Clara Ottesen

Clara Ottesen

19th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
In office 1968–1972
Preceded by	Eva Kolstad
Succeeded by	Kari Skjønsberg

Personal details
Born	1911
Died	1997
Nationality	Norway
Occupation	economist and politician

Clara Ottesen (October 30, 1911–May 8, 1997) was a Norwegian economist, politician and feminist.

She earned the cand.oecon. degree in 1938 and was employed as a civil servant in the central government administration. She was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights from 1968 to 1972, in succession to Eva Kolstad. She was a member of the Executive Board of the European Movement in Norway and was a board member of the International Alliance of Women from 1967 to 1973. She also served as a development expert in Bangladesh for the United Nations from 1962 to 1964.