Paul Chaffey

Who is Paul Chaffey?

Paul André Chaffey is a Norwegian businessperson and politician, who represented the Socialist Left Party until 1997. He is now State Secretary to Minister of Local Government Jan Tore Sanner, and a supporter of the Conservative Party since 2000.

He was born in Oslo as a son of university lecturer Patrick Nigel Chaffey and advisor Arnhild Mæhle. He grew up in Bærum, and finished secondary school at Valler Upper Secondary School in 1984. At the University of Oslo he minored in political science in 1985–1986 before minoring in history in 1988–1989. He became involved in the Socialist Youth at a young age, and worked as their county secretary in Oslo from 1984 to 1985. From 1986 to 1988 he was the organizational secretary of the nationwide organization. He was a board member in Bærum from 1983 to 1984, in Akershus from 1984 to 1985 and then nationwide from 1985 to 1990. From 1988 to 1990 he led the organization. From 1986 to 1989 he was a member of the national board and central committee of the Socialist Left Party. He released two books in this period: Lik rett til utdanning in 1986 and Grønn framtid?: vår miljøpolitiske utfordring in 1989.