Kjersti Markusson (born 13 April 1955) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She has spent most of her professional career in the school system, and has been active in the trade union

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. She was first elected to

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in 1991, and has been re-elected several times. She has also been a member of

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. When the

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assumed office following the 2005 election, she was appointed State Secretary in the

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. In October 2007 she changed to the Office of the Prime Minister.

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1955 births Living people Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Nordland politicians {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub