Erna Mundal Pedersen (7 January 1929 – 27 March 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the

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and the Progress Party. She hailed from Høyanger. In 1979 she was elected as a deputy member of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

city council, later becoming council member. She switched to the Progress Party in 1987, and eventually became City Commissioner for Health and Social Services. Her endeavors within

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earned her the comparison to

John Alvheim John Ingolf Alvheim (21 May 1930 – 5 December 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was a nurse anesthetist by profession, and served as aid worker in several developing countries during the 1970s. Alvheim was highly respe ...

. She finished her political career in Fyllingsdalen borough council. She also served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...

during the term 1989–1993, albeit without being present in parliamentary session.

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1929 births 2014 deaths People from Høyanger Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Progress Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Bergen Women members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub