Karin Yrvin (born 20 June 1970) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in

Nittedal Nittedal is a municipality and city in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes. The parish of ''Nitedal'' was established as a m ...

and took her upper secondary education at Bjertnes and

Skedsmo Skedsmo was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lived in Lillestrøm. ...

from 1986 to 1989. She then studied at

Trondheim Business School Trondheim Business School ( no, Handelshøyskolen i Trondheim) or HHiT, former a faculty of Sør-Trøndelag University College (HiST) in Trondheim, Norway, is, as of 2016, a faculty of Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The school pro ...

from 1990 to 1992 and the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

from 1992 to 1999, graduating with the

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degree. She was the Labour Party secretary of women's affairs from 1998 to 2004, and at the same time a national board member of the party and board member of

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. She was also a national board member of the

Norwegian Civil Service Union The Norwegian Civil Service Union ( no, Norsk Tjenestemannslag, NTL) is a trade union representing civil servants in Norway. The union was founded on 1 November 1947 and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian C ...

from 1998 to 2002. She served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

during the terms 2001–2005, 2005–2009 and 2009–2013. From 2005 to 2006 she was a State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Shipping as a part of

Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet was the Government of Norway from 17 October 2005 to 16 October 2013. It was a coalition between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party, known as the Red–Green Coalition. On 9 September ...

. She became a full member of Parliament in 2012, when

Hadia Tajik Hadia Tajik (born 18 July 1983) is a Norwegians of Pakistani descent, Pakistani-Norwegian jurist, journalist and politician from the Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party. She served as Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2021 to 2022. S ...

was appointed to cabinet.

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1970 births Living people People from Nittedal University of Oslo alumni Labour Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo Members of the Storting Norwegian state secretaries Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians Norwegian women state secretaries {{Norway-politician-1970s-stub