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Kjerstin
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Kjerstin is the given name of: * Kjerstin Andersen (born 1958), Norwegian former team handball goalkeeper * Kjerstin Askholt (born 1962), Norwegian civil servant, former governor of Svalbar * Kjerstin Braathen (born 1970), Norwegian CEO * Kjerstin Dellert (1925–2018), Swedish opera singer and theatre manager * Kjerstin Wøyen Funderud (born 1970), Norwegian politician * Kjerstin Øvrelid (1929–1989), Norwegian painter * Kjerstin Boge Solås (born 1997), Norwegian handball player See also * Kerstin, another given name * Kirsten (given name) Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of the name Christina (given name), Christina. Behind the Name, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerstin Dellert
Kjerstin Dellert (4 November 1925 – 5 March 2018) was a Swedish opera singer and theater manager. Life Early life Born in Stockholm, Dellert made her opera debut at Stora teatern (the old Gothenburg Opera stage) in Gothenburg in the 1950s. Vocalist career Her career as a vocalist had begun when she won an Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts contest in 1948 with ''Someone to Watch Over Me (song), Someone to Watch Over Me''. From the mid-1950s to the 1970s she worked primarily at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm in a variety of opera roles, including Floria in Puccini's ''Tosca'' and Harry Martinson/Erik Lindegren/Karl-Birger Blomdahl's opera ''Aniara'' in 1959. Dellert was also the initiator and producer of a few gala shows for particular celebrations, such as the show financed by Riksdagen, Sweden's Parliament and given in 1976 at the Stockholm Opera for the wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia (where ABBA first performed ''Dancing Queen'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerstin Braathen
Kjerstin Elisabeth Rasmussen Braathen (born 1970) is a Norwegian business executive who is active in the banking and financial sectors. Since September 2019, she has been CEO of DNB ASA, Norway's largest financial services group. A graduate at the École supérieure de commerce in Nice, after four years with Hydro Agri, she joined DNB in 1999. Biography Born in 1970, Kjerstin Elisabeth Rasmussen was brought up in Lillestrøm Lillestrøm is a municipality in Akershus county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger ... where her parents ran a clothes shop called "Rasmussen på Torget". She helped run the establishment as she grew up, learning much about the economic aspects of businesses. Together with her husband Henning Braathen, she has three children. She chose to study in France because she enjoyed the French language. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerstin Andersen
Kjerstin Andersen (born 23 November 1958) is a Norwegian former team handball goalkeeper and Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 12 February 2008) Handball career Club career Andersen played for the clubs Skien BK and Gjerpen IF. She won national titles with Gjerpen in 1985 and 1986.International career Andersen played 106 games for the national team during her career, between 1984 and 1990. She won a bronze medal ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerstin Wøyen Funderud
Kjerstin Wøyen Funderud (born 13 November 1970) is a Norwegian politician. Political career Funderud was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Østfold for the period 2021–2025, for the Centre Party. In the Storting, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a position in which the body is held in an upright (orthostatic) position and supported only by the feet. Although seemingly static, the body rocks slightly back and forth from the ankle in the sa ... from 2021 to February 2025, and of the Standing Committee on Education and Research from February 2025. Funderud served as mayor in Våler from 2007 to 2011. References 1970 births Living people Centre Party (Norway) politicians Women members of the Storting Mayors of places in Østfold Members of the Storting 2021–2025 {{Norway-politician-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerstin Øvrelid
Kjerstin Marie Øvrelid (March 16, 1929 – January 1989) was a Norwegian painter. She was known for her poetic paintings of flowers and depictions of the sea and skerries, usually those seen from Holmesund, northeast of Arendal, where she had her summer home.Opstad, Gunvald. 1991. ''Sørlandet og malerne''. Oslo: Aschehoug, p. 211. Øvrelid was born in Hitra Municipality. She attended the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art from 1948 to 1949, the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1949 to 1950, and the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1950 to 1953, where she studied under Aage Storstein and Jean Heiberg. In addition, she studied at the State Teachers' School in Notodden from 1953 to 1954, and she also attended the National School of Fine Arts in Paris from 1957 to 1958. Her paintings have been described as having lyrical colors, with a bright saturated palette of red-yellow, blue, and green that contain a lot of white. In addition to landscapes, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerstin Askholt
Kjerstin Askholt (born 7 May 1962) is a Norwegian civil servant. She was the governor of Svalbard from 2015 to 2021. Askholt was the deputy director of Bredtveit Prison from 1990 to 1991, deputy director of the Ministry of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ... from 1996 to 1999, and was from 2003, deputy under-secretary of state at the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice. She was appointed Governor of Svalbard on 1 October 2015. Governor of Svalbard's website, visited 19 May 2020. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerstin Boge Solås
Kjerstin Boge Solås (born 31 December 1997) is a Norwegian handball player for Storhamar HE and the Norway women's national handball team. She also represented Norway in the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 5th, at the 2015 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, placing 6th and at the 2014 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 13th. Achievements *European Championship **''Winner'': 2016 * Norwegian League: **''Winner:'' 2023/2024, 2024/2025 *Norwegian Cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...: **''Winner'': 2024 **''Finalist'': 2016 References 1997 births Living people People from Fjaler Norwegian female handball players Norwegian expatriate handball players in Hungary Sportspeople from Vestland 21st-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin
Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the European version of Christina. Notable persons with this name include: Arts and entertainment * Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), American stage actress and singer, portrayed Maria von Trapp in the 2015 US national tour of ''The Sound of Music'' * Kerstin Ekman (born 1933), Swedish novelist * Kerstin Emhoff (born 1967), American film producer *Kerstin Granlund, member of the Swedish comedy groups Galenskaparna och After Shave * Kerstin Hilldén (born 1988), Swedish musical theatre actress *Kerstin Meyer, (1928–2020), Swedish opera singer * Kerstin Ott (born 1982), German musician * Kerstin Thorborg (1896–1970), Swedish opera singer * Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010), Swedish writer Politics *Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands * Kerstin Andreae (born 1968), German politician (Alliance 90/The Greens) * Kerstin Gellerman (1926–1987), Swedish politician Sports * Kerstin Garefrekes (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten (given Name)
Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of the name Christina (given name), Christina. Behind the Name, retrieved 15 December 2009. Music * Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962), Norwegian opera singer * Kirsten Rosenberg, American rock/metal singerSports * Kirsten Barnes (born 1968), Canadian rower and Olympic champion * Kirsten Venetta Brown (1963–2006), American slalom canoeist * Kirsten Bruhn (born 1969), German female Paralympic swimmer * Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player; 2003 International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion * Kirsten Hedegaard Jensen (born 1935), Danish Olympic swimmer * Kirsten Plum Jensen (born 1961), Danish Olympic rower * Kirsten Olson (born 1991), American figure skater * Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (born 1970), Norwegian long-distance runner * Kirsten Sim ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |