Gro Hillestad Thune (born 19 January 1943) is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party. Born in Oslo, she served as a deputy representative to the

Norwegian Parliament 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 Akershus during the term 1977–1981. She chaired the

Norwegian Consumer Council The Consumer Council of Norway (Norwegian: ''Forbrukerrådet'') is a Norwegian government agency and consumer protection organisation established in 1953. It works to increase consumer influence in society, to contribute to consumer-friendly develo ...

from 1977 to 1984. She was a member of the board of NAVF from 1980 to 1982 and the

National Institute for Consumer Research The National Institute for Consumer Research ( no, Statens institutt for forbruksforskning, SIFO) is a consumer affairs research institute based in Oslo, Norway. It has researchers in both social and natural sciences. Albeit non-biased, it is not ...

from 1980 to 1984, and chaired the board of

Radiumhospitalet Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet ( no, Oslo universitetssykehus, Radiumhospitalet) is one of the four campuses of Oslo University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, and is dedicated to cancer treatment. This part of the hospital is the most specia ...

from 1980 to 1985. A lawyer by profession, she was a member of the

European Commission of Human Rights The European Commission of Human Rights was a special body of the Council of Europe. From 1954 to the entry into force of Protocol 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights, individuals did not have direct access to the European Court of Hu ...

from 1982 to 1998.

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1943 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Akershus politicians Directors of government agencies of Norway Members of the European Commission of Human Rights Norwegian women lawyers 20th-century Norwegian lawyers {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub