Kristin Kloster Aasen

Kristin Kloster Aasen (born 4 January 1961) is the vice president of Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports since 2015. She was the president of the Norwegian Equestrian Federation from 2003 to 2012, and elected onto the International Olympic Committee in 2017.

Kristin Kloster Aasen
Vice president of Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born (1961-01-04) 4 January 1961

Early life and education

Kristin Kloster Aasen was born on 4 January 1961. In 1980, she finished programs in political studies and history at the University of Minnesota before going to the University of Oslo the same year. In Oslo, Aasen specialized in criminology and became a lawyer in 1990.[1]

Career

Aasen began her equestrian career in 1976. She opened a farm and became a horse breeder in 1989. She joined the Norwegian Equestrian Federation in 1997 and was subsequently promoted to vice president in 1999 and president in 2003. She remained in her position as president until 2012. During her time at the NEF, Aasen led the process of merging anti-doping policies from 2007 to 2008. Other equestrian positions include an administrative position at the International Federation for Equestrian Sports starting in 1996 and member of the Clean Sport commission for the FEI.[1]

Outside of her career in equestrian, Aasen became the second vice president of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports in 2011 and moved to first vice president in 2015.[1] In 2017, she was elected to the International Olympic Committee.[2] Aasen was selected by former member Gerhard Heiberg to replace him in the IOC after his resignation.[3]

References
  1. "Mrs Kristin Kloster Aasen". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. "Lima Session - Europe has 3 new IOC members". European Olympic Committees. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. "IOC member passes the torch". News in English. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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