Nicholas Wilkinson (born 15 March 1988) is a Norwegian politician from the Socialist Left Party. He served as a representative to the Storting from Akershus from 2017 to 2021.

Political career

Wilkinson served as the leader of the Socialist Youth from 2014 to 2016. He was elected to the Storting, the Norwegian parliament, following the 2017 election. In Parliament, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services and the Preparatory Credentials Committee; the latter of which he sat in from June to September 2021. In June 2020, Wilkinson announced that he wouldn't be seeking re-election in the 2021 election.

Personal life

Born in 1988, Wilkinson is the son of Simon Wilkinson and Ragnhild Bendiksby, a psychiatrist and former department manager for the Ministry of Children and Families respectfully. He resides in

Oppegård Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Viken, Norway. Oppegård was a municipality in the former county Akershus. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kolbotn. The m ...

and also holds British citizenship. He is openly gay. In January 2019, he married his boyfriend of seven years, Sebastian Forbes.

References

1988 births Living people People from Oppegård Norwegian people of English descent Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Akershus politicians Norwegian LGBT politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians Alumni of the University of Manchester {{Norway-politician-1980s-stub