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Gretha Kant (born 20 August 1945) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

She started her political career in the 1970s, and has been a member of Moss city council and Østfold county council. In 1995 she became mayor of Moss, the first female in the position and the first non-Labour mayor in 68 years. She survived the next election and served as mayor for eight years. [1]

She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Østfold during the term 2001–2005. In total she met during 11 days of parliamentary session. [2] She has chaired the Railway Forum East, which is a lobby group for railway lines east of Oslo such as the Østfold Line. [3] She has also been county leader of the Norwegian Horticulture Society. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Holmquist, Tone (8 June 2005). "Ikke sjuende mor i huset". Kommunal Rapport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gretha Kant" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  3. ↑ Nordli, Sebastian (29 February 2012). "– Dette kan vi ikke godta" (in Norwegian). NRK Østfold. Retrieved 14 September 2013.


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