Helga Gitmark | |
Office: | Minister of the Environment |
Term Start: | 5 March 1973 |
Term End: | 16 October 1973 |
Primeminister: | Lars Korvald |
Predecessor: | Trygve Haugeland |
Office2: | Deputy Member of the Norwegian Parliament |
Term Start2: | 1 October 1977 |
Term End2: | 30 September 1981 |
Constituency2: | Aust-Agder |
Office3: | Deputy Leader of the Centre Party |
Term Start3: | 1973 |
Term End3: | 1979 |
Leader3: | Dagfinn Vårvik Gunnar Stålsett |
Birth Date: | 30 September 1929 |
Birth Place: | Holt, Norway |
Party: | Centre |
Helga Gitmark (30 September 1929 – 2 August 2008) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
She was the Minister of the Environment from March to October 1973 during the cabinet Korvald, replacing Trygve Haugeland. She was also the world's first female environment minister. She lost this job when the cabinet Korvald fell.
She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder during the term 1977 - 1981. On the local level she was member of Lillesand municipal council during the terms 1971 - 1975 and 1991 - 1995. She was born in Holt.
She was a member of the central committee of the Centre Party from 1969 to 1979, and was deputy party leader from 1973 to 1979. In addition she was a member of the board in several organizations within the Church of Norway, including the Diocese Council of Agder, as well as other Christian organizations.