Arna Vågen, née Espeland (12 May 1905 – 24 September 2005) was a Norwegian missionary and politician for the

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. She served as a deputy representative to the

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from

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during the term 1961–1965. Outside politics she was known for being a

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to China. Her husband Trond Vågen was a long-time secretary general of the

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* * (link inactive as of 17 July 2010) 1905 births 2005 deaths Deputy members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo Norwegian expatriates in China Norwegian centenarians Female Christian missionaries Women members of the Storting Norwegian Lutheran missionaries Lutheran missionaries in China 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Women centenarians 20th-century Lutherans {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub