Anders Hornslien is a Norwegian media personality and politician for the Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

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He was the leader of the local chapter of the Workers' Youth League

Workers' Youth League (Norway)

The Workers' Youth League is Norways biggest political youth organization, and is affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party.AUF took its current form in April 1927, following the merger of Left Communist Youth League and Socialist Youth League of Norway corresponding with the merger of its...

 from 1991 to 1993, and served as a member of Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 city council in the same period. During this time he became a controversial figure following the AUF membership scandal

AUF membership scandal

The Workers' Youth League membership scandal was a political scandal, where leaders of the Workers' Youth League was charged of deliberately inflating membership numbers to receive increased government funding...

, for which he was sentenced to five months in jail.

He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. During these terms he filled in for Bjørn Tore Godal

Bjørn Tore Godal

Bjørn Tore Godal is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs 1991-1994, as well as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-1994. He was then Minister of Foreign Affairs 1994-1996 and 1996-1997, and Minister of Defense 2000-2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg...

 and Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg

is a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....

 while they were appointed to cabinet positions.

No longer active in political positions, he worked as a television and radio presenter in Metropol TV

Metropol TV

Metropol TV was a local TV channel for Oslo, Norway but could be seen in the rest of the country through cable TV. The channel was started in 1999 and ceased broadcasting in February 2002 due to financial difficulties . Metropol TV cast shows like "En lun aften", promoting comedians Atle Antonsen...

 and Kanal 24

Kanal 24

Radio Norge is a Norwegian radio station with headquarters in Fredrikstad. It is subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. Radio Norge replaced Kanal 24 at noon on April 21, 2008, with a new profile decided by their listeners...

 respectively.

Hornslien is openly

Coming out

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 gay

Gay

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, being the world's first member of parliament to enter a partnership union (in 1996), with former state secretary and political party fellow Vidar Ovesen. Hornslien has experienced harassment for his orientation.