Siri Hangeland (born 1 April 1952) is a Norwegian feminist, civic leader and politician. She served two terms as president of the

Norwegian Association for Women's Rights The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights ( no, italic=no, Norsk Kvinnesaksforening; NKF) is Norway's oldest and preeminent women's and girls' rights organization and works "to promote gender equality and all women's and girls' human rights thr ...

, from 1990 to 1992 and from 1998 to 2004. From 1996 to 1997 she served as a member of the Committee for Human Rights, a governmental committee appointed by the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

. She was also a board member of the

International Alliance of Women The International Alliance of Women (IAW; french: Alliance Internationale des Femmes, AIF) is an international non-governmental organization that works to promote women's rights and gender equality. It was historically the main international org ...

. She is a member of the Socialist Left Party and is a member of that party's committee on women's issues. She graduated with the cand.philol. degree in Norwegian language at the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

in 1981, with a dissertation titled ''Sosiolingvistiske forhold i Kristiansand bymål''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hangeland, Siri Norwegian women's rights activists 1952 births Living people Norwegian feminists University of Bergen alumni Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian socialist feminists 20th-century Norwegian politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people