Rigmor Aasrud

{{Infobox officeholder

| name= Rigmor Aasrud

| image= Rigmor Aasrud (2).jpg

| image_size= 235px

| office= Parliamentary Leader of the Labour Party

| term_start= 13 October 2021

| term_end= 4 February 2025

| leader= Jonas Gahr Støre

| deputy= Terje Aasland
Åsmund Grøver Aukrust
Lene Vågslid

| predecessor= Jonas Gahr Støre

| successor= Bjørnar Skjæran

| office2= Minister of Government Administration and Reform

| term_start2= 20 October 2009

| term_end2= 16 October 2013

| primeminister2= Jens Stoltenberg

| predecessor2= Heidi Grande Røys

| successor2= Position abolished

| office3= Minister of Church Affairs

| term_start3= 20 October 2009

| term_end3= 16 October 2013

| primeminister3= Jens Stoltenberg

| predecessor3= Trond Giske

| successor3= Position abolished (became part of Ministry of Culture)

| office4= Minister of Nordic Cooperation

| term_start4= 20 October 2009

| term_end4= 16 October 2013

| primeminister4= Jens Stoltenberg

| predecessor4= Heidi Grande Røys

| successor4= Elisabeth Aspaker

| office5= Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion

| termlabel5 = Acting

| term_start5= 20 October 2009

| term_end5= 20 December 2009

| primeminister5= Jens Stoltenberg

| predecessor5= Dag Terje Andersen

| successor5= Hanne Bjurstrøm

| office6= Member of the Storting

| term_start6= 1 October 2009

| term_end6=

| deputy6 = Stine Renate Håheim
Kjersti Stenseng

| constituency6= Oppland

| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1960|06|26|df=y}}

| birth_place= Jevnaker, Oppland, Norway

| party= Labour

| spouse =

| partner =

| children = 1

}}

Rigmor Aasrud (born 26 June 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has served as member of parliament for Oppland since 2009, having previously been a deputy member between 1993 and 2005. She also served as the party's parliamentary leader from 2021 to 2025 and also held several government positions during Jens Stoltenberg's premiership between 2005 and 2013.

Political career

=Parliament=

She was elected deputy representative to the Storting from Oppland at the 1993 election and held the position until 2005. She was elected as a regular representative following the 2009 election and has been re-elected since.{{cite web | url = https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=RIAJ | title = Biografi: Aasrud, Rigmor | date = 9 November 2021 | publisher = stortinget.no | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}

A day before Jonas Gahr Støre assumed office as prime minister following the 2021 election, Aasrud was elected the next parliamentary leader succeeding Støre, at a party group meeting. Terje Aasland was elected her deputy.{{cite web | url= https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/politikk/2021/10/13/195794278/rigmor-aasrud-blir-aps-parlamentariske-leder | title= Rigmor Aasrud blir Aps parlamentariske leder | publisher= ABC Nyheter | date= 13 October 2021 | accessdate= 13 October 2021 | language= no}} When Aasland was appointed to government in March 2022, Åsmund Grøver Aukrust and Lene Vågslid took over as deputies.{{cite web | url= https://www.dn.no/politikk/lene-vagslid/dn-erfarer-asmund-aukrust-og-lene-vagslid-far-toppverv-for-ap-pa-stortinget/2-1-1189790 | title = DN erfarer: Åsmund Aukrust og Lene Vågslid får toppverv for Ap på Stortinget | publisher = Dagens Næringsliv | date= 23 March 2022 | access-date= 23 March 2022 | language = no}}

In May 2024, she announced that she wouldn't be seeking re-election at the 2025 election.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/slutt-for-ap-sjefen-pa-stortinget-1.16882088 | title = Slutt for Ap-sjefen på Stortinget | publisher = NRK | date = 15 May 2024 | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}

She was replaced by Bjørnar Skjæran on 4 February 2025.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/store-presenterer-ny-regjering-tirsdag-1.17248386 | title = Nye statsråder: Stenseng inn i regjering – Skjæran får toppjobb på Stortinget | publisher = NRK | date = 4 February 2025 | access-date = 4 February 2025 | language = nb | first1 = Kristian | last1 = Skårdalsmo | first2 = Mats | last2 = Rønning | first3 = Line | last3 = Tomter | first4 = Geir Bjarte | last4 = Hjetland | first5 = Julie | last5 = Grasmo}}

=Government=

When the second cabinet Stoltenberg assumed office following the 2005 elections, Aasrud was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Care Services. On 20 October 2009, Aasrud was appointed Minister of Government Administration and Church Affairs.{{cite web | url = http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/hod/dep/politisk_ledelse/Rigmor_Aasrud.html?id=85825 | title = Rigmor Aasrud | date = 31 July 2006 | publisher = government.no | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}} She was also acting minister of labour and social inclusion until December 2009, when Hanne Bjurstrøm officially assumed the position.{{cite web | url = https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/rigmor-aasrud-blir-regjeringens-it-minister/65149712 | title = Rigmor Aasrud blir regjeringens IT-minister | publisher = Dagbladet | date = 20 October 2009 | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}

=Local politics=

From 1995 to 2005 Aasrud was mayor of Gran municipality. She had previously been a member of the municipality council from 1983 to 1991.

Personal life

Aasrud has one daughter and resides in Vestre Gran.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/rigmor-aasrud-_ap_-1.6670212 | title = Nødvendig omstilling | publisher = NRK | date = 26 June 2009 | access-date = 15 May 2024 | language = nb}}