Marianne Aasen | |
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 MP Marianne Aasen | |
| Born | (1967-02-21)21 February 1967 (age 58) Bergen, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation(s) | journalist and politician |
| Spouse | |
Marianne Aasen (born 21 February 1967) is a Norwegian politician for theLabour Party.
She was born inBergen, but grew up inMoss. She graduated with acand.polit. degree in 1993 from theUniversity of Oslo. She worked as a journalist inArbeiderbladet from 1991 to 1993 andAvisenes Nyhetsbyrå from 1993 to 1995. She was then information director of theEuropean Movement Norway from 1998 to 2000.[1]
In her party she worked as a political advisor for the Labour Party parliamentary group from 1995 to 1996 and2001 to 2005. From 2000 to 2001, during thefirst cabinet Stoltenberg, she was a political advisor in theMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development. Aasen has never held local political office, but chaired the party chapter inAsker from 2003 to 2004. She was elected to theNorwegian Parliament fromAkershus in 2005.[1]
For twelve years she was married toSimen Agdestein, anInternational Grandmaster ofchess and formerNorwegian international footballer. The couple had two children, but they split in 2008.[2]
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