Aase Simonsen (born 1 July 1962) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the term 2017–2021. [1]
She has been an elected member of Rogaland county council and from 2011 to 2015 the mayor of Karmøy.
Rogaland is a county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 499,417 people.
Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is southwest of the town of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kopervik.
Jan Simonsen was a Norwegian politician, writer and journalist. He was a member of parliament from 1989 to 2005, and a member of the Progress Party until he was expelled from the party in 2001. He was the deputy leader of the Democrats party from 2003 to 2004. Since his parliamentary term ended, he largely withdrew from party politics to focus on his writing and journalism. He was a staunch supporter of Israel, and wrote the blog Frie Ytringer which focused on the Islamisation of Europe.
Aase Ingerid Nathalie Bjerkholt was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Oslo.
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Eirin Kristin Sund is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Aase Wind Lionæs was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, and a socialist feminist.
Bjørg Tørresdal is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Olav Aase was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Flekkefjord.
Aase Synnøve Bye was a Norwegian actress, known from stage, film and television. in her honor, the Aase Byes pris is awarded in support of deserving artists.
Britt Synnøve Johansen is a Norwegian female singer.
Aase Nordmo Løvberg was a Norwegian opera soprano. Dagbladet called her "one of Norway's greatest opera singers." For many years she sang with Jussi Björling at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and she also sang under renowned conductors such as Herbert von Karajan and Georg Solti.
Lalla Carlsen was a Norwegian singer and actress. She is regarded as one of the most legendary female revue artists in Norway.
Bente Thorsen is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She has been a member of the Storting since following the 2009 parliamentary election as Rogaland's 12th representative. She was a deputy representative between 2005 and 2009.
Sola Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Sola, Rogaland.
Olaug Vervik Bollestad is a Norwegian nurse and politician for the Christian Democratic Party who is a member of Parliament for Rogaland since 2013. She served as the party leader between 2021 and 2024, having been deputy leader from 2015 to 2021. She served as Minister of Agriculture and Food from 2019 to 2021.
Iselin Nybø is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party, who served as the Minister of Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2021. She also served as Minister of Higher Education from 2018 to 2020. She was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland in 2013, where she served as the first deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Education, Research, and Church Affairs. Her seat is a levelling seat.
Aase Texmon Rygh, was a Norwegian sculptor working in the modernist style.
The Norwegian Bible Belt is a loosely defined southwestern coastal area of Norway, which is more religiously observant than most of the rest of the country. Typically, the definition covers Western Norway (Vestlandet) and Southern Norway (Sørlandet), which includes the counties of Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Møre og Romsdal and Agder. However, the most urban areas, such as Stavanger, have become strongly secularised since the 1960s and are no longer considered part of the Bible Belt.
Atle Simonsen is a Norwegian politician.