Marit Rotnes (born 6 April 1928) is a Norwegian politician for the

Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party ( nb, Arbeiderpartiet; nn, Arbeidarpartiet; A/Ap; se, Bargiidbellodat), formerly The Norwegian Labour Party ( no, Det norske Arbeiderparti, DNA), is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is positioned on the cen ...

. She was born in

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and was educated first as secretary and then as social worker, and was a member of the

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from 1981 to 1993, representing Sør-Trøndelag.

Early and personal life

Rotnes was born in

on 6 April 1928, a daughter of Erling Gulbrandsen and Harriet Glende. She graduated as secretary in 1948, and worked as stenographer from 1948 to 1952, and then as office assistant in Lillestrøm from 1952 to 1956. She graduated in

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social wo ...

from Norges Kommunal- og Sosialhøyskole in 1958, and from 1962 to 1967 she was appointed as social worker in Skedsmo and in Nord-Trøndelag. After a period as a farmer's wife, she was again social worker, in Fosen and Åfjord. In 1977, she was appointed director of social affairs in Åfjord.

Political career

Rotnes was a member of the municipal council of Åfjord from 1975 to 1979, and from 1979 to 1981. She was elected to the

for three periods. During the first period, from 1981 to 1985, she was a member of ''Kommunal- og miljøvernkomiteen''. From 1984 she was also a delegate to the

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. During her second period, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs from 23 October 1985 to 15 May 1986, and of the

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from 15 May 1986 to 30 September 1989. During her third period at the Storting, from 1989 to 1993, ahe was a member of ''Forbruker- og administrasjonskomiteen''. She was a member of the parliament's delegation to the

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from 1990 to 1993, having been a deputy member from 1981 to 1990.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotnes, Marit 1928 births Living people Politicians from Oslo Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Sør-Trøndelag politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians