Alvhild Hedstein (born 28 September 1966) is a Norwegian environmentalist and politician for the Liberal Party.

Biography

In 2001, during the first cabinet Bondevik, Hedstein was appointed a political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture. 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 Oslo during the terms 2005–2009 and 2009–2013, and has been involved in local politics in Oslo. Born in Eidsvoll, she took her education at the Norwegian College of Agriculture, and was deputy chair of the

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. She has worked in the Ministry of the Environment, the

Norwegian Pollution Control Authority The Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency ( no, Klima- og forurensningsdirektoratet, Klif), named Norwegian Pollution Control Authority ( no, Statens forurensningstilsyn), SFT) until 2010, was a Norwegian government agency from 1974 to 2013 when ...

and the Bellona Foundation. Since 2001 she is the manager of

Ecolabelling Norway Ecolabels (also "Eco-Labels") and Green Stickers are labeling systems for food and consumer products. The use of ecolabels is voluntary, whereas green stickers are mandated by law; for example, in North America major appliances and automobiles us ...

, a national branch of Nordic Ecolabelling. She was a member of the board of Bellona from 2000 to 2001, and of Norgesgruppen from 2005.

References

1966 births Living people People from Eidsvoll Deputy members of the Storting Politicians from Oslo Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni Norwegian environmentalists Norwegian women environmentalists Women members of the Storting Directors of government agencies of Norway Norwegian Christians {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub