Wenche Frogn Sellæg (born 12 August 1937) is a
Norwegian
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politician for the
Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
, and between 1981 and 1989 a parliamentary representative for
Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...
. She was Minister of Environmental Affairs 1981–1983, Minister of Justice 1985–1986, and Minister of Social Affairs 1989–1990.
She played 42 matches as goalkeeper for the
Norwegian national handball team from 1959 to 1968.
References
1937 births
Living people
Government ministers of Norway
Ministers of Climate and the Environment of Norway
Members of the Storting
Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
Norwegian female handball players
Women government ministers of Norway
20th-century Norwegian women politicians
20th-century Norwegian politicians
Women members of the Storting
Female justice ministers
Ministers of Justice of Norway
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