Astri Aas-Hansen (born 16 December 1970) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour Party.[1] She has served as the minister of justice since February 2025.
Political career
From 1995 to 2002 she worked as an advisor for the Labour Party.
In 2005, when Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet assumed office, she was appointed a political adviser in the Ministry of Justice and the Police. She was promoted to State Secretary in February 2007, and remained there until April 2013.[2]
She joined the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee in 2019 and served as its deputy leader from 2019 to 2021, when she took over as leader.[3][4]
Minister of Justice
Following the Centre Party's withdrawal from government, she was appointed minister of justice and public security on 4 February 2025.[5]
Tenure
Upon becoming justice minister, she expressed skepticism and doubt about her predecessor's proposal of allowing the police to search people without cause.[6]
She announced in early March that the government would be aiming to propose a sexual consent law by Easter, fulfilling an objective made in the government's platform. The proposal did however face some criticism by defence attorney Mette Yvonne Larsen, who argued that the law would contribute to issues with evidence and potentially compromising the security of the judicial system.[7]
Civic career
From 2002 to 2017, she worked as a lawyer. She has also given lectures at the University of Oslo and Nesna University College.
Following her stint in Stoltenberg's second government, she returned to her former job in Advokatfirmaet Elden.[8]
In 2017, she became a district court judge at the Oslo District Court.[9]
Personal life
She hails from Lillesand, and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.jur. degree in 1999.
References
- ^ "Tidligere statssekretær i JD Astri Aas-Hansen (Ap)" (in Norwegian). Government.no. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Stortinget har valt ny leiar og nye medlemmar til EOS-utvalet" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). EOS-utvalget. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Hvem er vi?" (in Norwegian Bokmål). EOS-utvalget. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Skårdalsmo, Kristian; Rønning, Mats; Tomter, Line; Hjetland, Geir Bjarte; Grasmo, Julie (4 February 2025). "Nye statsråder: Stenseng inn i regjering – Skjæran får toppjobb på Stortinget" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Gjerde, Robert; Støyva, Andreas Brattåker; Neegaard, Dan P. (4 February 2025). "Den nye justisministeren vil trolig skrote Mehls visitasjonssone-forslag" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Aftenposten. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Legger frem samtykkelov før påske" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Rønning, Aina Johnsen. "Aas-Hansen: Utslitt og tilbake til Elden". Advokatbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Gangnes, Ole-Martin (4 February 2025). "Astri Aas-Hansen er ny justis- og beredskapsminister" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Juristen. Retrieved 4 February 2025.