaholt, Nørdenavvic, Ørdegnien |
| Political party | Labour (2018 - present} |
| Other political affiliations | Popular Alliance of Socialists & Democrats (2007 - 2018) Democratic Centre Party (before 2007) |
| Alma mater | University of Vinterviken |
Esther Marie Steffensen (born 22 June 1949) is an Ørdegnien Labour Party politician, with a political career spanning 40 years. Beginning her career as a municipal politician in Vinterviken, she also worked for many years as a human rights lawyer, before being elected to Parliament in 1987, representing her native Skalaholt. Entering politics as a centrist self-described social liberal aligned with the Democratic Party, in subsequent years she began advocating more profressive positions, describing herself first as a social democrat, and later as a democratic socialist, joining the Labour Party following the split of the Popular Alliance of Socialists & Democrats.