Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg

Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg (14 April 1936 – 2 April 2020) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and a professor of medicine. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs 1981–1985, and Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs in 1986.[1]

Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg

Heiberg was vice-chairwoman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1991 and member of the Norwegian Parliament from 1985 to 1989.[2] She was President of the Norwegian Red Cross from 1993 to 1999 and President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1997 to 2001.[2]

Heiberg restarted her national political career in 2013. She was elected as deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for the terms 2013–2017 and 2017–2021.[1] She was also appointed as State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Care Services, resigning in 2016.[3]

Heiberg died on 2 April 2020 at the age of 83.[4]

References

  1. "Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. "Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  3. Storvik, Anne Grete (14 April 2016). "Gir seg som statssekretær". Dagens Medisin (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg er død (in Norwegian)
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Bjørn Bruland
President of the Norwegian Red Cross
1993–1999
Succeeded by
Thorvald Stoltenberg
Preceded by
Mario Enrique
Villarroel Lander
President of the
International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies

1997–2000
Succeeded by
Don Juan Manuel
Suárez Del Toro Rivero
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