Aase Lionæs
Aase Lionæs (10 April 1907 – 2 January 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, and a socialist feminist.[1]
Aase Lionæs | |
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Lionæs during a debate in the Storting in 1963. | |
Vice President of the Odelsting | |
In office 9 October 1973 – 30 September 1977 | |
President | Per Borten |
Preceded by | Erland Steenberg |
Succeeded by | Per Karstensen |
Vice President of the Lagting | |
In office 8 October 1965 – 30 September 1973 | |
President | Bent Røiseland Lars Korvald Egil Aarvik |
Preceded by | Einar Hareide |
Succeeded by | Egil Aarvik |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 January 1958 – 30 September 1977 | |
Constituency | Oslo |
Personal details | |
Born | Oslo, Norway | 10 April 1907
Died | 2 January 1999 91) Oslo, Norway | (aged
Nationality | Norwegian |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Kurt Jonas ( m. 1938) |
She was born in Oslo.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1958, and was re-elected on four occasions. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1954–1957, during which she met as a regular representative for Rakel Seweriin and later Einar Gerhardsen who both held positions in the Cabinet.
Lionæs was a member of Oslo city council during the terms 1934–1937 and 1945–1947. She was also a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1948 to 1968 and its leader from 1968 to 1977. She also served as Vice President of the Lagting from 1965-1973 and of the Odelsting from 1973–1977.
References
- Gruber, Helmut (1998). Women and Socialism, Socialism and Women: Europe Between the Two World Wars. Berghahn Books. p. 466.
- "Aase Lionæs" (in Norwegian). Storting.