Tora Aasland (born 6 November 1942, in

Skien Skien () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She served as the

Minister of Research and Higher Education The Minister of Research and Higher Education (, ) is a Cabinet of Norway, councilor of state in the Ministry of Education and Research (Norway), Ministry of Education and Research. The incumbent minister is Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland of the Labour P ...

from 18 October 2007 to 23 March 2012. She was a member of the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

, representing

Akershus Akershus () is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akers ...

, from 1985 to 1993. From 1991 to 2013, she served as the County Governor of Rogaland. Aasland was a deputy member of the executive committee of

Nesodden Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Greater Oslo Region and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative ...

municipality council during the terms 1975–1979 and 1979–1983. Aasland has a cand.sociol. degree in sociology and was a researcher at the

Norwegian Institute for Social Research The Institute for Social Research (, ISF) is an independent social science research institute based in Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipalit ...

from 1976 to 1982, and its acting director from 1980 to 1981. She has cited

Vilhelm Aubert Johan Vilhelm Aubert (7 June 1922 – 19 July 1988) was an influential Norwegian sociologist. He was a professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo from 1963 to 1971 and at the Department of Sociology from 1971 to 1988. He co-founded ...

as her largest influence.

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1942 births Living people Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian sociologists Norwegian women sociologists Politicians from Skien Members of the Storting 1989–1993 Members of the Storting 1985–1989 {{Norway-sociologist-stub