Anders Hornslien (born 6 December 1970 in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

) is a Norwegian media personality and politician for the Labour Party. He was the leader of the local chapter of the Workers' Youth League from 1991 to 1993, and served as a member of

city council in the same period. During this time he became a controversial figure following the

Workers' Youth League affair The Workers' Youth League affair was a political affair, where leaders of the Workers' Youth League (Norway), Workers' Youth League (AUF) were charged with deliberately inflating membership numbers to receive increased government funding. Two form ...

, for which he was sentenced to five months in jail. He served in the position of deputy representative to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

from Oslo during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. During these terms he filled in for

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and

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while they were appointed to cabinet positions. No longer active in political positions, he worked as a television and radio presenter in

Metropol TV Metropol TV was a local TV channel for Oslo, Norway but could be seen in the rest of the country through cable TV. The channel was started in 1999 and ceased broadcasting in February 2002 due to financial difficulties. Metropol TV cast shows li ...

and Kanal 24 respectively. Hornslien is openly

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, being the world's first member of parliament to enter a partnership union (in 1996), with former state secretary and political party fellow Vidar Ovesen. Hornslien has experienced harassment for his orientation. He lives in Tuscany as of 2020.

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