Grethe G. Fossum (1 November 1945 – 28 November 2019) was a Norwegian politician. She served one term in the

Storting 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

Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...

from 1997 to 2001. She was also a deputy representative from 1989 to 1997 and 2001 to 2005. Fossum was a member of the Labour Party. She was born in

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to Kåre Gulbrandsen and Iris Pettersen. She served as a teacher and school administrator in

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before becoming active in Labor Party politics. She was a member of the council and deputy mayor of the town from 1987 to 1991. She was first elected as a deputy representative in

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and re-elected in

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. In her time as a deputy, she substitute for

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and

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during their terms and cabinet ministers. In the

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, she was elected to a seat in her own right. She served on the Family, Culture and Administration committee and the Finance Committee. In the 2001 election, Labour saw its share of seats drop from the prior election and Fossum did not hold her seat, but was again elected as a deputy. She substituted for

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during the latter's term as a minister. Fossum died on 28 November 2019 at the age of 74.

References

1945 births 2019 deaths People from Hedmark Politicians from Oslo Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-stub