Ingebjørg Kasin Sandsdalen (6 September 1915 – 4 September 2003) was a

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poet and politician for the

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. She was born in

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, and in 1938 she married poet and farmer Halvor J. Sandsdalen (1911–1998). Her debut was ''Hjarta av jord'' in 1950, and her last work was ''Jord og tid'' in 2001. She wrote twenty poetry collections and eight books of poetic prose. In 1996 she was decorated with the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold. For the

1965 Norwegian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 and 13 September 1965.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 68 of the 150 seats. However, the f ...

she was the fourth candidate on the ballot in Telemark, behind Johannes Østtveit, Olav Søyland and Morgan Kornmo. She was elected as a deputy representative for the term 1965–1969. She was later the ninth candidate at the 1973 election.

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1915 births 2003 deaths People from Seljord Norwegian women poets Deputy members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Telemark Women members of the Storting Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold 20th-century Norwegian poets 20th-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub