Helga Haugen (5 June 1932 – 13 March 2024) was a Norwegian politician for the

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Biography

Haugen was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

from

Aust-Agder Aust-Agder (, ) was a county (''fylke'') in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, after it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . ...

in 1985 and was re-elected on one occasion. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1981–1985. She was involved in local politics in

Fjære Fjære is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Aust-Agder counties of Norway, county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1846 until 1971. It was located to the north of the Grimstad (town), town of Grims ...

and

Grimstad Grimstad () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the Grimstad (to ...

between 1963 and 1985. Haugen died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 91.

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1932 births 2024 deaths People from Bamble People from Grimstad Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women politicians Members of the Storting 1989–1993 Members of the Storting 1985–1989 {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub