Harriet Andreassen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harriet Andreassen

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 06-May-1925

Place of Birth: Vikna, Trøndelag, Norway

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1997

Profession: politician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Harriet Andreassen (6 May 1925 – 10 February 1997) was a Norwegian labour activist and politician for the Labour Party.
Born in Vikna, she was secretary of the union Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund (Union of Norwegian Working Men) from 1967 to 1977, and of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) from 1977 to 1985.
On 3 October 1980, upon the resignation of Inger Louise Valle, she was appointed Minister of Local Government Affairs in the government of Odvar Nordli (1976–1981), and remained in this position throughout the short-lived first government of Gro Harlem Brundtland in 1981.