Hilde Haugsgjerd

Hilde Haugsgjerd (born 7 July 1952) is a Norwegian newspaper editor.

She was born in Oslo. She was the party leader of the Red Electoral Alliance from 1979 to 1981,[1] and was married to the party's first leader Sigurd Allern from 1972 to 1977.[2]

She worked as a journalist in Klassekampen and Dagbladet, as well as information director of Rikshospitalet, before becoming a newspaper editor. She edited Dagsavisen from 2001 to 2004 as the first female editor of a national Norwegian newspaper, and then Aftenposten Aften from 2004 to 2008.[1] In 2008 she became acting chief editor of Aftenposten since editor Hans Erik Matre underwent cancer treatment,[3] and in 2009 she became the editor on a permanent basis.[4]

References
  1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Hilde Haugsgjerd". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. Øgrim, Tron. "Sigurd Allern". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  3. Jensen, Martin Huseby (26 October 2009). "Matre går av". Journalisten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  4. Mossin, Bjørn Åge; Jensen, Martin Huseby (10 December 2009). "Haugsgjerd fikk jobben". Journalisten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2009.


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