Anne Lise Ryel (born 7 June 1958) is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the
Labour Party.
Born in
Tromsø
Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.
Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the ...
, she graduated as
cand.jur. from 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 1987.
In 1994 she became the new Norwegian ombudsman for gender equality, taking over for
Ingse Stabel. She held this position until 2000. During the
first cabinet Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 2000 and 19 October 2001. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg (born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who has been serving as ...
, Ryel was appointed
State Secretary in the
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. She held the position until the
2001 election, which caused the cabinet to fall. Ryel later became general director of the
Norwegian Cancer Association. From 2007 to 2009 she is a board member of the
Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises
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It was established 1 of January 1990 through a ...
.
She served in the position of deputy representative to the
Norwegian Parliament
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from
Oslo
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during the term 2005–2009.
References
*
Anne Lise Ryelat forskning.no
1958 births
Living people
Politicians from Tromsø
Deputy members of the Storting
Politicians from Oslo
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Norwegian state secretaries
Norwegian jurists
University of Oslo alumni
Women members of the Storting
Directors of government agencies of Norway
Ombudsmen in Norway
Norwegian women state secretaries
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