Dagrun Eriksen (born 28 June 1971 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She served as deputy leader of the party from 2004 to 2017.

Dagrun Eriksen
First Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Party
In office
23 January 2004 – 29 April 2017
LeaderDagfinn Høybråten
Knut Arild Hareide
Succeeded byOlaug Bollestad
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
21 August 2006 – 30 September 2013
Preceded byJon Lilletun
ConstituencyVest-Agder
In office
1 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
ConstituencyVest-Agder
Deputy Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 2005 – 21 August 2006
Deputising forJon Lilletun
ConstituencyVest-Agder
In office
17 October 1997 – 17 March 2000
Deputising forJon Lilletun
ConstituencyVest-Agder
Personal details
Born (1971-06-28) 28 June 1971 (age 53)
Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
Political partyChristian Democratic

Political career

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Eriksen was elected into the Norwegian parliament (Storting) from the county of Vest-Agder in 2001. She was not re-elected in the 2005 elections, but took Jon Lilletun's seat upon his illness and later death. In 2009 she had the top spot on the party's ballot in Vest-Agder and

In 2012 Eriksen lost a fight for the top spot on the party's list for the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election to Hans Fredrik Grøvan and will not be on the ballot at all. Possible explanations for her loss according to pundits might have been that she was perceived to have focused too much on national politics and too little on the county's particular issues and that she was perceived as too liberal on some issues.[1][2]

Parliamentary Presidium duties

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Parliamentary Committee duties

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References

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  1. ^ Aud Refseth and Eirik Damsgaaard: Kan gå på ufortjent nederlag (in Norwegian) NRK, September 18, 2012
  2. ^ Cato Husabø Fossen: KrFs nestleder ferdig på Stortinget (in Norwegian) TV2, November 16, 2012
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  • "Dagrun Eriksen" (in Norwegian). Storting.