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.

Personal life

She was born in Vennesla.

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 and reelected for 2013-2017. On 24 November 2021, she was nominated as the Storting’s fourth Vice President, succeeding fellow party member

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. She was elected the day after, along with

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as President of the Storting.

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.

References

1955 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Vest-Agder politicians Politicians from Kristiansand Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians Norwegian women state secretaries People from Vennesla {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub