About Kjerstin Askholt
Born 1962. Kjerstin Askholt is a Norwegian jurist and politician.
Kjerstin Askholt (born 7 May 1962) is a Norwegian civil servant. She was the governor of Svalbard from 2015 to 2021.
Askholt was the deputy director of Bredtveit Prison from 1990 to 1991, deputy director of the Ministry of Justice from 1996 to 1999, and was from 2003, deputy under-secretary of state at the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice. She was appointed Governor of Svalbard on 1 October 2015.
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Who is Kjerstin Askholt?
Norwegian politician
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Kjerstin Askholt was born on 7 May 1962 in Oslo.
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Kjerstin Askholt is a jurist and politician.
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