About Harriet Andreassen
Lived 1925 – 1997 (aged 71). Harriet Andreassen was a Norwegian politician.
Harriet Andreassen (6 May 1925 – 10 February 1997) was a Norwegian labour activist and politician for the Labour Party. Born in Vikna Municipality, she served as secretary of the union Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund (Union of Norwegian Working Men) from 1967 to 1977, and of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) from 1977 to 1985. On 3 October 1980, upon the resignation of Inger Louise Valle, she was appointed Minister of Local Government in the government of Odvar Nordli (1976–1981), and remained in this position throughout the short-lived first government of Gro Harlem Brundtland in 1981.
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Who was Harriet Andreassen?
Norwegian politician (1925–1997)
When was Harriet Andreassen born?
Harriet Andreassen was born on 6 May 1925 in Vikna.
When did Harriet Andreassen die?
Harriet Andreassen died on 10 February 1997 in Rælingen.
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Harriet Andreassen was a politician.
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Harriet Andreassen was Norwegian.
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