Martha Frederikke Johannessen (26 October 1907 – 4 September 1973) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

She was born in Borge, Østfold

Borge, Østfold

Borge is a parish and former municipality in Østfold county, Norway.-History:The parish of Borge was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . The district of Torsnes was separated from Borge as a municipality of its own January 1, 1910. The split left Borge with a population of 6,466...

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She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold

Østfold

is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

 in 1958, was re-elected three times and sat until her death in 1973. She had previously been a deputy representative from 1954–1957.

Johannessen was deputy mayor of Torsnes

Torsnes

Torsnes is a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway.It was created by a split from Borge on 1 January 1910. At that time Torsnes had a population of 1,538....

municipality during the terms 1955–1959 and 1959–1963.