Hans Andreas Limi is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Progress Party

Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...

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Limi was a member of the executive committee of Skien

Skien

' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....

 city council (his home town) from 1983 to 1987. In the Norwegian local elections, 1987

Norwegian local elections, 1987

Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway in 1987. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently.-Municipal elections:...

 he was elected to Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 city council, but he took leave from his position in 1989. He became city commissioner of finance in Oslo when he took over after Sverre Frich, Jr. in April 1991, and sat throughout the year.

Limi was the secretary-general in the Youth of the Progress Party

Youth of the Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party’s Youth , is the youth wing of the Norwegian political party the Progress Party. It is generally more libertarian than the Progress Party itself, both with regards to economics and politics in general...

 from 1984 to 1986. He was then an office manager in the Progress Party from 1986 to 1988 and then secretary-general until May 1994. He then withdrew, shortly after the 1994 Progress Party national convention

1994 Progress Party national convention

The 1994 national convention of the Progress Party of Norway was held from 15 April to 17 April at the hotel Bolkesjø Turisthotell in Bolkesjø, Telemark...

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Limi was hired as property manager in the Olav Thon Group. He was later a development director in Steen & Strøm

Steen & Strøm

Steen & Strøm is a Scandinavian retail and real estate company that owns and operates 52 shopping centres in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. In 2006 the shopping centers had 3,300 lessees with total revenue of about NOK 40 billion.-History:...

 and from 2005 director in ICA Norway.

Limi has been a member of the Broadcasting Council

Broadcasting Council (Norway)

The Broadcasting Council is an advisory board to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation .The role of the Broadcasting Council is to discuss and comment on NRK's programming agenda for Norwegian radio and television, as well as to advise on administrative and financial matters...

. In 2011 he made a political comeback as he was elected to Bærum

Bærum

is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....

 municipal council.

He is married to party colleague Vibeke Limi. The couple has three children.