Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal

Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal (née Signe Marie Stray; 22 July 1924–18 May 2019) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Liberal Party.

Early life and education Stray Ryssdal was born in Tromøy Municipality as a daughter of barristers Sigrid Stray (née Kluge; 1893–1978) and Christian Stray (1894–1981). She finished her secondary education in 1943, and studied law at the University of Oslo from 1945 to 1948. She spent the summer of 1948 studying at the Peace Palace. and was a member of Oslo city council from 1968 to 1972. In 1972 she left the lawyer job to become chief administrative officer of social affairs in Oslo. but was not elected. Her career ended with the post of County Governor of Aust-Agder, which she held from 1983 until her retirement in 1994.

Stray Ryssdal was the chairman of the board of the National Insurance Administration from 1968 to 1980. She was also a board member of and the supervisory board of Kreditkassen. She was a member of several public boards and committees; some of them as a jurist (, , ) and some of them as a non-jurist, chairing from 1979 to 1993. She led the committees that published the Norwegian Official Reports 1976:1 and 1988:39. She was also active in several organizations, including the Norwegian Bar Association. who would become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. They had three children; , Kristine and . Stray Ryssdal resided in Arendal.