Astri Rynning
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Astri Sverdrup Rynning was a Norwegian judge and politician representing the Conservative Party
. She served as a Member of Parliament
1965–1969; originally elected as a deputy member, she became an MP when Kåre Willoch
was appointed to Cabinet. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Justice
during her term.
Rynning obtained the cand.jur. in 1940 and worked as an assistant advocate and assistant judge. In 1945, she was employed at the Ministry of Justice, where she became Principal in 1956. She was appointed judge at Oslo District Court
in 1963, and judge at Eidsivating Court of Appeal
in 1969. She was appointed to the higher office of Lawspeaker
in 1978 and Principal Lawspeaker in 1980. She retired from the bench in 1985, but occasionally served as a judge until she reached the age of 75 years.
She presided over the 1974 trial of the Israeli
terrorists who were convicted of the Lillehammer murder
. In 1985, she presided over the trial of Arne Treholt
, who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union
and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
She was chairman of the Norwegian Women's National Council 1959–1968, Chairman of the Norwegian Women's Voluntary Defence Association and the Norwegian Female Lawyers' Association 1952–1956, and Chairman of the Norvegian Association of Judges 1978–1985.
Both her father and her grandfather represented the Conservative Party in the Parliament of Norway.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. She served as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
1965–1969; originally elected as a deputy member, she became an MP when Kåre Willoch
Kåre Willoch
Kåre Isaachsen Willoch is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He served as Minister of Trade and Shipping in 1963 and 1965–1970, and as Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986...
was appointed to Cabinet. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Justice
Standing Committee on Justice
The Standing Committee on Justice is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to judicial system, the probation service, the police, persons performing civilian national service, other judicial issues, ex gratia payments, general legislation...
during her term.
Rynning obtained the cand.jur. in 1940 and worked as an assistant advocate and assistant judge. In 1945, she was employed at the Ministry of Justice, where she became Principal in 1956. She was appointed judge at Oslo District Court
Oslo District Court
Oslo District Court is the district court serving Oslo, Norway. Cases may be appealed to Borgarting Court of Appeal. As the largest district court in Norway, it handles about 20% of all cases in the country...
in 1963, and judge at Eidsivating Court of Appeal
Borgarting Court of Appeal
Borgarting Court of Appeal is the court of appeal located in Oslo, Norway. It serves the counties of Oslo, Buskerud, Østfold and southern Akershus. The court has 62 judges and 45 administrative staff...
in 1969. She was appointed to the higher office of Lawspeaker
Lawspeaker
A lawspeaker is a unique Scandinavian legal office. It has its basis in a common Germanic oral tradition, where wise men were asked to recite the law, but it was only in Scandinavia that the function evolved into an office...
in 1978 and Principal Lawspeaker in 1980. She retired from the bench in 1985, but occasionally served as a judge until she reached the age of 75 years.
She presided over the 1974 trial of the Israeli
Israeli
Israeli may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Israel* Israelis, people from Israel, or of Israeli descent. For more information about the Israeli people, see:**Demographics of Israel**Culture of Israel**Israelites...
terrorists who were convicted of the Lillehammer murder
Lillehammer affair
The Lillehammer affair was the killing by Mossad agents of a Moroccan waiter, Ahmed Bouchiki, in Lillehammer, Norway on July 21, 1973. The Israeli agents had mistaken their victim for Ali Hassan Salameh, the chief of operations for Black September...
. In 1985, she presided over the trial of Arne Treholt
Trial and conviction of Arne Treholt
The trial and conviction of Arne Treholt in 1985 resulted in a verdict of a 20-year prison sentence, and confiscation of 1.1 million Norwegian crowns.Treholt was arrested on 20 January 1984 at Fornebu airport by Ørnulf Tofte and other police officers...
, who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
She was chairman of the Norwegian Women's National Council 1959–1968, Chairman of the Norwegian Women's Voluntary Defence Association and the Norwegian Female Lawyers' Association 1952–1956, and Chairman of the Norvegian Association of Judges 1978–1985.
Both her father and her grandfather represented the Conservative Party in the Parliament of Norway.