Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg (14 April 1936 – 2 April 2020) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, 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 Norwegian Red Cross from 1993 to 1999 and President of the

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

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

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1936 births 2020 deaths Presidents of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Government ministers of Norway Presidents of the Norwegian Red Cross Norwegian state secretaries 21st-century Norwegian politicians Women members of the Storting Norwegian psychiatrists Norwegian women psychiatrists Norwegian women physicians Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian women state secretaries Women government ministers of Norway Members of the Storting 1985–1989 {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub