Irene Bauer (20 March 1945 – 13 June 2016) was a Norwegian senior government official, Labour Party politician and feminist. She served as president of the

Norwegian Association for Women's Rights The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights ( no, italic=no, Norsk Kvinnesaksforening; NKF) is Norway's oldest and preeminent women's and girls' rights organization and works "to promote gender equality and all women's and girls' human rights thr ...

from 1988 to 1990. She also served as a political adviser to the Parliamentary Group of the Labour Party and as the (politically appointed) Private Secretary (now known as Political Adviser) to Minister of Trade and Industry Finn Kristensen in 1989. She served as a Director in the Ministry of the Environment from 1997. She has also worked at the

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy ( no, Olje- og energidepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Petroleum and Energy ...

. She was the mother of the noted comedian Thomas Giertsen.Thomas Giertsen i sorg
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauer, Irene Norwegian women's rights activists 1945 births 2016 deaths Norwegian civil servants Norwegian feminists Labour Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people