Linda Hofstad Helleland

Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland
Helleland in May 2010
Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation
In office
24 January 2020  14 October 2021
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byNikolai Astrup
Succeeded byKarianne Tung (2023)
Minister of Children and Equality
In office
17 January 2018 (2018-01-17)  22 January 2019
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded bySolveig Horne
Succeeded byKjell Ingolf Ropstad
Minister of Culture
In office
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)  17 January 2018
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byThorhild Widvey
Succeeded byTrine Skei Grande
Vice President of WADA
In office
20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)  31 December 2019
PresidentCraig Reedie
Preceded byMakhenkesi Stofile
Succeeded byYang Yang
Personal details
Born (1977-08-26) 26 August 1977
Klæbu Municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 2006)
Children2

Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland (born 26 August 1977 in Klæbu Municipality) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She held several ministerial positions in Erna Solberg's government between 2015 and 2021, with a break between 2019 and 2021. She also served as Vice President of the World Anti-Doping Association from 2016 to 2019. In parliament, she has represented Sør-Trøndelag since 2009, and been a deputy representative between 2001 and 2009.