Ane Hansdatter Kismul (born 8 March 1980 in Mosjøen) is a Norwegian

environmentalist An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that se ...

and politician for the Centre Party. She joined

Nature and Youth Natur og Ungdom (NU) which translates Nature and Youth, also known in English as Young Friends of the Earth Norway, is a Norwegian youth environment protecting organisation. It is the only environmentalist youth organisation in Norway. 7,000 memb ...

in 1996 and started a new local chapter in Mosjøen. In 2000 she was elected deputy leader and from 2003 to 2005 she was leader of the organization. She completed a bachelor's degree in political science at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

in 2007. She was general secretary of the Norwegian Wind Energy Association in 2006 and 2007, when she was hired as advisor for the Centre Party's parliamentary group. In July 2008, she was appointed as political advisor in the

Ministry of Agriculture and Food An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...

. In September 2012 she was promoted to State Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

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