Anders Anundsen
Anders Anundsen (born 17 November 1975) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of the Norwegian parliament, representing Vestfold from 2005 to 2017.
Anders Anundsen MP | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 16 October 2013 – 20 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Grete Faremo |
| Succeeded by | Per-Willy Amundsen |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs | |
| In office 20 October 2009 – 30 September 2013 | |
| First Deputy | Ola Borten Moe Per Olaf Lundteigen |
| Second Deputy | Martin Kolberg |
| Preceded by | Lodve Solholm |
| Succeeded by | Martin Kolberg |
| Second Vice Chair of the Preparatory Credentials Committee | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Leader | Marit Nybakk |
| Preceded by | Elisabeth Aspaker |
| Succeeded by | Ulf Leirstein (2017) |
| First Vice Chair of the Preparatory Credentials Committee | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2013 | |
| Leader | Bendiks H. Arnesen |
| Preceded by | Lodve Solholm |
| Succeeded by | Sylvi Graham |
| Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2005 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Deputy | Tom E. B. Holthe |
| Constituency | Vestfold |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2001 | |
| Constituency | Vestfold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1975 Stavern, Vestfold, Norway |
| Political party | Progress |
| Spouse | Marianne Ringnes |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo (LL.M.) |
A jurist by education, Anundsen rose to prominence for his work chairing the parliamentary Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs from 2009 to 2013, summoning several cabinet members to hearings, as well as committee work that concluded unanimously to criticise the government of Jens Stoltenberg for lack of emergency preparedness prior to the 2011 Norway attacks.
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