Hanne Bjurstrøm

Hanne Bjurstrøm (born 20 September 1960) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician representing the Labour Party, who served as Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud from 2016 to 2022.

She has formerly also worked at the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Office of the Attorney General of Norway, and as a corporate lawyer.

[2] After leaving the cabinet, she became a partner in the corporate law firm Arntzen de Besche.

Rigmor Aasrud acted as minister of labour from when Stoltenberg reshuffled his cabinet on 20 October 2009, until Bjurstrøm assumed office on 21 December.

She was appointed by the King-in-Council as Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud on 23 October 2015 and took office on 18 January 2016.