Tove Kari Viken (11 August 1942 – 2 December 2016) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. Born Tove Kari Hanssen in Oppdal, she was raised on the train station at Kongsvoll, where her father was station master. She married Finn Viken from Oppdal and has two adult children. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag () was a county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the No ...

in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. She served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1981–1985, 1985–1989 and 1997–2001. Viken was a member of Oppdal

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

from 1975 to 1983, and later served as deputy mayor in 1987–1989.

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* 1942 births 2016 deaths Members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Sør-Trøndelag Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians People from Oppdal {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub