Marianne Hagen

Marianne Hagen is a Norwegian politician who served as the State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is known for her strong advocacy for human rights and democratic values, as evidenced by her opening speech at the Oslo Freedom Forum in 2020, where she condemned electoral fraud in Belarus. Her approach to foreign diplomacy, particularly regarding Venezuela, has been a subject of debate, with critics arguing that her stance on mediation overlooked the repressive nature of the Maduro regime.