Hanna Kvanmo Politician

Hanna Kristine Kvanmo (June 14, 1926 – June 23, 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1973 to 1989, representing the county of Nordland, as the first parliamentary leader of the Socialist Left Party 1977–1989, and as a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the five-member committee awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, from 1991 to 2002. From 1993 to 1998, she was the Nobel committee's vice chair. During her term on the Nobel committee, she was responsible for the decisions to award the Nobel Peace Prize to individuals such as Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat and Kofi Annan. By profession, she was a teacher.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 14, 1926
Birth nameHanna Kristine Hansen
Date of deathJune 23, 2005

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Office holder

office
Member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Member of the Storting
Parliamentary leader of the Socialist Left Party
Vice chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
party
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
region
Nordland
successor
Gunnar Berge
Kjellbjørg Lunde

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External resources

  1. http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1066551.ece