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Tora Aasland

Politician

Tora Aasland is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Tora Aasland · تورا اسلاند · 토라 오슬란				[sources]
Other name	Tora Aasland Houg				[sources]
Weak alias	Aasland				[sources]
Birth date	1942-11-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Skien				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Tora				[sources]
Last name	Aasland				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q462806				[sources]
Position	County Governor of Rogaland (1991-2012) · Minister of Research and Higher Education (2007-2012) · Norwegian municipal council representative (1975-1979) · Norwegian municipal council representative (1979-1983) · member of the Parliament of Norway (1985-1989) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Philosophy (2022) · University of Oslo · hovedfag (1973)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Norwegian politician and civil servant

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,022

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dag Gjerløw Aasland Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland Politician	aunt · niece · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Research and Higher Education	2007-10-18	2012-03-23