Randi Anda

Norwegian politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroNorwegian politician
PlacesNorway
wasPolitician Missionary
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Female
Birth29 December 1898
Death7 May 1999 (aged 100 years)
The details

Biography

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.

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