Signe Swensson

Signe Swensson (23 November 1888 in Trondhjem – 22 April 1974) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1931 to 1936[1] and as President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights in 1956.

Signe Swensson

MP
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1931–1936
ConstituencyTrondheim and Levanger
17th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
In office
1956–1956
Preceded byMarit Aarum
Succeeded byEva Kolstad
Personal details
Born(1888-11-23)23 November 1888
Died22 April 1974(1974-04-22) (aged 85)
NationalityNorway
Political partyConservative Party
OccupationPhysician, politician

Originally trained as a teacher at Oslo Teacher's College in 1912, she got her cand.med. degree in 1922, and worked as a district physician in Frøya, Sør-Trøndelag before settling in Trondhjem as a specialist in skin diseases in 1927.

She was president of the Norwegian Association of Female Professionals 1936-46, member of the city council of Trondheim 1937-47 and president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.

Her father was Swedish-born businessman Pehr Gustaf Swensson and her brother was physician Nils Victor Swensson.

References
  1. Signe Swensson. NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data.
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