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Women in the Storting

In 2021, we celebrated the centenary since Karen Platou (Conservative Party) was the first woman to be elected to the Storting as a regular MP. Read articles about women in the Storting.

  • Karen Platou. Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / National Library of Norway.

    A century of female representation

    In 2021, we are celebrating the fact that it is 100 years since Karen Platou (Conservative Party) was the first woman to be elected to the Storting as a regular MP. Platou’s election was a milestone for Norwegian democracy.

  • MPs in the Storting Chamber, October 1965. Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer, Norway’s first female Minister of Justice is sitting in the front row. Photo: Johan Brun / Norsk Folkemuseum.

    Women in positions of power

    The story of female representation in the Storting is about small steps on the road to major change. At the 2021 parliamentary election, 76 women were elected to the Storting. This equates to almost 45% of the total, a historic high in this country.