Inger Haldorsen (15 December 1899 – 3 January 1982) was a Norwegian physician,

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and politician for the

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Life

Inger Alida Haldorsen was born on

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on 19 May 1899 and received her

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degree from the

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. She became interested in gynecology and worked for the State School for Midwives. Haldorsen joined the Norwegian Medical Women's Association in 1934 and became its

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. She attended an international course in Paris, France, in 1937–38 and worked as a

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when she returned to Bergen, Norway. In response to the

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in 1940, Haldorsen joined the

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. Interrogated by the Gestapo, she was jailed, but was released before the end of the war. She had started a

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in 1943, but she found it difficult to restart after the war. Haldorsen became politically active and held several municipal officesOgilvie & Harvey, pp. 1103–04 before fielding for election to the Storting. She served as a deputy representative for the constituency Bergen during the terms 1958–1961, 1961–1965 and 1965–1969. In total she met during 84 days of parliamentary session. Haldorsen was medical superintendent of a

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and advisor to a hospital board from 1959 to about 1964. She was also president of the Norwegian Midwives' Association for six years. She died in 1982.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haldorsen, Inger 1899 births 1982 deaths University of Oslo alumni Norwegian obstetricians and gynaecologists Norwegian women physicians Norwegian midwives Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Bergen Deputy members of the Storting