Karianne Bråthen | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Deputising for | Bjørnar Skjæran(2021–2023, 2025) |
| Constituency | Nordland |
| Mayor ofØksnes Municipality | |
| In office 20 October 2015 – 8 October 2019 | |
| Deputy | Jonny Rinde Johansen |
| Preceded by | Jørn Martinussen |
| Succeeded by | John Harald Danielsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1974-08-02)2 August 1974 (age 51) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Håvard Bråthen |
| Occupation | Politician |
Karianne Bråthen (born 2 August 1974) is a Norwegian politician from theLabour Party. She has served as a deputy member of the Storting from Nordland since 2021. She previously served as mayor ofØksnes Municipality from 2015 to 2019.
She was elected deputy representative to theStorting from the constituency ofNordland at the2021 parliamentary election. She deputised forBjørnar Skjæran from 2021 to 2023 when he served in government, and again in 2025 when he re-entered government.[1][2]
In the Storting, she was a member of theStanding Committee on Business and Industry from 2021 to 2023, as well as member of the Storting delegation to theNordic Council.[1]
She previously served as mayor ofØksnes Municipality between 2015 and 2019. Following the2015 local elections, the Labour Party formed a majority with theConservative Party,Socialist Left Party and theChristian Democrats, with the Conservatives' Jonny Rinde Johansen as deputy mayor. Bråthen was also Øksnes' first female mayor.[3] She officially assumed office on 20 October.[4] She was succeeded by John Harald Danielsen following the2019 local elections.[5]
Bråthen is married to Håvard Bråthen and is originally fromAlta. The couple moved to Øksnes in 2006, which was also her husband's home municipality.[6]
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