Gerd Søraa was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Liberal People's Party

Liberal People's Party (Norway)

The Liberal People's Party was a political party in Norway, established because of a split in the Liberal Party over the issue of Norway's accession to the European Economic Community in 1972...

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She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 for the joint list of the Centre Party

Centre Party (Norway)

The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...

, the Christian Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and her own party during the term 1977–1981.

In 1980 she became the first female party leader of the Liberal People's Party, and held this position to 1982.

As a writer she was the editor-in-chief for the newspapers Nidaros

Nidaros (newspaper)

Nidaros was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag.Nidaros was started on 1 May 1902. Its first editor was former Dagsposten editor Håkon Løken, and with its Liberal Party affiliation Nidaros became the largest newspaper in Trondheim, with a circulation of 20–30,000...

and Trønderbladet. She authored two novels and books about local history.