Brit Hoel is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

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She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder

Aust-Agder

is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

 in 1981, and was re-elected on three occasions. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1981–1985.

On the local level she was a member of Øyestad

Øyestad

Øyestad is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Arendal in the Sørlandet region...

 municipal council from 1975 to 1979.

From 2000 to 2002 she worked at the Office of the Auditor General of Norway

Office of the Auditor General of Norway

The Office of the Auditor General of Norway is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities, including financial audits, performance audits and corporate...

. She has been involved in the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities

Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities

The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was founded in 1972 as a merger between the Union of Norwegian Cities and the Norwegian Association of Rural Municipalities...

 and the Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organisation.