Dagny Gärtner Hovig

Dagny Gärtner Hovig (born 5 March 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

She was born in Molde as a daughter of an engineer and a midwife,

Hovig was a member of Oslo city council from 1983 to 1989. In 1991 she was a municipal commissioner, before a stint as secretary for the mayor from 1992 to 1993. Within her party, she chaired the Østre Arbeidersamfunn from 1982 to 1984 and Manglerud Labour Party from 1993 to 1998, as well as a multitude of other memberships in internal committees and policy workgroups. She was also active in the European Movement ahead of the 1994 EU membership referendum.

She was a deputy board member of Oslo Port Authority from 1984 to 1987 and chaired its board from 1992 to 1996, deputy board member of Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk from 1988 to 1991, board member of Oslo Cathedral School from 1992 to 1996, and chaired the corporate council of Vinmonopolet from 1998 to 2006. Within the cultural sphere, she was a board member of the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design from 1988 to 1991, board member of Oslo City Museum from 1992 to 1996 and chair from 1997 to 2003, deputy board member of Nationaltheatret from 1997 to 1999, and board member of from 2005.