Anne Tingelstad Wøien Explained

Anne Tingelstad Wøien
Constituency Mp1:Oppland
Term Start1:1 October 2009
Term End1:30 September 2017
Birth Date:18 June 1965
Birth Place:Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Party:Centre
Occupation:Politician
Spouse:Mikael Wøien
Children:3
Profession:Teacher

Anne Tingelstad Wøien is a Norwegian politician from Oppland representing the Centre Party. She was a member of parliament for Oppland between 2009 and 2017. She sat on the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs.

Wøien was leader of Centre Youth's chapter in Oppland between 1990 and 1991. She was a member of the Gran municipality council and the group leader of her party from 1995 to 2003, and member of the Oppland county council from 2003 to 2005. She was political advisor to the oil and energy minister Odd Roger Enoksen between 2005 and 2007, then to the transportation and communications minister Liv Signe Navarsete between 2007 and 2009.[1] She was a member of the Centre Party's central board between 2003 and 2009.[2]

Wøien is the daughter of Marit Tingelstad who was a member of parliament between 1993 and 2001, and Hans Tingelstad who was a farmer.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tidligere politisk rådgiver Anne Tingelstad Wøien. regjeringen.no. no. 27 April 2010.
  2. News: I sin mors fotspor . Haugerud. Kjell. 10 September 2009. Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen. no. 27 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Wøien, Anne Tingelstad (1965-) . 9 March 2008 . Stortinget. no. 27 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100413074832/http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=ATW. 13 April 2010 . live.