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Anders Anundsen
Anders Anundsen (born 17 November 1975) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of the Norwegian parliament, representing Vestfold from 2005 to 2017.
A jurist by education, Anundsen rose to prominence for his work chairing the parliamentary Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs from 2009 to 2013, summoning several cabinet members to hearings, as well as committee work that concluded unanimously to criticise the government of Jens Stoltenberg for lack of emergency preparedness prior to the 2011 Norway attacks.
Anders Anundsen was born in Stavern (now part of Larvik), Vestfold to senior financial advisor Arne Anundsen (born 1949) and assistant teacher Anne Gro Lysebo (born 1953). He studied law at Folkeuniversitetet from 1994 to 1995, and took minors in public law in 1998, and private law in 1999. In 2005 he finished the law profession study, and completed his Master of Laws from the University of Oslo in 2008.
Anundsen was a member of the Vestfold county council from 1995 to 2007, and a member of the Larvik municipal council from 1999 to 2007. He has held numerous positions in the Progress Party, locally and in its youth organisation, and was chairman of the Progress Party's Youth in 1996, and from 1998 to 1999. He worked as political advisor and aide to the Progress Party parliamentary group from 1995 to 1997.
Anundsen was elected to the Norwegian parliament from Vestfold in 2005, while previously having served as a deputy representative from 1997 to 2001. He served as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 2008 to 2013. From 2009 to 2013 he chaired the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. As chairman of the committee, Anundsen summoned several ministers of the Red–Green government to open hearings due to accusations of conflicts of interest, including Jonas Gahr Støre, Trond Giske and Audun Lysbakken (Lysbakken later resigned due to the case against him).
Following the 2011 Norway attacks, Anundsen was appointed second deputy leader of the 22 July Committee. In 2012, Jens Stoltenberg became the first ever incumbent Norwegian Prime Minister to be summoned to an open hearing, on the topic of the emergency preparedness of the government before the 2011 attacks. In 2013 the committee concluded unanimously to criticise the government for lack of preparedness before the attacks.
On 16 October 2013, Anundsen was appointed Minister of Justice in the new government of Erna Solberg. Having won much acclaim for his committee work in parliament, Anundsen was considered one of his party's strongest candidates for a cabinet position prior to the official appointment. During his time in government, his seat was covered by deputy member Tom E. B. Holthe.
During the last week of July 2014, Anundsen introduced extraordinary security measures due to a short-term high-risk terror threat reported by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), later revealed to have originated from a group of ISIL extremists from Syria. The measures introduced included full border controls and patrolling police across the country. In November the same year, Anundsen introduced temporary general arming of the Norwegian police due to a heightened terror risk. Although initially introduced for four weeks, the period was later extended to an additional two months due to continued high terror threat.
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Anders Anundsen
Anders Anundsen (born 17 November 1975) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of the Norwegian parliament, representing Vestfold from 2005 to 2017.
A jurist by education, Anundsen rose to prominence for his work chairing the parliamentary Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs from 2009 to 2013, summoning several cabinet members to hearings, as well as committee work that concluded unanimously to criticise the government of Jens Stoltenberg for lack of emergency preparedness prior to the 2011 Norway attacks.
Anders Anundsen was born in Stavern (now part of Larvik), Vestfold to senior financial advisor Arne Anundsen (born 1949) and assistant teacher Anne Gro Lysebo (born 1953). He studied law at Folkeuniversitetet from 1994 to 1995, and took minors in public law in 1998, and private law in 1999. In 2005 he finished the law profession study, and completed his Master of Laws from the University of Oslo in 2008.
Anundsen was a member of the Vestfold county council from 1995 to 2007, and a member of the Larvik municipal council from 1999 to 2007. He has held numerous positions in the Progress Party, locally and in its youth organisation, and was chairman of the Progress Party's Youth in 1996, and from 1998 to 1999. He worked as political advisor and aide to the Progress Party parliamentary group from 1995 to 1997.
Anundsen was elected to the Norwegian parliament from Vestfold in 2005, while previously having served as a deputy representative from 1997 to 2001. He served as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 2008 to 2013. From 2009 to 2013 he chaired the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. As chairman of the committee, Anundsen summoned several ministers of the Red–Green government to open hearings due to accusations of conflicts of interest, including Jonas Gahr Støre, Trond Giske and Audun Lysbakken (Lysbakken later resigned due to the case against him).
Following the 2011 Norway attacks, Anundsen was appointed second deputy leader of the 22 July Committee. In 2012, Jens Stoltenberg became the first ever incumbent Norwegian Prime Minister to be summoned to an open hearing, on the topic of the emergency preparedness of the government before the 2011 attacks. In 2013 the committee concluded unanimously to criticise the government for lack of preparedness before the attacks.
On 16 October 2013, Anundsen was appointed Minister of Justice in the new government of Erna Solberg. Having won much acclaim for his committee work in parliament, Anundsen was considered one of his party's strongest candidates for a cabinet position prior to the official appointment. During his time in government, his seat was covered by deputy member Tom E. B. Holthe.
During the last week of July 2014, Anundsen introduced extraordinary security measures due to a short-term high-risk terror threat reported by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), later revealed to have originated from a group of ISIL extremists from Syria. The measures introduced included full border controls and patrolling police across the country. In November the same year, Anundsen introduced temporary general arming of the Norwegian police due to a heightened terror risk. Although initially introduced for four weeks, the period was later extended to an additional two months due to continued high terror threat.