Øyvor Hansson, née Styren (3 March 1893 – 1975) was a Norwegian politician for

Nasjonal Samling The Nasjonal Samling (, NS; ) was a Norway, Norwegian far-right politics, far-right political party active from 1933 to 1945. It was the only legal party of Norway from 1942 to 1945. It was founded by former minister of defence Vidkun Quisling a ...

. She co-founded the Nasjonal Samling's Women's Organisation. She started out as secretary under Marie Irgens before serving as leader from 1935 to 1941, when succeeded by Olga Bjoner. She was highly supportive of

Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (; ; 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, Nazi collaborator who Quisling regime, headed the government of N ...

during the party's in-fighting in the 1930s, and for the

1936 Norwegian parliamentary election Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

she was placed third on the party ballot in Oslo headed by Quisling. During the remainder of the

occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

, from 1942 to 1945, she worked as an assistant secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs. She died in 1975. She was a daughter of treasurer M. H. Styren (1846–1917) and Inga, née Johannessen (1866–). From 1915 she was married to General Halvor Hansson, who turned out to be a highly decorated member of the resistance to German rule and the Nasjonal Samling authorities. The couple were divorced.

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1893 births 1975 deaths Norwegian women in politics Members of Nasjonal Samling Norwegian women in World War II Norwegian politicians convicted of crimes People convicted of treason for Nazi Germany against Norway {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub