Astri Aas-Hansen Explained

Astri Aas-Hansen
Birth Date:16 December 1970
Alma Mater:University of Oslo
Party:Labour Party
Office:State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Termstart:February 2007
Termend:April 2013
Primeminister:Jens Stoltenberg

Astri Aas-Hansen (born 16 December 1970) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.[1]

In 2005, when Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet assumed office, she was appointed as a political adviser in the Ministry of Justice and the Police. She was promoted to State Secretary in February 2007, and remained here until April 2013.[2] She returned to her former job in Advokatfirmaet Elden.[3]

She hails from Lillesand, and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.jur. degree in 1999. From 1995 to 2002 she worked as an advisor for the Labour Party; since 2002 she has worked as a lawyer. She has also held lectures at the University of Oslo and Nesna University College.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tidligere statssekretær i JD Astri Aas-Hansen (Ap). Government.no. Norwegian. 6 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government. Government.no. 6 October 2013.
  3. News: Aas-Hansen: Utslitt og tilbake til Elden. Rønning. Aina Johnsen. Advokatbladet. Norwegian. 6 October 2013.