Britt Hildeng (14 April 1943 – 12 September 2022) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Life and career

Hildeng was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

on 14 April 1943. She graduated as cand.polit. from the

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in 1969. Hildeng was elected to the

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from Oslo in 1997, and was re-elected on two occasions. At a local level, Hildeng held various positions in Oslo city council from 1971 to 1975 and 1991 to 1997. She chaired the local party chapter from 1993 to 2000. From 1995 to 2001, she was a member of the Labour Party central board. She died on 12 September 2022, at the age of 79.Tidligere Ap-politiker, Britt Hildeng er død

References

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