Inger Dag Steen (née Inger Dag; 22 March 1933 – 22 November 2019) was a Norwegian textile artist and politician for the Socialist Left Party.

Biography

Steen was born in

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on 22 March 1933 to architect Ragnar Dag and Dagny Fosby. She married sculptor Knut Steen in 1957. She was elected representative to the

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from the constituency of

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for the period 1989–1993. On the local level she was a member of

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city council from 1967 to 1989 and 2003 to 2007, and

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from 1983 to 1989. She chaired Sandefjord Socialist Left Party from 1975 to 1978 and 1993 to 1994, and was deputy chair of Vestfold Socialist Left Party from 1994 to 1999.. Retrieved on 19 January 2020. She died on 22 November 2019.

References

1933 births 2019 deaths Politicians from Kristiansand People from Sandefjord Vestfold politicians Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians Members of the Storting 1989–1993 {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub