Marie Simonsen
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Marie Heiberg Simonsen (born 1 June 1962) is a Norwegian journalist who since 2003 has been political editor in Dagbladet. She has previously worked for Dagens Næringsliv and VG.
Simonsen was born in Bodø[1] and grew up on the west side of Oslo. Her father is the lawyer and Conservative politician Gustav Heiberg Simonsen.[2]
She studied law, literature and political science at the University of Oslo 1983–1985.[3] She started working as a journalist in Dagens Næringsliv in 1985 after having been recruited by Kåre Valebrokk. She headed the feature department for a while and was the paper's correspondent in London 1994–1997.[1] She worked for VG 1997–2003 where she became head of the newspaper's commentary section. She has also held causeries in NRK radio.[1] She participated in founding the Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Journalism (SKUP) in 1990.[1]
