Wenche Lowzow
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Wenche Bryn Lowzow is a Norwegian
politician in the Conservative Party of Norway
. She was a member of the Norwegian parliament as a representative from Oslo between 1977–1985. When same-sex civil unions were accepted by Norwegian law in 1993, Lowzow and her partner, author and activist Karen-Christine Friele
were among the first to formalize their relationship.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
politician in the Conservative Party of Norway
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. She was a member of the Norwegian parliament as a representative from Oslo between 1977–1985. When same-sex civil unions were accepted by Norwegian law in 1993, Lowzow and her partner, author and activist Karen-Christine Friele
Karen-Christine Friele
Karen Christine Friele is a Norwegian gay rights activist, famous for being the first Norwegian to publicly acknowledge and advocate for her sexuality, in June 1965...
were among the first to formalize their relationship.