Tora Aasland

Tora Aasland (born 6 November 1942, in Skien) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She served as the Minister of Research and Higher Education from 18 October 2007 to 23 March 2012. She was a member of the Norwegian Parliament, representing Akershus, from 1985 to 1993. From 1991 to 2013, she served as the County Governor of Rogaland.

Tora Aasland
Aasland in 2006
Minister of Research and Higher Education
In office
18 October 2007  23 March 2012
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byIselin Nybø (2018)
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1985  30 September 1993
ConstituencyAkershus
Governor of Rogaland
In office
23 March 2012  1 October 2013
Preceded byHarald Torfinn Thune (acting)
Succeeded byMagnhild Meltveit Kleppa
In office
1 October 1993  18 October 2007
Preceded byHarald Torfinn Thune (acting)
Succeeded byHarald Thorfinn Thune (acting)
Vice President of the Odelsting
In office
10 October 1989  30 September 1993
PresidentInger Lise Gjørv
Preceded byKåre Kristiansen
Succeeded byDag Jostein Fjærvoll
Personal details
Born (1942-11-06) 6 November 1942
Skien, Telemark, Norway
Political partySocialist Left

Aasland was a deputy member of the executive committee of Nesodden municipality council during the terms 1975–1979 and 1979–1983.

Aasland has a cand.sociol. degree in sociology and was a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research from 1976 to 1982, and its acting director from 1980 to 1981. She has cited Vilhelm Aubert as her largest influence.[1]

References

  1. Jakobsen, Siw Ellen (19 December 2007). "Drømmejobben!". Forskning.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 December 2008.
Government offices
Preceded by
Kristin Lønningdal
County Governor of Rogaland
19912013
(Harald Thune was acting governor for her
from 1991-1993 and 2007-2012)
Succeeded by
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa


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