Karin Hafstad (8 June 1936,

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– 27 May 2019) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. She was elected to the

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from

in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion. On the local level she was a member of

city council from 1967 to 1975. She was a member of the central party board of the

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from 1965 to 1969 and of the national Conservative Party board from 1966 to 1969. Outside politics she spent much of her professional career as a consultant in the Directorate of Public Roads.

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1936 births 2019 deaths Members of the Storting Politicians from Oslo Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub