Margit Schiøtt, née Knudsen (2 May 1889 – 16 September 1946) was a Norwegian politician for the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

. She was born in

Gjerpen Gjerpen is a former township which is now part of the municipality of Skien, in Telemark county, Norway. Location The parish of Gjerpen was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census t ...

, a daughter of the Norwegian Prime Minister

Gunnar Knudsen Gunnar Knudsen (19 September 1848 – 1 December 1928), born Aanon Gunerius Knudsen, was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Norway twice from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920. He also inherited ...

. Her husband was dr. ing. Didrik Cappelen Schiøtt (1887–1958) and they lived at Gulset in

Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the ...

, Norway, where they also owned a little farm. They had no children. She was elected to the

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from

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in 1945, but less than one year into the term she died and was replaced by

Ketil Skogen Ketil Skogen (26 August 1884 – 21 March 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Saude. He was educated as jurist from the University of Oslo from 1909. He was the first to write his exam in Norwegian language ...

. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1937–1945. Schiøtt held various positions in

municipality council between 1934 and 1940.

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1889 births 1946 deaths Members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Skien Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Children of prime ministers of Norway {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub