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{{short description|Norwegian politician}}
{{Short description|Norwegian politician (born 1960)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name= Rigmor Aasrud
| name= Rigmor Aasrud
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| predecessor4= Heidi Grande Røys
| predecessor4= Heidi Grande Røys
| successor4= [[Elisabeth Aspaker]]
| successor4= [[Elisabeth Aspaker]]
| office5= [[Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (Norway)|Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion]] <br/> {{Small|Acting}}
| office5= [[Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (Norway)|Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion]]
| termlabel5 = Acting
| term_start5= 20 October 2009
| term_start5= 20 October 2009
| term_end5= 20 December 2009
| term_end5= 20 December 2009
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| predecessor5= [[Dag Terje Andersen]]
| predecessor5= [[Dag Terje Andersen]]
| successor5= [[Hanne Bjurstrøm]]
| successor5= [[Hanne Bjurstrøm]]
| office6= [[Storting|Member of the Norwegian Parliament]]
| office6= Member of the [[Storting]]
| term_start6= 1 October 2009
| term_start6= 1 October 2009
| term_end6=
| term_end6=
| deputy6 = [[Stine Renate Håheim]] <br> [[Kjersti Stenseng]]
| constituency6= [[Oppland (Storting constituency)|Oppland]]
| constituency6= [[Oppland (Storting constituency)|Oppland]]
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1960|06|26|df=y}}
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1960|06|26|df=y}}
| birth_place= [[Jevnaker]], [[Oppland]], Norway
| birth_place= [[Jevnaker]], Oppland, Norway
| party= [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]]
| party= [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]]
| spouse =
| partner =
| children = 1
}}
}}
'''Rigmor Aasrud''' (born 26 June 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour Party]].
'''Rigmor Aasrud''' (born 26 June 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the [[Labour Party (Norway)|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==
She served in the position of deputy representative to the [[Storting|Norwegian Parliament]] from [[Oppland (Storting constituency)|Oppland]] during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. When the [[second cabinet Stoltenberg]] assumed office following the 2005 elections, Aasrud was appointed [[State Secretary#Norway|State Secretary]] in the [[Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services|Ministry of Health and Care Services]]. On 20 October 2009, Aasrud was appointed [[Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (Norway)|Minister of Government Administration and Church Affairs]].
===Parliament===
She was elected deputy representative to the [[Storting]] from [[Oppland (Storting constituency)|Oppland]] at the [[1993 Norwegian parliamentary election|1993 election]] and held the position until 2005. She was elected as a regular representative following the [[2009 Norwegian parliamentary election|2009 election]] and has been re-elected since.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url = https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=RIAJ | title = Biografi: Aasrud, Rigmor | publisher = stortinget.no | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}</ref>


A day before [[Jonas Gahr Støre]] assumed office as prime minister following the [[2021 Norwegian parliamentary election|2021 election]], Aasrud was elected the next parliamentary leader succeeding Støre, at a party group meeting. [[Terje Aasland]] was elected her deputy.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/politikk/2021/10/13/195794278/rigmor-aasrud-blir-aps-parlamentariske-leder | title= Rigmor Aasrud blir Aps parlamentariske leder | publisher= ABC Nyheter | date= 13 October 2021 | accessdate= 13 October 2021 | language= no}}</ref> When Aasland was appointed to government in March 2022, [[Åsmund Grøver Aukrust]] and [[Lene Vågslid]] took over as deputies.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.dn.no/politikk/lene-vagslid/dn-erfarer-asmund-aukrust-og-lene-vagslid-far-toppverv-for-ap-pa-stortinget/2-1-1189790 | title = DN erfarer: Åsmund Aukrust og Lene Vågslid får toppverv for Ap på Stortinget | publisher = [[Dagens Næringsliv]] | date= 23 March 2022 | access-date= 23 March 2022 | language = no}}</ref>
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From 1995 to 2005 Aasrud was mayor of [[Gran, Norway|Gran]] municipality. She had previously been a member of the municipality council from 1983 to 1991.


