Brit Fougner (born 21 February 1946) is a Norwegian organizational leader and politician for the Socialist Left Party. From 1990 to 1994 she was the managing director of the Council for Equality (a predecessor of the Centre for Equality, which in turn was a predecessor for the

Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

). She was hired in Norsk Form in 1995, first as information director but then as chief executive from 2003 to 2008. She served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) 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 bas ...

from Oslo during the term 1989–1993. She was also the chairperson of

Oslo Concert Hall Oslo Concert Hall (''Oslo Konserthus'') is a concert hall located in Vika, Oslo, Vika, a part of Oslo city centre in Norway. It is the base of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (''Oslo-Filharmonien''), but it also aims to be one of the premier music ...

from 1992 to 2004. She was married to Einar Førde.

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