Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg (14 April 1936 – 2 April 2020) was a

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politician for the

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, and a professor of medicine. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs 1981–1985, and Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs in 1986. Heiberg was vice-chairwoman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1991 and member of the Norwegian Parliament from 1985 to 1989. She was President of the

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from 1993 to 1999 and President of the

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from 1997 to 2001. Heiberg restarted her national political career in 2013. She was elected as deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for the terms 2013–2017 and 2017–2021. She was also appointed as State Secretary in the

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, resigning in 2016. Heiberg died on 2 April 2020 at the age of 83.Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg er død

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