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 | | She made history in February 1981 when she became Norway's first woman prime minister and the first woman to lead its largest political party. |
 | | She replaced Odvar Nordli, forced to retire by ill health, at a time when Labour was split on many issues, its fortunes fading, and parliamentary elections only seven months away. |
 | | Under her firm leadership, party unity improved, but there was too much ground to be made up in the opinion polls, and in the September 1981 elections Labour lost office. |
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