Even Eriksen
{{Short description|Norwegian politician (born 1995)}}
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| alma_mater = University of Oslo
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Even Eriksen (born 7 July 1995) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Personal life
Political career
Eriksen was elected deputy representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hedmark for the period 2021–2025, for the Labour Party. He replaced Anette Trettebergstuen in the Storting from 2021 to 2023 while Trettebergstuen was government minister, and was then a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs.{{cite web |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=EVEERI |website=stortinget.no |title=Eriksen, Even (1995-) |language=no |access-date=15 October 2021}}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Even Eriksen |first=Knut Are |last=Tvedt |authorlink=Knut Are Tvedt |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Even_Eriksen |language=no |access-date=15 October 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/vararepresentanter-for-statsradene-rykker-inn-pa-stortinget-1.15690470 |website=nrk.no |title=Even Eriksen (26) fra Trysil fikk plutselig stortingsplass |language=no |access-date=15 October 2021}}
From 14 August 2023 to 25 April 2025, Eriksen was State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.{{Cite web |title=Statssekretær Even Eriksen (Ap) |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumentarkiv/regjeringen-stoere/andre-dokumenter/jd/2025/statssekretar-even-eriksen1/id3086303/ |website=regjeringen.no |access-date=6 June 2025 |language=no}}
He deputised in the Storting for Nils Kristen Sandtrøen from 25 April 2025, when he was a member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence.
Hailing from Trysil, Eriksen has been member of the municipal council of Trysil Municipality since 2015, and of the county council of Innlandet since 2019. He graduated in jurisprudence from the University of Oslo.
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Category:University of Oslo alumni
Category:Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Category:Members of the Storting 2021–2025
Category:Norwegian state secretaries
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