Tove Billington Bye
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Tove Billington Bye (28 July 1928 – 15 May 2008) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...

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She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

 during the terms 1973–1977 and 1977–1981.

On the local level, she was a member of the executive committee of Asker
Asker
Asker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Viken traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Asker. The municipality is a suburb of Oslo, the national capital...

 municipal council, having been elected in the so-called "women's coup" where four women (Tove Billington Bye, Berit Ås
Berit Ås
Berit Ås is a Norwegian politician, professor of social psychology, and feminist. She was the first leader of the Socialist Left Party and served as a Member of Parliament 1973–1977. She was also a deputy member of parliament 1969–1973  and 1977–1981...

, Marie Borge Refsum
Marie Borge Refsum
Marie Borge Refsum is a Norwegian politician, who served as a member of the Conservative Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 1973–1977....

 and Kari Bjerke Anderssen) led a successful campaign to get women elected to the municipal council.

She was married to legendary Norwegian TV and radio personality Erik Bye
Erik Bye
Erik Erikssønn Bye was a versatile Norwegian journalist,artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality...

 from 1953 to his death in 2004, and lived at Hvalstad
Hvalstad
Hvalstad is a village and a small part of the Municipality Asker. Hvalstad has slightly more than 2000 inhabitants, a number that has doubled since the seventies. Hvalstad is located 20 kilometres from the centre of Oslo....

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