Signe Swensson (23 November 1888 in Trondhjem – 22 April 1974) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1931 to 1936[1] and as president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights in 1956.
Signe Swensson | |
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| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1931–1936 | |
| Constituency | Trondheim and Levanger |
| 17th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights | |
| In office 1956–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Marit Aarum |
| Succeeded by | Eva Kolstad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1888 |
| Died | 22 April 1974 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | Physician, politician |
Originally trained as a teacher at Oslo Teacher's College in 1912, she got her cand.med. degree in 1922, and worked as a district physician in Frøya Municipality before settling in Trondhjem as a specialist in skin diseases in 1927.
She was president of the Norwegian Association of Female Professionals 1936–46, member of the city council of Trondheim 1937-47 and president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.
Her father was Swedish-born businessman Pehr Gustaf Swensson and her brother was physician Nils Victor Swensson.
References
edit- ^ Signe Swensson. NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data.