Else Germeten, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Else Germeten

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1918

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1992

Profession: politician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Else Germeten

  • Else Germeten, nĂ©e Knutson (8 August 1918 – 11 September 1992) was a Norwegian women's group executive and film censor and a member of the Labour Party. She was born in Kristiania as a daughter of bookkeeper Martinius Knutson (1879–1955) and Dea Reinertsen (1882–1949).
  • In 1941 she married civil servant Gunnar Germeten.
  • They resided at Nordstrandshøgda, and had one daughter and two sons.
  • Their daughter, Kjersti, was an actress and married scenographer Christian Egemar.She finished her secondary education at Oslo Cathedral School in 1937.
  • She studied English and literature in Norway, graduating in 1941, and took courses in psychology in the United States in 1953.
  • She became a working committee member in the Norwegian Housewives' Association (from 1997: the Norwegian Women and Family Association) in 1954, and was the leader of the organization from 1959 to 1969.
  • Among her early work was trials with film-based tuition in schools.
  • In 1970, she started working at the National Film Censorship, where she was director from 1978 to 1987.
  • Her husband was also involved in the film industry, as the chair of National Association of Municipal Cinematographers.She sat on the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1979 to 1984.
  • Her engagement in international affairs also included a national board membership in the Foreningen Norden.
  • In Norwegian politics she was also a member of the School Committee of 1965, the Alcoholic Beverages Law Commission, and the Road Planning Committee of 1972.
  • She died in September 1992 and was buried at Nordstrand.

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