Biography
Date of birth: 15 February 1965 in Skien, Telemark
Son of welder Anders Aasland (1942–) and Torhild Eriksen (1947–)
Parliamentary terms
Member of Parliament no. 4 for Telemark, 2005–2009, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Telemark, 2009–2013, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Telemark, 2013–2017, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Telemark, 2017–2021, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Telemark, 2021–2025, Labour Party
Substitute periods
Government minister 7 March 2022–30 September 2025, Jone Blikra served as substitute member of parliament
Storting committees
2005–2009
Substitute member, Election Committee, 10 October 2005–30 September 2009
Member, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 19 October 2005–30 September 2009
Personal substitute member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 16 June 2009–30 September 2009
2009–2013
Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2009–30 September 2013
Chair, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 20 October 2009–30 September 2013
2013–2017
Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 17 October 2013–22 October 2013
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017
2017–2021
Member, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 12 October 2017–17 October 2017
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 17 October 2017–30 September 2021
2021–2025
Member, Election Committee, 9 October 2021–7 March 2022
Member, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 19 October 2021–21 October 2021
Chair, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 21 October 2021–7 March 2022
Membership of group steering committees
2005–2009
Substitute whip, Lagting (former upper house of the Storting), Labour Party, 18 October 2005–30 September 2006
Substitute whip, Lagting (former upper house of the Storting), Labour Party, 1 October 2006–30 September 2009
2009–2013
Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 8 October 2009–30 September 2013
2017–2021
Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2017–30 September 2021
2021–2025
Vice chair, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 13 October 2021–7 March 2022
Government positions
Government minister, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 7 March 2022 –
Education and professional experience
Education
Kongerød Primary School 1972–1978
Lunde Lower Secondary School 1978–1981
Klosterskogen Upper Secondary School, electrical programme 1981–1983
Klosterskogen Upper Secondary School, advanced course, power-supply fitter 1983–1984
Apprenticeships
Apprentice, Skiensfjordens Kommunale Kraftselskap (power company) 1984–1986
Trade certificates
Trade certificate, power-supply fitter 1986
Professional
Skiensfjordens Kommunale Kraftselskap (power company) 1982–1994
Norwegian Union of Electricians and Power Station Workers 1994–1999
Electrician and IT Workers' Union 1999–2005
Appointments
Municipal political service
Member, Skien City Council 1991–1995
Member, Skien Municipal Executive Board 1995–1999, 1999–2003
Public appointments
Member, Skien Specialist Committee for Culture and Education 1991–1995, chair 1995–1999, member 2000–2003
Elected party positions
Vice chair, Skien Labour Party 1993–1995, chair 1995–2000
Member, Labour Party Central Executive Committee 1998–2000, since 2006
Vice chair, Telemark Labour Party 1998–2000, chair 2006–2020
Member, Labour Party Central Board since 2011
Elected positions in organisations
Member, Norwegian Union of Electricians and Power Station Workers Central Executive Committee 1997–1999
Vice chair, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Grenland since 2001