Werna Gerhardsen

Werna and Einar Gerhardsen, 1950.

Werna Julie Gerhardsen, née Koren Christie (6 August 1912 – 11 January 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, best known as the wife of Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen.

She was a daughter of Johan Werner Koren Christie (1879–1918) and Klara Rønning (1889–1967). She married Einar Gerhardsen in October 1932.[1] She was a sister-in-law of Rolf Gerhardsen. They had the son Rune Gerhardsen and the granddaughter Mina Gerhardsen.

She was a member of Oslo school board, and Oslo city council from 1947. She was also a board member of the Norwegian National Opera and the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, a supervisory council member of the National Theatre and a council member of Oslo Nye Teater.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Einar Gerhardsen". Government.no. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Werna Gerhardsen er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 12 January 1970. p. 2.