Dag Terje Andersen (born 27 May 1957 in Frogn, Akershus) is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has worked at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation for politically representing the average citizen.
Dag Terje Andersen | |
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| President of the Storting | |
| In office 8 October 2009 – 30 September 2013 | |
| Monarch | Harald V |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Succeeded by | Olemic Thommessen |
| Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion | |
| In office 20 June 2008 – 2 October 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Bjarne Håkon Hanssen |
| Succeeded by | Hanne Bjurstrøm |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 29 September 2006 – 20 June 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Odd Eriksen |
| Succeeded by | Sylvia Brustad |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Preceded by | Gunhild Øyangen |
| Succeeded by | Kåre Gjønnes |
| Party Secretary of the Labour Party | |
| In office 4 September 1992 – 25 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Succeeded by | Solveig Torsvik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1957 Frogn, Akershus |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was elected into the Norwegian parliament (Storting) as a representative from Vestfold in 1997, and he was re-elected in the 2005, 2009 and 2013 elections.
Andersen was the mayor of Lardal from 1987 to 1992. He was at first a political advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before he became state secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs in 1992. He was a party secretary for the Norwegian Labour Party from 1992 until 1996.
In 1996 he became Minister of Agriculture, remaining in that post for slightly less than a year. Andersen later became Minister of Trade and Industry on 29 September 2006, when Odd Eriksen resigned.
From 2009 to 2013, Andersen served as President of the Storting.
External links
edit- "Dag Terje Andersen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
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