Karen Grønn-Hagen was a Norwegian politician for 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...

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She was born in Tynset

Tynset

Tynset is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset.-Name:...

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She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark

Hedmark

is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...

 in 1961. From August to September 1963 she served as the Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs

Minister of Children and Equality (Norway)

The Norwegian Minister of Children and Equality is the head of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Children and Equality. Before 2006 the title was Minister of Children and Family Affairs and before 1990 Minister of Children and Consumer Affairs....

 during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng

Cabinet Lyng

Lyng's Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party led by John Lyng...

. During her stint as cabinet member her place in the Parliament was taken by Karstein Seland

Karstein Seland

Karstein Seland was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Gyland.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion...

. Grønn-Hagen had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1954–1957, but a year into this term she replaced the deceased Einar Frogner

Einar Frogner

Einar Frogner was the leader of the Norwegian Centre Party 1948-1954, and Minister of Agriculture in 1945 in the Unification Cabinet of Einar Gerhardsen. Frogner was a farmer by profession.-References:...

 as a regular representative.

Grønn-Hagen was a member of Tynset

Tynset

Tynset is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset.-Name:...

municipality council from 1951 to 1959, and became deputy mayor in 1959–1960.