Rigmor Aasrud is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

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She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland

Oppland

is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....

 during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. When the second cabinet Stoltenberg

Second cabinet Stoltenberg

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 assumed office following the 2005 elections, Aasrud was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Care Services

Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of health policy, public health, health care services and health legislation in Norway....

. On 20 October 2009, Aasrud was appointed Minister of Government Administration and Church Affairs.

From 1995 to 2005 Aasrud was mayor of Gran

Gran, Norway

is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jaren. There is also a village of Gran located within the municipality....

municipality. She had previously been a member of the municipality council from 1983 to 1991.