Kari Henriksen
Kari Henriksen (born 10 August 1955) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has served as an MP for Vest-Agder since 2009, and the fourth Vice President of the Storting since 2021.
Kari Henriksen | |
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| Fourth Vice President of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2021 | |
| President | Masud Gharahkhani |
| Preceded by | Sverre Myrli |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2009 | |
| Constituency | Vest-Agder |
| State Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Care Services | |
| In office 3 December 2007 – 3 April 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Minister | Sylvia Brustad Bjarne Håkon Hanssen |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2005 – 30 September 2009 | |
| Constituency | Vest-Agder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1955 Vennesla, West Agder, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
Political career
Parliament
She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder during the term 2005–2009 and elected representative for the term 2009–2013[2] and reelected for 2013-2017.
On 24 November 2021, she was nominated as the Storting’s fourth Vice President, succeeding fellow party member Sverre Myrli. She was elected the day after, along with Masud Gharahkhani as President of the Storting.[3]
Government
On 3 December 2007, during the second cabinet Stoltenberg, Henriksen was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Care Services. She held the position until 3 April 2009.[1]
References
- "Statssekretær Kari Henriksen" (in Norwegian). Government.no. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- "Kari Henriksen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- "Masud Gharahkhani valgt som stortingspresident" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.