Berit Reiss-Andersen
Berit Reiss-Andersen (born 11 July 1954) is a Norwegian lawyer, author and politician. She is a member of the Norwegian Labour Party. She is chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee since 2017.[1] She is also a board member of the Nobel Foundation.
Berit Reiss-Andersen | |
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| Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kaci Kullmann Five |
| Board Member of the Nobel Foundation | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee | |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2017 | |
| President of the Norwegian Bar Association | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Anders Ryssdal |
| Succeeded by | Erik Keiserud |
| State Secretary for the Minister of Justice and Police | |
| In office 7 November 1996 – 4 April 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Minister | Anne Holt Gerd-Liv Valla |
| Preceded by | Ingeborg Moen Borgerud |
| Succeeded by | Ingunn Yssen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1954 Drøbak, Akershus, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Pjotr Sapegin (formerly) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Before, she was state secretary for the Minister of Justice and Police from 1996 to 1997 and as President of the Norwegian Bar Association from 2008 to 2012.
References
- ↑ Libell, Henrik Pryser (2 May 2017). "Lawyer and Crime Novelist to Lead Nobel Peace Prize Committee". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/world/europe/berit-reiss-andersen-nobel-peace-prize-committee.html. Retrieved 3 May 2017.