Elsa Skjerven
Norwegian politician (1919–2005)
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Elsa Rigmor Skjerven (11 December 1919 – 29 October 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Elsa Skjerven | |
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Skjerven in 1968. | |
| Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 12 October 1965 – 17 March 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Per Borten |
| Preceded by | Aase Bjerkholt |
| Succeeded by | Inger Louise Valle |
| Deputy Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1965 – 30 September 1977 | |
| Constituency | Sør-Trøndelag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elsa Rigmor Skjerven 11 December 1919 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 29 October 2005 (aged 85) |
| Party | Christian Democratic |
She was born in Oslo.
She was never elected to the Norwegian Parliament, but served in the position of deputy representative from Sør-Trøndelag during the terms 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977.
In 1965 Skjerven was appointed Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in the centre-right cabinet Borten. She held the position until the Borten cabinet fell in 1971.
Skjerven was a member of Trondheim city council from 1959 to 1983, as well as a member of Sør-Trøndelag county council in 1979–1982.
References
- "Elsa Skjerven" (in Norwegian). Storting.
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