Elsa Rigmor Skjerven (11 December 1919 – 29 October 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She was born in

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. She was never elected to the Norwegian Parliament, but served in the position of deputy representative from

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during the terms 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. In 1965 Skjerven was appointed Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in the centre-right cabinet Borten. She held the position until the Borten cabinet fell in 1971. Skjerven was a member of

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city council from 1959 to 1983, as well as a member of Sør-Trøndelag county council in 1979–1982.

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* 1919 births 2005 deaths Deputy members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion of Norway Politicians from Trondheim Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Women government ministers of Norway {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub