Karin Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark

Hedmark

is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...

 in 1997. She had previously served as a deputy member from 1989-1993.

Prior to entering national politics she served in the Kongsvinger municipality council (1983–1997) and the Hedmark county council (1987–1995)

Parliamentary Committee duties

• 2005 - 2009 leader of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs
  Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs
  The Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for areas related to the labour market, the working environment, benefits, pensions and disability policy. It corresponds to the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion...
  
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• 2001 - 2005 member of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee.
• 2001 - 2005 member of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration
  Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration
  The Standing Committee onLocal Government and Public Administration is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to local government, regional and rural policy, immigration policy, housing policy, building and construction, national minorities, Sami...
  
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• 2001 - 2005 member of the Electoral Committee.
• 1997 - 2005 member of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration
  Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration
  The Standing Committee onLocal Government and Public Administration is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to local government, regional and rural policy, immigration policy, housing policy, building and construction, national minorities, Sami...
  
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• 1997 - 2001 member of the Fullmaktskommiteen.

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