Eva Kolstad
Eva Lundegaard Kolstad (6 May 1918 – 26 March 1999) was a Norwegian politician and government minister for the Liberal Party, and a central figure in the history of gender equality in Norway and internationally. She served as President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights, leader of the Liberal Party, Minister of Government Administration and Consumer Affairs of Norway in Korvald's Cabinet, and as Norwegian Gender Equality Ombudsman, the first gender equality ombudsman worldwide. She contributed significantly to the development of the United Nations' gender equality policies.
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