Rakel Seweriin
Rakel Seweriin | |
|---|---|
 Seweriin in 1946. | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 2 November 1953 – 1 August 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Oscar Torp Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Aaslaug Aasland |
| Succeeded by | Gudmund Harlem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rakel Solberg 26 June 1906 Hof, Vestfold, Norway |
| Died | 17 September 1995 (aged 89) Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Ernst Sørensen (1932–1937) Alf Christian Seweriin (1937–1995; her death) |
Rakel Seweriin, née Solberg (26 June 1906 – 17 September 1995) was a Norwegian politician for the
Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs
from 1953 to 1955.
She was born in
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, from 1943 to 1945.[2]
Seweriin had been a member of
Parliament of Norway in 1945 from the constituency Oslo, and was re-elected in 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961 and 1965. In August of 1949, she was one of only nine women accredited to the first ever meeting of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg, from a total of 188 parliamentarians.[1]
On 2 November 1953, she temporarily stepped out of parliament as she became
Minister of Social Affairs in Torp's Cabinet.[2] She had worked with social policy as a parliamentarian, but in an interview with Trond Nordby she confessed to having lacked a clear purpose with her position as Minister of Social Affairs. Legislative work in the ministry slowed, and as leader of the ministry she was clearly dominated by the bureaucrat staff, especially Karl Evang.[3] She continued as Minister of Social Affairs until 1 August 1955, a few months after the formation of Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet. During this time, her seat in parliament was filled by Hjalmar Larsen, Aase Lionæs and Gunnar Alf Larsen.[2] When she stepped down in 1969, her time of 24 years as a parliament member was a record for a woman in Norway.[1]
Seweriin was also a member of the board of the
Norwegian National Opera from 1957. She was a member of several public committees, among others commenting on existing laws. From 1963 to 1971 she chaired Landslaget for språklig samling.[2]
Rakel Seweriin was married twice, first to teacher, journalist and writer
Ernst Samuel Sørensen (1903–1972), then, from 1937, to physician Alf Christian Seweriin (1909–1961). She died in September 1995 in Oslo.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Norderval, Ingunn. "Rakel Seweriin". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Rakel Seweriin" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ISBN 82-03-16250-9.
