Seher Aydar (born, 10 September 1989,

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) is a

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politician of

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descent. She is a member of the Red Party and was elected to the

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(Storting) in the Parliamentary Elections of 2021.

Early life and education

Aydar was born into a family from

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, where she passed her childhood until she migrated to Norway at the age of eleven. In Norway she grew up in Frederikstad. She has been working at a

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and was politically active from an early age particularly in organizations focusing on women's and Kurdish rights.

Political career

She has taken a leading role within the Red Party, before in the term between 2017 and 2021, she became a substitute member of the Norwegian Parliament for

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. Additionally, she advised her party in the departments health and education. She has been supportive of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party in Turkey and also the developments of the Kurdish rights in Syria under the

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. In September 2021, she was elected to the Norwegian Parliament representing the Red party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aydar, Seher 1989 births Living people Turkish emigrants to Norway Norwegian people of Kurdish descent Politicians from Fredrikstad Politicians from Oslo Red Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians Women members of the Storting