Odd Eriksen
Odd Eriksen (born March 11, 1955 in Sandnessjøen ) is a Norwegian politician of the Labor Party (Ap) .
Eriksen is originally from Dønna . He started his professional career at Elkem Aluminum in Mosjøen . From 1986 to 1990 he was chairman of the local union and, among other things, led the strike in 1986 during the lockout. From 1993 to 2001 he was an MP for Storting , where he represented the constituency of Nordland . From January 1996 to September 1997 he was first deputy chairman of the parliament. From 2001 to 2006 he was chairman of the Labor Party in Nordland. At the same time he was a member of parliament in the Fylkesting of his home province between 2003 and 2005 .
On October 17, 2005, he was appointed Minister of Economics and Trade in the Jens Stoltenberg II government. He resigned on September 29, 2006 and was replaced by Dag Terje Andersen . He then returned to the Nordland Parliament. On December 6, 2006 he was appointed chairman of the Fylkesregierung ( fylkesråd ) of Nordland, which he remained until 2007.
Eriksen became famous when he overcame an air pirate on a Kato Air flight in 2004 and thus prevented a crash near Bodø . For this he received the Polaris Award from the umbrella association of pilot organizations ( IFALPA ).
Web links
- Storting biography (Norwegian)
Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) | Tora Aasland (SV) 2007–12 | Rigmor Aasrud (Ap) 2009–13 | Dag Terje Andersen (Ap) 2006–09 | Marit Arnstad (Sp) 2012–13 | Karita Bekkemellem (Ap) 2005-07 | Lisbeth Berg-Hansen (Ap) 2009–13 | Helen Bjørnøy (SV) 2005-07 | Hanne Bjurstrøm (Ap) 2009–12 | Lars Peder Brekk (Sp) 2008–12 | Sylvia Brustad (Ap) 2005-09 | Øystein Djupedal (SV) 2005–07 | Espen Barth Eide (Ap) 2011–13 | Odd Roger Enoksen (Sp) 2005-07 | Odd Eriksen (Ap) 2005-06 | Grete Faremo (Ap) 2009–13 | Trond Giske (Ap) | Åslaug Haga (Sp) 2005-08 | Kristin Halvorsen (SV) | Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Ap) 2005–09 | Heikki Holmås (SV) 2012–13 | Anniken Huitfeldt (Ap) 2008–13 | Sigbjørn Johnsen (Ap) 2009–13 | Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (Sp) 2007–12 | Audun Lysbakken (SV) 2009–12 | Ola Borten Moe (Sp) 2011–13 | Liv Signe Navarsete (Sp) | Helga Pedersen (Ap) 2005–09 | Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen (Ap) 2007-08 | Terje Riis-Johansen (Sp) 2005–11 | Heidi Grande Røys (SV) 2005-09 | Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen (Ap) 2009–13 | Erik Solheim (SV) 2005–12 | Bård Vegar Solhjell (SV) 2007–09, 2012–13 | Knut Storberget (Ap) 2005–11 | Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) | Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Ap) | Hadia Tajik (Ap) 2012–13 | Inga Marte Thorkildsen (SV) 2012–13 | Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Sp) 2012-13
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| SURNAME | Eriksen, Odd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian politician (Workers' Party (Ap)), member of the Storting |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sandnessjøen |