May Hansen (born 8 May 1953) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. Born in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the ...

, Hansen was elected 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

Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side ...

in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion. On the local level she was a member of the executive committee of Moss

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from 1991 to 2003. From 1989 to 1993 she was a member of Østfold

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. Outside politics she worked as a

midwife A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery. The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their lifespan; co ...

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* 1953 births Living people Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Østfold politicians Politicians from Fredrikstad Norwegian midwives Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub