Inger Dag Steen (née Inger Dag; 22 March 1933 – 22 November 2019) was a Norwegian textile artist and politician for the Socialist Left Party.

Biography

Steen was born in

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporati ...

on 22 March 1933 to architect Ragnar Dag and Dagny Fosby. She married sculptor

Knut Steen Knut Steen (19 November 1924 – 22 September 2011) was a Norwegian sculptor. Steen lived in Sandefjord for most of his life and dedicated works such as the Whaler's Monument to the city. Many of his sculptures may also be seen at Midtåsen ...

in 1957. She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of

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for the period 1989–1993. On the local level she was a member of

Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...

city council from 1967 to 1989 and 2003 to 2007, and

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from 1983 to 1989. She chaired Sandefjord Socialist Left Party from 1975 to 1978 and 1993 to 1994, and was deputy chair of Vestfold Socialist Left Party from 1994 to 1999.. Retrieved on 19 January 2020. She died on 22 November 2019.

References

1933 births 2019 deaths Politicians from Kristiansand People from Sandefjord Vestfold politicians Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Norwegian women in politics Women members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub