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Economist, liberal politician, civil servant and feminist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marit Johanne Aarum (1903–1956) was a Norwegian economist, liberal politician, civil servant and feminist.
Marit Aarum | |
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16th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights | |
In office 1955–1956 | |
Preceded by | Ingerid Gjøstein Resi |
Succeeded by | Signe Swensson |
Deputy member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1954–1956 | |
President of the Liberal Party in Oslo | |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 April 1903 |
Died | 19 February 1956 52) | (aged
Nationality | Norwegian |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Occupation | economist and politician |
Aarum was born on 22 April 1903.[1] She studied at Royal Frederick University and received a cand.oecon. degree in 1926.
Aarum was an inspector at the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority and served as a representative of the Norwegian government to the international Labour conference in 1948. She worked as an International Labour Organization expert in Pakistan for six months from 1952 to 1953.[2][3]
Aarum became the vice president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights in 1952. When the organisation's president, Ingerid Gjøstein Resi, died in a plane crash in August 1955, Aarum took over as President. She remained president until her death in 1956.[3]
During her political career, she was President of the Oslo branch of the Liberal Party and a member of the City Council of Oslo. She was a deputy member of the Norwegian Parliament representing Oslo for the Liberal Party from 1954 until her death.[1]
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