Rigmor Aasrud
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| Parliamentary Leader of the Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2021 | |
| Deputy | Terje Aasland Åsmund Grøver Aukrust Lene Vågslid |
| Leader | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Minister of Government Administration and Reform | |
| In office 20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Heidi Grande Røys |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Church Affairs | |
| In office 20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Trond Giske |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (became part of Ministry of Culture) |
| Minister of Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Heidi Grande Røys |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Aspaker |
| Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion | |
| Acting 20 October 2009 – 20 December 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Dag Terje Andersen |
| Succeeded by | Hanne Bjurstrøm |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2009 | |
| Deputy | Stine Renate Håheim Kjersti Stenseng |
| Constituency | Oppland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1960 Jevnaker, Oppland, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 1 |
Rigmor Aasrud (born 26 June 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has served as member of parliament for Oppland since 2009, having previously been a deputy member between 1993 and 2005. She has also served as the party's parliamentary leader since 2021 and also held several government positions during Jens Stoltenberg's premiership between 2005 and 2013.
Political career
[edit]Parliament
[edit]She was elected deputy representative to the Storting from Oppland at the 1993 election and held the position until 2005. She was elected as a regular representative following the 2009 election and has been re-elected since.[1]
A day before Jonas Gahr Støre assumed office as prime minister following the 2021 election, Aasrud was elected the next parliamentary leader succeeding Støre, at a party group meeting. Terje Aasland was elected her deputy.[2] When Aasland was appointed to government in March 2022, Åsmund Grøver Aukrust and Lene Vågslid took over as deputies.[3]
In May 2024, she announced that she wouldn't be seeking re-election at the 2025 election.[4]
Government
[edit]When the second cabinet Stoltenberg assumed office following the 2005 elections, Aasrud was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Care Services. On 20 October 2009, Aasrud was appointed Minister of Government Administration and Church Affairs.[5] She was also acting minister of labour and social inclusion until December 2009, when Hanne Bjurstrøm officially assumed the position.[6]
Local politics
[edit]From 1995 to 2005 Aasrud was mayor of Gran municipality. She had previously been a member of the municipality council from 1983 to 1991.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Aasrud has one daughter and resides in Vestre Gran.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biografi: Aasrud, Rigmor" (in Norwegian Bokmål). stortinget.no. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Rigmor Aasrud blir Aps parlamentariske leder" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "DN erfarer: Åsmund Aukrust og Lene Vågslid får toppverv for Ap på Stortinget" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Slutt for Ap-sjefen på Stortinget" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Rigmor Aasrud" (in Norwegian Bokmål). government.no. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Rigmor Aasrud blir regjeringens IT-minister" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Dagbladet. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Nødvendig omstilling" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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