Rune Gerhardsen

Rune Gerhardsen (13 June 1946 – 4 September 2021) was a Norwegian politician, representing the Norwegian Labour Party, and sports leader at Norwegian Skating Association representing Aktiv SK.

Rune Gerhardsen
Gerhardsen in 2007
Leader of the Workers' Youth League
In office 1973–1975
Preceded by	Bjørn Tore Godal
Succeeded by	Sissel Rønbeck
3rd Governing Mayor of Oslo
In office 1 January 1992 – 15 January 1997
Mayor	Ann-Marit Sæbønes Per Ditlev-Simonsen
Preceded by	Michael Tetzschner
Succeeded by	Fritz Huitfeldt
Chair of the Norwegian Skating Association
In office 9 June 2013 – 16 June 2017
Preceded by	Vibecke Sørensen
Succeeded by	Mona Adolfsen
In office 2001–2003
Preceded by	Finn Arne Bakke
Succeeded by	Terje Andersen
In office 1986–1990
Preceded by	Bjørn Ruud
Succeeded by	Odd Pedersen
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-13)13 June 1946 Oslo, Norway
Died	4 September 2021(2021-09-04) (aged 75) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Tove Strand (m. 1968, div. 1996)
Children	Marte Mina
Parent(s)	Einar Gerhardsen (father) Werna Gerhardsen (mother)
Occupation	Politician

Biography

Gerhardsen was a son of Werna and Einar Gerhardsen, and attended Oslo Cathedral School.^[1] He chaired the Workers' Youth League from 1973 to 1975 and served as Oslo’s governing mayor from 1992 to 1997.

He chaired the Norwegian Skating Association from 1986 to 1990, again from 2001 to 2003 and for a third time from 2013 to 2017.^[2]

Gerhardsen died of Alzheimer's disease at Nordseterhjemmet in Oslo on 4 September 2021, surrounded by his closest family. He was 75.^[3]

Personal life

Gerhardsen was married to Tove Strand in 1968 (divorced in 1996) and they had two daughters, Marte and Mina.

Selected works

• Snillisme på norsk. Oslo: Schibsted. 1991. ISBN 9788251614009. OCLC 473471704.^[4]
• Du er faren min likevel?. Oslo: Aschehoug. 2002. ISBN 9788203228155. OCLC 237797755.^[5]