Kari Henriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

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He started his political career in the Workers' Youth League

Workers' Youth League (Norway)

The Workers' Youth League is Norways biggest political youth organization, and is affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party.AUF took its current form in April 1927, following the merger of Left Communist Youth League and Socialist Youth League of Norway corresponding with the merger of its...

 in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

, and chaired the local chapter there from 1997 to 1999. He studied sociology

Sociology

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 from 1997 to 1998 at the Nord-Trøndelag University College

Nord-Trøndelag University College

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, and media studies from 1999 to 2000 at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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. From 1999 to 2004 he was a member of Nord-Trøndelag county council

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From 2000 to 2002 he worked as a secretary for the Labour Party parliamentary group. From 2002 to 2007 he worked as a communications advisor. In 2007 he was hired as a political advisor in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

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 as a part of the second cabinet Stoltenberg

Second cabinet Stoltenberg

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. He changed ministry to the Ministry of Health and Care Services

Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

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 in 2008, and was promoted to State Secretary

State Secretary (Norway)

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in 2009.