Nikolai Astrup has served as minister of digitalization in Norway since January 2019. He is a member of the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation. From January 2018 to January 2019, Astrup served as minister of international development. Astrup holds a master's degree in European politics and governance and a bachelor's degree in international relations, both from the London School of Economics and Political Science.