Ingebjørg Karmhus (21 December 1936 – 26 February 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. She was born in

Leksvik Leksvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county (now in Trøndelag county), Norway. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Leksvik. Other villages in Leksvik included Vanvikan, Seter, and Dalbygda. ...

as a daughter of Sverre Karmhus (1897–1974) and Karen Nicoline Bjerkan. She took basic education in Leksvik before attending Nesna Teachers' College for four years and the Norwegian Conservatory of Music for two and a half years. She worked as a teacher in Leksvik, Grav and

Rosenborg, Trondheim Rosenborg () is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen. It is located east of Møllenberg, south of Lademoen, north of Tyholt, and west of Persaunet. The eastern part of ...

. She was the mayor of Leksvik from 1986 to 1999. She 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

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 ...

during the term 1989–1993. In total she met during 162 days of parliamentary session.

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1936 births 2009 deaths People from Leksvik Nesna University College alumni Norwegian Academy of Music alumni Deputy members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Nord-Trøndelag Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Women mayors of places in Norway {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub