Aase Wind Lionæs (10 April 1907 – 2 January 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, and a

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Biography

Lionæs was born in

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. She was a member of Oslo city council during the terms 1934–1937 and 1945–1947. In 1946 she was one of the delegates of the

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. She was elected to the

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from Oslo in 1958, and was re-elected on four occasions. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1954–1957, during which she met as a regular representative for Rakel Seweriin and later

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who both held positions in the Cabinet. She was also a member of the

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from 1948 to 1968 and its head from 1968 to 1978. She also served as vice president of the Lagting from 1965 to 1973 and of the Odelsting from 1973 to 1977. She founded the friendship association Friends of Israel in the Norwegian Labour Movement (Norwegian: Venner av Israel i Norsk Arbeiderbevegelse).

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* * 1907 births 1999 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Chairpersons of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Norwegian socialist feminists 20th-century Norwegian women politicians Members of the Storting 1973–1977 Members of the Storting 1969–1973 Members of the Storting 1965–1969 Members of the Storting 1961–1965 Members of the Storting 1958–1961 {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub