Ågot Valle
Encyclopedia
Ågot Jorunn Valle is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland
in 1997.
She worked as a physiotherapist and a county council member in Hordaland before entering national politics. She has also been involved in the organization Nei til EU (No to the EU
).
She is a member of The Norwegian Nobel Committee, the body that awards The Nobel Peace Prize.
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
in 1997.
She worked as a physiotherapist and a county council member in Hordaland before entering national politics. She has also been involved in the organization Nei til EU (No to the EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
).
She is a member of The Norwegian Nobel Committee, the body that awards The Nobel Peace Prize.
Parliamentary Committee duties
- 2005 – 2009 member of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee.
- 2005 – 2009 member of the Standing Committee on Foreign AffairsStanding Committee on Foreign AffairsStanding Committee on Foreign Affairs is a defunct committee of the Norwegian Parliament responsible for matters related to foreign policy, development assistance, international agreements, Svalbard and the Norwegian polar regions.- Leaders :...
. - 2001 – 2005 leader of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional AffairsStanding Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional AffairsThe Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is holds a supervisory role in relation to the proceedings of the parliament and public sector. The committee has 11 members and is chaired by Anders Anundsen of the Centre.From...
. - 2001 – 2005 deputy member of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee.
- 1997 – 2001 deputy leader of the Standing Committee on Family and Cultural AffairsStanding Committee on Family and Cultural AffairsThe Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to families, children and youth, gender equality, consumer affairs and cultural affairs. It corresponds to the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of...
. - 1997 – 2001 deputy member of the Electoral Committee.