Hans Edvard Askjer
Norwegian politician (born 1962)
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Hans Edvard Askjer (born 1962) is a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party (KrF).[1] He was elected to the Storting in the 2025 Norwegian parliamentary election.[2]
ConstituencyTelemark
MayorSven Tore Løkslid
Preceded byLise Wiik
Succeeded bynone (Telemark merged into Vestfold og Telemark)
Hans Edvard Askjer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2025 | |
| Constituency | Telemark |
| Deputy County Mayor of Telemark | |
| In office 13 October 2015 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Mayor | Sven Tore Løkslid |
| Preceded by | Lise Wiik |
| Succeeded by | none (Telemark merged into Vestfold og Telemark) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1962 |
| Party | Christian Democratic |
Before entering the Storting, Askjer was active in the local politics of Skien city council since 2007,[3] and also served as the deputy mayor of Telemark county from 2015 to 2019.[4]