Elsa Skjerven

Elsa Rigmor Skjerven (11 December 1919 – 29 October 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

Elsa Skjerven
Skjerven in 1968.
Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs
In office 12 October 1965 – 17 March 1971
Prime Minister	Per Borten
Preceded by	Aase Bjerkholt
Succeeded by	Inger Louise Valle
Deputy Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1965 – 30 September 1977
Constituency	Sør-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born	Elsa Rigmor Skjerven (1919-12-11)11 December 1919 Oslo, Norway
Died	29 October 2005(2005-10-29) (aged 85) Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Political party	Christian Democratic

She was born in Oslo.

She was never elected to the Norwegian Parliament, but served in the position of deputy representative from Sør-Trøndelag during the terms 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977.

In 1965 Skjerven was appointed Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in the centre-right cabinet Borten. She held the position until the Borten cabinet fell in 1971.

Skjerven was a member of Trondheim city council from 1959 to 1983, as well as a member of Sør-Trøndelag county council in 1979–1982.

References

• "Elsa Skjerven" (in Norwegian). Storting.

Political offices
Preceded by Aase Bjerkholt	Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs 1965–1971	Succeeded by Inger Louise Valle