A day before [[Jonas Gahr Støre]] assumed office as prime minister following the [[2021 Norwegian parliamentary election|2021 election]], Aasrud was elected the next parliamentary leader succeeding Støre, at a party group meeting. [[Terje Aasland]] was elected her deputy.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/politikk/2021/10/13/195794278/rigmor-aasrud-blir-aps-parlamentariske-leder | title= Rigmor Aasrud blir Aps parlamentariske leder | publisher= ABC Nyheter | date= 13 October 2021 | accessdate= 13 October 2021 | language= Norwegian}}</ref>
In May 2024, she announced that she wouldn't be seeking re-election at the [[2025 Norwegian parliamentary election|2025 election]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/slutt-for-ap-sjefen-pa-stortinget-1.16882088 | title = Slutt for Ap-sjefen på Stortinget | publisher = [[NRK]] | date = 15 May 2024 | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}</ref>

===Government===
When the [[second cabinet Stoltenberg]] assumed office following the 2005 elections, Aasrud was appointed [[State Secretary#Norway|State Secretary]] in the [[Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services|Ministry of Health and Care Services]]. On 20 October 2009, Aasrud was appointed [[Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (Norway)|Minister of Government Administration and Church Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/hod/dep/politisk_ledelse/Rigmor_Aasrud.html?id=85825 | title = Rigmor Aasrud | publisher = [[government.no]] | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}</ref> She was also acting minister of labour and social inclusion until December 2009, when [[Hanne Bjurstrøm]] officially assumed the position.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/rigmor-aasrud-blir-regjeringens-it-minister/65149712 | title = Rigmor Aasrud blir regjeringens IT-minister | publisher = [[Dagbladet]] | date = 20 October 2009 | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}</ref>

===Local politics===
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From 1995 to 2005 Aasrud was mayor of [[Gran, Norway|Gran]] municipality. She had previously been a member of the municipality council from 1983 to 1991.<ref name=":0" />

==Personal life ==
Aasrud has one daughter and resides in Vestre Gran.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/rigmor-aasrud-_ap_-1.6670212 | title = Nødvendig omstilling | publisher = [[NRK]] | date = 26 June 2009 | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{stortingetbio|RIAJ}}
*[http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/hod/dep/politisk_ledelse/Rigmor_Aasrud.html?id=85825 Regjeringen.no biography] {{in lang|no}}
<references/>


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Latest revision as of 07:33, 8 June 2024

Rigmor Aasrud
Parliamentary Leader of the Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 October 2021
DeputyTerje Aasland
Åsmund Grøver Aukrust
Lene Vågslid
LeaderJonas Gahr Støre
Preceded byJonas Gahr Støre
Minister of Government Administration and Reform
In office
20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byHeidi Grande Røys
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Church Affairs
In office
20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byTrond Giske
Succeeded byPosition abolished (became part of Ministry of Culture)
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byHeidi Grande Røys
Succeeded byElisabeth Aspaker
Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion
Acting
20 October 2009 – 20 December 2009
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byDag Terje Andersen
Succeeded byHanne Bjurstrøm
Member of the Storting
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2009
DeputyStine Renate Håheim
Kjersti Stenseng
ConstituencyOppland
Personal details
Born (1960-06-26) 26 June 1960 (age 64)
Jevnaker, Oppland, Norway
Political partyLabour
Children1

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

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Parliament

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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

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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

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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

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Aasrud has one daughter and resides in Vestre Gran.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biografi: Aasrud, Rigmor" (in Norwegian Bokmål). stortinget.no. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Rigmor Aasrud blir Aps parlamentariske leder" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "DN erfarer: Åsmund Aukrust og Lene Vågslid får toppverv for Ap på Stortinget" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Slutt for Ap-sjefen på Stortinget" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rigmor Aasrud" (in Norwegian Bokmål). government.no. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Rigmor Aasrud blir regjeringens IT-minister" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Dagbladet. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Nødvendig omstilling" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2024.


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