About Rune Gerhardsen
Lived 1946 – 2021 (aged 75). Rune Gerhardsen was a Norwegian politician and economist.
Rune Gerhardsen (13 June 1946 – 4 September 2021) was a Norwegian politician, representing the Norwegian Labour Party, and sports leader at Norwegian Skating Association representing Aktiv SK.
Biography Gerhardsen was a son of Werna and Einar Gerhardsen, and attended Oslo Cathedral School. He chaired the Workers' Youth League from 1973 to 1975 and served as Oslo’s governing mayor from 1992 to 1997.
He chaired the Norwegian Skating Association from 1986 to 1990, again from 2001 to 2003 and for a third time from 2013 to 2017.
Gerhardsen died of Alzheimer's disease at Nordseterhjemmet in Oslo on 4 September 2021, surrounded by his closest family. He was 75.
Personal life Gerhardsen was married to Tove Strand in 1968 (divorced in 1996) and they had two daughters, Marte and Mina.
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Norwegian politician and sports leader (1946-2021)
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Rune Gerhardsen was born on 13 June 1946 in Oslo.
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Rune Gerhardsen died on 4 September 2021 in Oslo.
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Rune Gerhardsen was a politician and economist.
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Rune Gerhardsen was Norwegian.
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