Wenche Frogn Sellæg (born 12 August 1937) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

politician for the

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, and between 1981 and 1989 a parliamentary representative for

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 ...

. She was Minister of Environmental Affairs 1981–1983, Minister of Justice 1985–1986, and Minister of Social Affairs 1989–1990. She played 42 matches as goalkeeper for the Norwegian national handball team from 1959 to 1968.

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