Originally trained as a teacher at Oslo Teacher's College in 1912, she got her cand.med. degree in 1922, and worked as a district physician in Frøya, Sør-Trøndelag before settling in Trondhjem as a specialist in skin diseases in 1927.
She was president of the Norwegian Association of Female Professionals 1936–46, member of the city council of Trondheim 1937-47 and president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.
Her father was Swedish-born businessman Pehr Gustaf Swensson and her brother was physician Nils Victor Swensson.
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^Signe Swensson. NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data.
April 17, 2024
signe, swensson, november, 1888, trondhjem, april, 1974, norwegian, physician, politician, conservative, party, norway, served, member, parliament, from, 1931, 1936, president, norwegian, association, women, rights, 1956, mpmember, norwegian, parliamentin, off. Signe Swensson 23 November 1888 in Trondhjem 22 April 1974 was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway She served as a Member of Parliament from 1931 to 1936 1 and as president of the Norwegian Association for Women s Rights in 1956 Signe SwenssonMPMember of the Norwegian ParliamentIn office 1931 1936ConstituencyTrondheim and Levanger17th President of the Norwegian Association for Women s RightsIn office 1956 1956Preceded byMarit AarumSucceeded byEva KolstadPersonal detailsBorn 1888 11 23 23 November 1888Died22 April 1974 1974 04 22 aged 85 NationalityNorwegianPolitical partyConservative PartyOccupationPhysician politicianOriginally trained as a teacher at Oslo Teacher s College in 1912 she got her cand med degree in 1922 and worked as a district physician in Froya Sor Trondelag before settling in Trondhjem as a specialist in skin diseases in 1927 She was president of the Norwegian Association of Female Professionals 1936 46 member of the city council of Trondheim 1937 47 and president of the Norwegian Association for Women s Rights Her father was Swedish born businessman Pehr Gustaf Swensson and her brother was physician Nils Victor Swensson References edit Signe Swensson NSD Norwegian Centre for Research Data Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Signe Swensson amp oldid 1169239741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
