Sigrid Hjørnegård (born 8 October 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. She finished her secondary education in Ås in 1984, and graduated from Mære Agricultural School in 1986 and the

Norwegian College of Agriculture The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (, NMBU) is a public university located in Ås, Norway. It is located in Akershus county and has around 7,700 students. History The institution was established in 1859 as the Higher Agricultural Coll ...

in 1990. She worked part-time as a

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from 1990 to 1992. She was a board member of Norges Bygdeungdomslag from 1986 to 1988, and leader from 1990 to 1992. From 1988 to 1990 she was a board member of the Norwegian Children and Youth Council. She worked for the

Norwegian Agrarian Association The Norwegian Agrarian Association () is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers. It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Minis ...

locally in Akershus from 1992 to 1996, and nationally as information director from 1996 to 2005. In the Agrarian Association she was a supervisory council member from 1987 to 1988 and board member from 1990 to 1992. From 1992 to 1993 she was a deputy board member of

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, and chaired the

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branch of the organization. Since 1997 she has been a deputy board member of the Norwegian College of Agriculture/

Norwegian University of Life Sciences The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (, NMBU) is a public university located in Ås, Akershus, Ås, Norway. It is located in Akershus (county), Akershus county and has around 7,700 students. History The institution was established in 185 ...

, and since 2004 she is a board member of Landbrukets Utredningskontor. She has been a member of Ås

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. In 2005, when

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assumed office, she was appointed as a political adviser in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. She was a political adviser in

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from 2008 to 2009, and State Secretary in the same ministry from 2009 to 2011.

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1965 births Living people People from Ås, Akershus Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni Akershus politicians Centre Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Norwegian women state secretaries {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub