16 Facts About Anders Anundsen

Anders Anundsen was born on 17 November 1975 and is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2016.

Anders Anundsen was a member of the Norwegian parliament, representing Vestfold from 2005 to 2017.

Anders Anundsen studied law at Folkeuniversitetet from 1994 to 1995, and took minors in public law in 1998, and private law in 1999.

Anders Anundsen was a member of the Vestfold county council from 1995 to 2007, and a member of the Larvik municipal council from 1999 to 2007.

Anders Anundsen has held numerous positions in the Progress Party, locally and in its youth organisation, and was chairman of the Progress Party's Youth in 1996, and from 1998 to 1999.

Anders Anundsen worked as political advisor and aide to the Progress Party parliamentary group from 1995 to 1997.

Anders Anundsen was elected to the Norwegian parliament from Vestfold in 2005, while previously having served as a deputy representative from 1997 to 2001.

Anders Anundsen served as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 2008 to 2013.

On 16 October 2013, Anders Anundsen was appointed Minister of Justice in the new government of Erna Solberg.

In May 2015, following a motion of no confidence against him, Anders Anundsen took self criticism for the case of shielding asylum children, further stating that it was wrong, and that the asylum children weren't going to be sent out of the country, but rather their priority had been downgraded.

In October 2015, Anders Anundsen accepted to pay a fine after making a "boasting video" about himself at the expense of the state.

Anders Anundsen further added that "we should be one horse head in front of the assailants on this, but we are not".

In February 2015, Anders Anundsen was summoned to an open hearing in the parliamentary Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs after increasing pressure, following which the Labour, Socialist Left and Centre parties proposed a motion of no confidence against him.

Anders Anundsen went on to state that he had secured "a major tightening of immigration policy" by the agreement.

Anders Anundsen proclaimed that the report is the toughest criticism from the Office of the Auditor General of Norway against a ministry since the Office of the Auditor General of Norway was established.

Anders Anundsen is married to Marianne Ringnes, and together they have three children.