Mary Eide (19 April 1924 – 18 July 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She served as an MP from 1977 to 1989.

Career

She was a daughter of engineer Peder Adolf Fosnæs (1881–1952) and housewife Elise Marie Larsen (1886–1943). After finishing lower secondary school in

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she briefly studied domestic science, and spent her pre-legislative career as a housewife. She was an elected member of the

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from 1967 to 1978, the last three years in the executive committee. She was elected to the

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from

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1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

, and was re-elected on two occasions in

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and

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. She spent all her three terms in the Standing Committee on Sea Transport and Fisheries, and was also a member of the Labour Party's fisheries committee during that time. In addition to various municipal boards and her local congregational council in Molde, she was a board member of

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from 1967 to 1977 and Molde Nursing Home from 1972 to 1978. She was a member of

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's council from 1972 to 1980. She died in July 2013.

References

1924 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Tønsberg People from Molde Møre og Romsdal politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Women members of the Storting Norwegian Lutherans 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Lutherans Members of the Storting 1985–1989 Members of the Storting 1981–1985 Members of the Storting 1977–1981 {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub