Helen Bøsterud

Helen Bøsterud (2009)

Helen Marie Bøsterud (born February 15, 1940 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian politician of the Labor Party ( Arbeiderpartiet ). She was Minister of Justice from 1986 to 1989.

Life and work

Helen Bøsterud was born in Oslo in 1940 as the daughter of a domestic help and a salesman. She passed her teacher exams in 1961 and in 1972/73 did further training in special education with a specialization in brain-damaged children. From 1961 to 1977 she worked as a teacher in Vestby . After leaving Parliament, Bøsterud headed the Civil Defense Directorate from 1993 to 2003.

politics

From 1975 to 1977 she was a member of the district council ( Norwegian fylkesutvalg ) and from 1977 to 1979 the provincial parliament ( Fylkesting ) of the former Akershus province . Bøsterud was from 1979 to 1993 a member of the Akershus constituency in Storting , the Norwegian parliament. From 1977 to 1980 she was a member of the Social Committee.

From 1980 to 1981 she was State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs in the Nordli and Brundtland I cabinets .

From 1981 to 1986 the Labor Party was in opposition. Bøsterud was from 1981 to 1986 chairman of the Judiciary Committee and from 1985 to 1986 a member of the enlarged Foreign and Constitutional Committee and the Control Committee. After the Labor Party returned to government, Bøsterud was Minister for Justice and Police in the Brundtland II cabinet from 1986 to 1989 .

In the legislative period from 1989 to 1993, the Labor Party was again in the opposition, Bøsterud was again a member of the enlarged Foreign and Constitutional Committee and chaired the Defense Committee. From 1992 to 1993 she was a member of the parliamentary group leadership of the Labor Party.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Storting biography states 1993 as the start of office, the store norske leksikon in 1992.
2. ^ Norwegian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. State Secretaries 1947-. Government of Norway, accessed January 3, 2019 .  
3. ^ Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Councilor of State 1814-. Government of Norway, accessed January 3, 2019 .  

Web links

• Bøsterud, Helen Marie (1940-). Storting , accessed January 3, 2019 (Norwegian). 
• Helen Bøsterud. In: Store norske leksikon . January 13, 2012, accessed January 3, 2019 (Norwegian).