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Edel Saunte (13 March 1904 in 
In 1947 she was elected for
Næstved
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– 22 November 1991 in Helsingør
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) was a Danish jurist, social democratic politician and women's rights activist.
Saunte received her law degree
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from the University of Copenhagen
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in 1925. In 1934 she became a barrister of the High Court (''landsretssagfører''), the third woman to do so.
In summer 1944 during the German occupation she participated in the organization of the food distribution in Copenhagen.
Saunte was an unsuccessful candidate for the Social Democrats
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in the first election after World War II, held on 31 October 1945. The following day the resistance newspaper ''Information
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'' described her as competent and blamed her failed candidacy on the undemocratic election procedure within her party. Saunte was interviewed, but declined to comment on the social democratic election procedure.
In 1947 she was elected for Folketinget
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where she remained a member until 1962 at which point she became a mayor of Copenhagen, she first woman to do so.
The street ''Edel Sauntes Allé'' in Fælledparken
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is named after her.
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1904 births 1991 deaths 20th-century Danish women politicians Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Danish socialist feminists Women members of the Folketing People from Næstved Municipality {{denmark-politician-stub