Andersen, Karin

Born 16 December 1952, Kongsvinger, Norway

1997- Member of the Storting for Hedmark County

1989-1993 Substitute member of the Storting for Hedmark County
 

Storting committees

2009- First Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs 

2005-2009 Chair, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs
2001-2005 Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
1997-2005 Member, Standing Committee on Local Government
 

Parliamentary delegations

2009- Member, Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 
 

2001-2005 Head, Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
1997-2001 Deputy Head, Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union; Substitute member, Norwegian Delegation to the Nordic Council
 

Other positions in the Storting

2005- Member, Socialist Left Party Group Steering Committee
1999-2005 Deputy Chair, Socialist Left Party Group Steering Committee 
 

Local government

1991-1995 Deputy Chair, Hedmark County Council
1987-1991 Member, Hedmark County Council
1987-1991 Member, Kongsvinger Municipal Executive Board
1983-1987, 1991-1997 Member, Kongsvinger Municipal Council
   

Political appointments

1995-1996 Member, Socialist Left Party Central Executive Committee
1995-1996,1985-1988 Member, Socialist Left Party National Executive Committee
1986–1987 Chair, Hedmark Socialist Left Party
1985–1987 Member, Socialist Left Party Executive Committee

Public appointments

 2003- Member, Norway's Contact Committee for Immigrants and the Authorities, 1998-2002 Substitute member

Appointments in organisations

1989- Board member, University College Foundation in Kongsvinger

Education and work experience

1996-1997 Studies in societal planning, Lillehammer College
1996 Studies in societal planning, University of Tromsø
 

1977-1997 Day-care centre assistant

Medals and honours, etc.

2009 Honourary award from The Norwegian Association of Disabled

2008 Honourary award from an organisation representing the poor in Norway (organisasjonen Fattig-Norge)