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Karen Sogn, née Thaugland (28 April 1931 – 21 October 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the
Conservative Party
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.
She was elected to the
Parliament of Norway
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from
Vestfold
Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered th ...
in
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
, and was re-elected in
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
to serve until 1985. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977.
On the local level she was a member of
Lardal
Lardal () is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Svarstad. The parish of ''Laurdal'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt ...
municipal council
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from 1967 to 1979, serving as deputy mayor from 1975 to 1977.
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References
1931 births
2013 deaths
Vestfold politicians
Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
Members of the Storting
Women members of the Storting
20th-century Norwegian politicians
20th-century Norwegian women politicians
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