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Gro Skartveit

Gro Skartveit (born 24 August 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

She was originally a member of the Christian Democratic Party, but left in 2001 after she came out as a lesbian. [1]

She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the term 20052009. On the local level, she has been a member of Stavanger city council, [1] and is a member of Rogaland county council. [2] She is also a member of the board of the Western Norway Regional Health Authority. [2]

She hails from Finnøy.

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References

  1. 1 2 Gjerstad, Tore; Øyvind Midttun (11 November 2001). "Lesbisk melder seg ut av KrF". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. 1 2 Helse Vest: Styret Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine