Freddy de Ruiter (born 4 April 1969 inArendal) is a Norwegian politician for theLabour andSocialist Left parties.
De Ruiter was elected to theParliament of Norway fromAust-Agder in 2005, 2009 and 2013. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001.[1] In 2019 he left the Labour Party and entered the Socialist Left Party.[2]
On the local level de Ruiter was a member ofArendal city council from 1991 to 1995 and Aust-Agder county council from 1995 to 2007. He chaired the regionalWorkers' Youth League chapter from 1991 to 1994 and the local Labour Party chapter from 2004 to 2006.[1]
Outside politics de Ruiter worked as a county secretary of the Workers' Youth League, then high school teacher at Blakstad andÅmli. He was educated in history, political science and pedagogics atAgder University College, theUniversity of Bergen and theUniversity of Oslo.[1]
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