Henrik Asheim

Henrik Asheim
Minister of Education and Research
Acting
In office
15 September 2017 – 26 November 2017
Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Preceded by Torbjørn Røe Isaksen
Succeeded by Jan Tore Sanner
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Assumed office
1 October 2013
Constituency Akershus
Leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives
In office
22 June 2008 – 23 June 2012
Preceded by Torbjørn Røe Isaksen
Succeeded by Paul Joakim Sandøy
Personal details
Born (1983-08-21) 21 August 1983
Bærum, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Political party Conservative Party

Henrik Asheim (born 21 August 1983) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

In 2007 Asheim was elected to Bærum municipal council. He was leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives, the youth wing of the Conservative Party from 2008 to 2012. He had previously been deputy leader. In the 2013 general election, he was elected to the Storting for Akershus. In the Storting, he is a member of the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs.[1] Asheim was reelected in 2017 and served as acting Minister of Education and Research in Solberg's Cabinet from September to November 2017, during Torbjørn Røe Isaksen parental leave.

Asheim is openly gay.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Asheim, Henrik". Stortinget. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Skal lede Unge Høyre, May 15, 2008, archived from the original on July 24, 2011, retrieved 2008-08-25
Party political offices
Preceded by
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen		 Leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives
2008–2012		 Succeeded by
Paul Joakim Sandøy
Political offices
Preceded by
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen		 Minister of Education and Research
2017		 Succeeded by
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen


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