Per-Willy Amundsen
| Per-Willy Amundsen | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
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Assumed office 20 December 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Anders Anundsen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Troms |
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In office 12 September 2005 – 30 September 2013 |
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Per-Willy Trudvang Amundsen 21 January 1971 Harstad, Troms, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Progress Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gry-Anette Rekanes Amundsen |
| Alma mater |
Norwegian School of Economics Sør-Trøndelag University College Home Guard |
Per-Willy Trudvang Amundsen (born 21 January 1971) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who has been Minister of Justice since December 2016. He previously served as state secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development from 2013, and represented Troms in the Norwegian parliament from 2005 until 2013.
Amundsen was born in Harstad to construction and real estate chief Per Roald Amundsen (born 1949) and health secretary Wenche Berit Trudvang (born 1949).
He attended Kanebogen elementary school, finishing in 1984, before enrolling in Harstad Secondary school, graduating in 1987. He later went to Heggen Upper Secondary School between 1987 and 1990. Upon finishing school, he was drafted to the Norwegian Army, serving his tour in the Signal Battalion in Bardufoss. Upon being discharged, he enrolled at Norwegian School of Economics, graduating in 1995 with a degree in economics. In 1999, he received a degree in information technology at the Sør-Trøndelag University College. He also completed the Military leadership course with the Home Guard.
Amundsen joined the Progress Party's Youth when he was fourteen years old, and was the chairman of its Harstad chapter from 1986 to 1990 – the last year also of its Troms chapter. From 1992 to 1994 he served as board member of the Hordaland Progress Party Youth, and from 2000 to 2002 he was chairman of the Harstad Progress Party.
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