Eva Kolstad
Norwegian politician (1918-1999) · Norway · On the map · Politicians · Died at 80
Eva Severine Lundegaard Kolstad was a Norwegian politician and government minister for the Liberal Party. A major figure in the history of liberal feminism and the development of state feminism in the Nordic countries, she pioneered gender equality policies in Norway and at the United Nations.
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She served as president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (1956-1968), member and vice chairman of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (1969-1975), Minister of Government Administration and Consumer Affairs of Norway in Korvald's Cabinet (1972-1973), leader of the Liberal Party (1974-1976) and as Norwegian Gender Equality Ombudsman (1978-1988), the first gender equality ombudsman worldwide.
