Rune Gerhardsen
Gerhardsen in 2007
Leader of the Workers' Youth League
In office
1973–1975
Preceded byBjørn Tore Godal
Succeeded bySissel Rønbeck
3rd Governing Mayor of Oslo
In office
1 January 1992  15 January 1997
MayorAnn-Marit Sæbønes
Per Ditlev-Simonsen
Preceded byMichael Tetzschner
Succeeded byFritz Huitfeldt
Chair of the Norwegian Skating Association
In office
9 June 2013  16 June 2017
Preceded byVibecke Sørensen
Succeeded byMona Adolfsen
In office
2001–2003
Preceded byFinn Arne Bakke
Succeeded byTerje Andersen
In office
1986–1990
Preceded byBjørn Ruud
Succeeded byOdd Pedersen
Personal details
Born(1946-06-13)13 June 1946
Oslo, Norway
Died4 September 2021(2021-09-04) (aged 75)
Oslo, Norway
Political partyLabour
SpouseTove Strand (m. 1968, div. 1996)
ChildrenMarte
Mina
Parent(s)Einar Gerhardsen (father)
Werna Gerhardsen (mother)
OccupationPolitician

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.[1] 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.[2]

Gerhardsen died on 4 September 2021 at Nordseterhjemmet in Oslo, surrounded by his closest family.[3]

Personal life

Gerhardsen was married to Tove Strand in 1968 (divorced in 1996) and they had two daughters, Marte and Mina.

Selected works

  • Snillisme på norsk. Oslo: Schibsted. 1991. ISBN 9788251614009. OCLC 473471704.[4]
  • Du er faren min likevel?. Oslo: Aschehoug. 2002. ISBN 9788203228155. OCLC 237797755.[5]

References

  1. "Frispark bak mål". Kultur (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no. 18 September 1998. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. Gjerde, Arild, ed. (2005). Norges Skøyteforbunds årbok 2003–2005 (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norwegian Skating Association. p. 183. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  3. "Rune Gerhardsen er død" (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. Snillisme på norsk. OCLC 473471704. Retrieved 7 September 2021 via worldcat.org.
  5. Du er faren min likevel?. OCLC 237797755. Retrieved 7 September 2021 via worldcat.org.
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