Dag Terje Andersen

Dag Terje Andersen (born 27 May 1957 in Frogn, Akershus) is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has worked at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation for politically representing the average citizen.

Dag Terje Andersen
President of the Storting
In office 8 October 2009 – 30 September 2013
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Thorbjørn Jagland
Succeeded by	Olemic Thommessen
Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion
In office 20 June 2008 – 2 October 2009
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
Succeeded by	Hanne Bjurstrøm
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 29 September 2006 – 20 June 2008
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Odd Eriksen
Succeeded by	Sylvia Brustad
Minister of Agriculture
In office 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Prime Minister	Thorbjørn Jagland
Preceded by	Gunhild Øyangen
Succeeded by	Kåre Gjønnes
Party Secretary of the Labour Party
In office 4 September 1992 – 25 October 1996
Preceded by	Thorbjørn Jagland
Succeeded by	Solveig Torsvik
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-27) 27 May 1957 (age 68) Frogn, Akershus
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Married
Children	2
Occupation	Politician

He was elected into the Norwegian parliament (Storting) as a representative from Vestfold in 1997, and he was re-elected in the 2005, 2009 and 2013 elections.

Andersen was the mayor of Lardal from 1987 to 1992. He was at first a political advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before he became state secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs in 1992. He was a party secretary for the Norwegian Labour Party from 1992 until 1996.

In 1996 he became Minister of Agriculture, remaining in that post for slightly less than a year. Andersen later became Minister of Trade and Industry on 29 September 2006, when Odd Eriksen resigned.

From 2009 to 2013, Andersen served as President of the Storting.

External links

• "Dag Terje Andersen" (in Norwegian). Storting.

Political offices
Preceded by Gunhild Øyangen	Minister of Agriculture 1996–1997	Succeeded by Kåre Gjønnes
Preceded by Odd Eriksen	Minister of Trade and Industry 2006–2008	Succeeded by Sylvia Brustad
Preceded by Bjarne Håkon Hanssen	Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion 2008–2009	Succeeded by Hanne Bjurstrøm
Preceded by Thorbjørn Jagland	President of the Storting 2009-2013	Succeeded by Olemic Thommessen
Party political offices
Preceded by Thorbjørn Jagland	Secretary of the Labour Party 1992–1996	Succeeded by Solveig Torsvik