Randi Anda
Norwegian politician
Intro | Norwegian politician | |
Places | Norway | |
was | Politician Missionary | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 29 December 1898 | |
Death | 7 May 1999 (aged 100 years) |
Randi Anda, née Friestad (29 December 1898 – 7 May 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the terms 1954–1957, 1958–1961, 1961–1965 and 1965–1969.
She was born in Egersund. Outside politics she was known for being a missionary to China.
During the Second World War, she worked with Arne Anda in Qiqihar, Manchukuo before both were taken prisoner by the Japanese on 8 December 1941. They were incarcerated in Qiqihar concentration camp until the war's end.