Astrid Gjertsen | |
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Minister of Consumer Affairs and Administration | |
In office 14 October 1981 – 18 April 1986[1] | |
Prime Minister | Kåre Willoch |
Preceded by | Sissel Rønbeck |
Succeeded by | Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 October 1969 – 30 September 1989 | |
Constituency | Aust-Agder |
Personal details | |
Born | Horsens, Denmark | 14 September 1928
Died | 17 June 2020 Bærum, Akershus, Norway | (aged 91)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | John Herbert Gjertsen |
Astrid Gjertsen (14 September 1928 – 17 June 2020) was a Norwegian-Danish politician who served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament as a member of the Conservative Party from 1969 to 1989. From 1981 to 1986, she served as the Minister of Consumer Affairs and Administration. In 2013, Gjertsen was named as the ninth most important woman in Norwegian history by Verdens Gang.