Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik is a Norwegian lawyer and politician. He has been a State Secretary to the foreign minister of Norway since 2023 and is a member of the Norwegian Labour Party.
Early life and family Kravik spent his early childhood in California, where his father was employed by NASA. They moved to Østensjø, a borough in Oslo, when he started school. Kravik takes his middle name Motzfeldt from his mother's side of the family. His grandfather, , was a diplomat who had served as Norway's ambassador.
Education Kravik holds a master's degree in law from the University of Oslo.
Career Kravik served as an associate judge at the Drammen District Court from 2008 to 2010. He then became an adviser at the Ministry of Defence (2010 to 2012) and later at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2012 to 2014). He was a board member of the Labour Party's International Forum from 2013 to 2014. He was appointed a secretary at the Norwegian mission to the UN in 2014, serving until 2018. Prior to becoming a State Secretary to Norway's foreign minister on 16 October 2023, he served in the ministry's legal department, first as a deputy director (2018 to 2021) and then as a department director (2021 to 2023).
Kravik has co-authored the book Folkerettslig metode ().
2026 Iran war During the 2026 Iran war, Kravik expressed support for Pakistan's diplomatic efforts towards resolving the conflict in a meeting with Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad.
See also Espen Barth Eide Social democracy in Norway
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