Eva Kolstad

Eva Kolstad
18th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
In office
1956–1968
Preceded bySigne Swensson
Succeeded byClara Ottesen
Member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
In office
1969–1975
Minister of Government Administration and Consumer Affairs
In office
18 October 1972 – 16 October 1973
Prime MinisterLars Korvald
Preceded byInger Louise Valle
Succeeded byOdd Sagør
Leader of the Liberal Party
In office
9 March 1974 – 27 March 1976
Preceded byHelge Rognlien
Succeeded byHans H. Rossbach
Gender Equality Ombud of Norway
In office
1978–1988
Succeeded byIngse Stabel
Personal details
Born
Eva Severine Lundegaard Hartvig

(1918-05-06)6 May 1918
Halden, Østfold, Norway
Died26 March 1999(1999-03-26) (aged 80)
Oslo, Norway
Political partyLiberal
SpouseRagnar Kolstad

Eva Severine Lundegaard Kolstad (born Eva Severine Lundegaard Hartvig; 6 May 1918 – 26 March 1999) was a Norwegian politician and government minister for the Liberal Party. A major figure in the history of liberal feminism and the development of state feminism in the Nordic countries, she pioneered gender equality policies in Norway and at the United Nations. She served as president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (1956–1968), member and vice chairman of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (1969–1975), Minister of Government Administration and Consumer Affairs of Norway in Korvald's Cabinet (1972–1973), leader of the Liberal Party (1974–1976) and as Norwegian Gender Equality Ombudsman (1978–1988), the first gender equality ombudsman worldwide.