Kari Henriksen
Kari Henriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She served as a member of the Storting for Vest-Agder from 2009 to 2025, and the fourth Vice President of the Storting from 2021 to 2025.
Personal life
She was born in Vennesla.Political career
Parliament
She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder from 2005 to 2009 and was elected as a regular representative in 2009. She was re-elected in 2013, 2017 and 2021. She announced in February 2024 that she would not seek reelection at the 2025 election.On 24 November 2021, she was nominated as the Storting's fourth Vice President, succeeding fellow party member Sverre Myrli. She was elected the day after, along with Masud Gharahkhani as President of the Storting. After retiring from the Storting, she was succeeded by Morten Stordalen from the Progress Party.