Per Rune Henriksen
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Per Rune Henriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was born in Bergen
as a son of mason Theodor Johan Henriksen and office secretary Karen Warhuus. He started school at Landås
in 1967, and finished school in 1978. He was a carpenter apprentice from 1978 to 1979, and worked within construction from 1978 to 1991, except for a period from 1988 to 1990 when he joined a peace corps for the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
in Kenya
. He was then a full-time trade unionist from 1992 to 2005. He was a secretary for the regional chapter of the Confederation of Trade Unions
(LO) from 1997 to 2005. He had been a board member of his trade union chapter Tømrernes Fagforening in the United Federation of Trade Unions
from 1984 to 1988, and secretary from 1991 to 1996.
He was a deputy member of Bergen city council from 1995 to 1999. He chaired the county party chapter since 2003 to 2009, having been deputy chair from 2002 to 2003. From 2002 to 2009 he is also a member of the Labour Party national board. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland
in 2005
, and was re-elected in 2009
. In September 2010 he was appointed as a State Secretary
in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. He left behind his seat in Parliament, which was taken by Jette F. Christensen
.
He was the chair of Bergen og Omegn Boligbyggelag from 2000 to 2006 and a board member of the Norwegian federation of Co-operative Housing Assiciations from 2003 to 2005.
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 was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
as a son of mason Theodor Johan Henriksen and office secretary Karen Warhuus. He started school at Landås
Landås
Landås is a neighbourhood in the city of Bergen, Norway. Landås is located by the western side of the Ulriken mountain massif, from south-east of Haukeland University Hospital to Nattland almost 3 km further south. It was the last part of former Årstad municipality to be urbanised, the...
in 1967, and finished school in 1978. He was a carpenter apprentice from 1978 to 1979, and worked within construction from 1978 to 1991, except for a period from 1988 to 1990 when he joined a peace corps for the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances NGOs, and does its own research and projects. The current director general is...
in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. He was then a full-time trade unionist from 1992 to 2005. He was a secretary for the regional chapter of the Confederation of Trade Unions
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have more than 850,000 members of a Norwegian population of 4.8 million...
(LO) from 1997 to 2005. He had been a board member of his trade union chapter Tømrernes Fagforening in the United Federation of Trade Unions
United Federation of Trade Unions
The United Federation of Trade Unions is a trade union in Norway. With a membership of 150,000 it is the largest private sector union in Norway.It is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions...
from 1984 to 1988, and secretary from 1991 to 1996.
He was a deputy member of Bergen city council from 1995 to 1999. He chaired the county party chapter since 2003 to 2009, having been deputy chair from 2002 to 2003. From 2002 to 2009 he is also a member of the Labour Party national board. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
in 2005
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. More than 3.4 million Norwegians were eligible for vote for the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The new Storting has 169 members, an increase of four over the 2001 election....
, and was re-elected in 2009
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009
The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open...
. In September 2010 he was appointed as a State Secretary
State Secretary (Norway)
In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...
in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. He left behind his seat in Parliament, which was taken by Jette F. Christensen
Jette F. Christensen
Jette Fugelsnes Christensen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland during the term 2009–2013. In September 2010, when Per Rune Henriksen was appointed to the cabinet, Christensen got a regular seat in Parliament...
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He was the chair of Bergen og Omegn Boligbyggelag from 2000 to 2006 and a board member of the Norwegian federation of Co-operative Housing Assiciations from 2003 to 2005.