Claudia Olsen (22 September 1896 – 9 November 1980) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. She was born in

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. She was elected to the

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from the ''Market towns of

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'' in 1945, and was re-elected on three occasions. Olsen was a member of the executive committee of

city council in the period 1928–1931, and was a regular city council member between 1933 and 1945.

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* Norwegian women's rights activists 1896 births 1980 deaths Members of the Storting Women members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Tønsberg 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub