Brit Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (born 1 September 1943) is a
Norwegian
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politician for the
Labour Party, former
County Governor of
Buskerud
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. She was
Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1986 to 1988 and
Minister of International Development
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from 1988 to 1989.
From 11 October 1993 to 30 September 2001, she was the first female
President of the Storting
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, and she has been
County Governor of Buskerud since 1999.
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Government ministers of Norway
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Ministers of International Development of Norway
Members of the Storting
1943 births
Living people
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
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Vice Presidents of the Storting
Women government ministers of Norway
20th-century Norwegian women politicians
21st-century Norwegian politicians
21st-century Norwegian women politicians
20th-century Norwegian politicians
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Ministers of Education of Norway
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