Rannveig Kvifte Andresen (born 19 May 1967) is a Norwegian politician for the
Socialist Left Party.
Biography
Andresen is a daughter of civil engineer Per Terje Andresen and psychologist Inger-Lise Kvifte Andresen. She finished upper secondary school in 1986, worked for the
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions for two years before taking higher education. She minored in
social anthropology
Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...
and
political science before majoring in
pedagogy.
She was a member of the
Workers' Youth League from 1985 to 1987, but then joined the
Socialist Youth. She represented the Socialist Left Party in
Ski municipal council from 1991 to 2011, from 1995 to 2003 in the executive committee. She served as a deputy representative to the
Parliament of Norway
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 bas ...
from
Akershus
Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...
during the terms 2005–2009 and 2009–2013. When regular representative
Bård Vegar Solhjell
Bård Vegar Solhjell (born 22 December 1971) is a former Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. He served as Minister of Education from 2007 to 2009, and as Minister of the Environment from 2012 to 2013, both in Stoltenberg's Seco ...
became cabinet member in March 2012, Andresen took his place as a regular. Elected for a third term as deputy in 2013–2017, the cabinet fell and Andresen was no longer a regular.
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Andresen has been a board member of Follo Ren from 2006 and the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities in Akershus from 2007.][
]
References
1967 births
Living people
People from Ski, Norway
Akershus politicians
Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians
Members of the Storting
Women members of the Storting
21st-century Norwegian politicians
21st-century Norwegian women politicians
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