Helga Gitmark

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Helga Gitmark (born September 30, 1929 in Tvedestrand ; † August 2, 2008 ) was a Norwegian politician of the Senterpartiet (Sp). In 1973 she was the environment minister of her country .

Life

Gitmark was the daughter of a farmer couple and visited after their school days a housekeeping school. She then worked at home as a farmer. From 1967 to 1971 she was a member of the board of the women's organization within the Sp. Between 1969 and 1979 she sat on the board of the Senterpartiet, from 1973 she served as deputy party chairman. From 1971 to 1975 and from 1991 to 1995 she was a member of the local parliament of Lillesand .

She was appointed Minister in the Ministry of Environmental Protection in the Korvald Government on March 5, 1973 . She held this office until the resignation of the government on October 16, 1973. She became the first woman in the world to head a ministry for the environment. The Austrian Ingrid Leodolter led a ministry from 1972 on, which was responsible for the environment. However, since she was minister of health and the environment, Leodolter is usually not counted as the first woman minister for the environment in the world. During her seven-month term in office, Gitmark prevented, among other things, the demolition of historic buildings in Karl Johans gate in Oslo , which should have been replaced by modern high-rise buildings.

In 1975 Gitmark got involved in the movement against the right to abortion (Folkeaksjonen mot selvbestemt abort) . This fought against the law passed in 1978, according to which an abortion was permitted up to the twelfth week of pregnancy. She was also involved in various bodies in the Church of Norway .

Awards

In 1991 she was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in Gold.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Simen Tveitreid: Nærmiljøministeren. In: Dagens Næringsliv. January 30, 2015, accessed December 12, 2019 (Norwegian).
  2. ↑ Dr. Ingrid Leodolter, biography. Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
  3. ↑ David Bach: Her byggene Oslo rubbish. In: Aftenposten. June 29, 2013, accessed on December 12, 2019 (Norwegian Bokmål).
  4. ↑ Helga Gitmark død. In: nrk.no. August 3, 2008, accessed December 12, 2019 (Norwegian Bokmål).
personal data
SURNAME Gitmark, Helga
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Tvedestrand
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 2008