Berit Reiss-Andersen
Politician
1954 –
Who is Berit Reiss-Andersen?
Berit Reiss-Andersen is a Norwegian lawyer, author and former politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She is currently the President of the Norwegian Bar Association and a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the 5-member committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize.
Reiss-Andersen served as state secretary for the Minister of Justice and Police from 1996 to 1997, and co-authored two crime novels with former Minister of Justice Anne Holt.
She was elected as a Member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee by the Storting on 22 November 2011, and was nominated by the Norwegian Labour Party. Her term starts 1 January 2012 and ends 31 December 2017.
Her paternal grandfather was Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, who wrote lyric poetry.
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