Ambjørg Sælthun, Norwegian politician, died he was 89.

Ambjørg Sælthun was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party died he was 89..^[1][2][3][4] She was born in Ål.

(27 July 1922 – 2 January 2012) 


She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1973, and was re-elected on two occasions.^[3] She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973.^[3] From 1972 to 1973 she moved up as a regular representative, filling in for John Austrheim who was appointed to the cabinet Korvald.^[1]
On the local level he was a member of Lærdal municipal council from 1971 to 1975.^[3] She was a member of the central party board from 1976 to 1982, and chaired the Centre Party Women's Association (Senterkvinnene) during the same period.^[4]
Outside of politics she was a farmer, having also worked briefly as a nurse.^[4] She was active in the Norwegian Agrarian Association, in Christian organizations, and was a member of the board of the publishing house Det Norske Samlaget from 1979 to 1983.^[4]
Sælthun' daughter Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft is a presenter for the national television channel NRK1.^[1]



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