Gudrun Holgersen (born 15 April 1950) is a Norwegian legal scholar.
She was born in
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
. She took her
cand.jur.
Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries.
...
degree at the
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...
in 1975 and the
dr.juris. degree at the
University of Bergen in 1991. She then became appointed as law professor at the University of Bergen. She is a fellow of the
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway.
History
The Royal Frederick Univer ...
from 2009.
From 1987 to 1995 she led ''Klagenemnda for likestilling'', and later became deputy leader of the
Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Tribunal
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. She led the committee that publisher the
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in 2002 against ethnic discrimination. She resides in
Nesttun.
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References
1950 births
Living people
People from Stavanger
University of Oslo alumni
Norwegian legal scholars
Academic staff of the University of Bergen
Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
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