Kristine Rusten (6 July 1940 - 3 December 2003) was a
Norwegian
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politician for the
Labour Party.
Born in
Lom, Rusten was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
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from
Oppland
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in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion.
At a local level, she was a member of the executive committee of
Lom municipal council
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from 1971 to 1975. She chaired the local party chapter from 1976 to 1977.
Outside politics she worked as a shopkeeper.
References
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1940 births
2003 deaths
People from Lom, Norway
Members of the Storting
Oppland politicians
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Women members of the Storting
20th-century Norwegian women politicians
20th-century Norwegian politicians
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