Gretha Kant (born 20 August 1945) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
She started her political career in the 1970s, and has been a member of Moss city council and Østfold county council. In 1995 she became mayor of Moss, the first female in the position and the first non-Labour mayor in 68 years. She survived the next election and served as mayor for eight years.[1]
She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Østfold during the term 2001–2005. In total she met during 11 days of parliamentary session.[2] She has chaired the Railway Forum East, which is a lobby group for railway lines east of Oslo such as the Østfold Line.[3] She has also been county leader of the Norwegian Horticulture Society.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Holmquist, Tone (8 June 2005). "Ikke sjuende mor i huset". Kommunal Rapport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Gretha Kant" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ Nordli, Sebastian (29 February 2012). "– Dette kan vi ikke godta" (in Norwegian). NRK Østfold. Retrieved 14 September 2013.