Hans Andreas Limi
Hans Andreas Limi | |
|---|---|
Oslo City Commissioner for Finance and Planning | |
| In office 24 April 1991 – 1 January 1992 | |
| Governing Mayor | Michael Tetzschner |
| Preceded by | Sverre Frich jr. |
| Succeeded by | Rune Bjerke |
| General Secretary of the Progress Party | |
| In office 1988 – May 1994 | |
| Leader | Carl I. Hagen |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Geir Mo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1960 Skien, Telemark, Norway |
| Political party | Progress |
| Spouse |
Vibeke Limi (m. 1984) |
| Children | 3 |
Hans Andreas Limi (born 26 September 1960) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Progress Party. He is currently an MP for the Akershus constituency since 2013 and the party's first deputy leader since 2023. He previously served as the party's parliamentary leader from 2017 to 2020.
Career
Party politics
Limi was the secretary-general in the
He was the party's parliamentary leader from 2017 to 2020.[3]
In March 2023, he announced his candidacy for the deputy leadership, succeeding retiring Ketil Solvik-Olsen.[4] He was endorsed by the party county chapters of Viken, Oslo, Rogaland, Innlandet and Vestland, in addition to the Progress Party's Youth.[5] Limi was formally elected at the party convention on 30 April.[6]
Local politics
Limi was a member of the executive committee of Skien city council (his home town) from 1983 to 1987. In the 1987 Norwegian local elections he was elected to Oslo city council, but he took leave from his position in 1989. He became city commissioner of finance in Oslo when he took over after Sverre Frich, Jr. in April 1991, and sat throughout the year.[1]
In 2011, he made a political comeback as he was elected to the
Parliament
In 2013, he was elected to the Storting from the Akershus constituency.[8] He was re-elected in 2017 and 2021.
In parliament, he is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and the Preparatory Credentials Committee since 2021. He was previously a member of the Election Committee in 2017 and served as its second vice chair from 2017 to 2020. He sat on the Standing Committee on Finance from 2013 to 2017 and again from 2020 to 2021. He further sat on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence from 2017 to 2020 and concurrently the Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence. He was also the second vice chair of the Standing Committee on Finance from May to September 2021.[9]
Outside politics
Limi was hired as property manager in the
Limi has been a member of the Broadcasting Council.[12]
Personal life
He is married to party colleague Vibeke Limi.[1] The couple has three children.
References
- ^ a b c «Den nye finansbyråden sitter frem til nyttår». Aftenposten (19 April 1991)
- ^ a b «Fra Hagen til Thon». VG (31 May 1994)
- ^ "Limi blir parlamentarisk leder for Frp" (in Norwegian). E24. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Knallhard kamp om å bli Listhaugs nummer to" (in Norwegian). NRK. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Frp: Hoksrud trekker seg som nestlederkandidat" (in Norwegian). NRK. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Hans Andreas Limi er valgt som ny 1. nestleder i Frp" (in Norwegian). NRK. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ A b Wright, Martin. "Limi elected new county leader in FRP." Budstikka, p. 5 (23 January 2012).
- ^ Svenningsen, Jens ("Limi heading towards Parliament." Budstikka, p. 7. (11 December 2012))
- ^ "Biografi: Limi, Hans Andreas" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ «Finansnotiser». Dagens Næringsliv (17 March 2000)
- ^ "Etableringsdirektør på plass i ICA Norge" (Press release) (in Norwegian). ICA Norge. 11 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ «I korte trekk : Kringkastingsråd» Aftenposten (19 December 1989)