Former leader of the Nordland Labor Party and Minister of Industry, Odd Eriksen, died on the night of Saturday. He is survived by two children and three grandchildren.
Eriksen was a prominent politician from the Labor Party. He was 1st deputy representative to the Storting from Nordland 1989–1993 and permanently elected representative 1993–2001.
He was leader of the Nordland Labor Party 2001–2006 and county councilor for industry and transport in Nordland 2003–2005. He was minister for business 2005–2006 and county council leader in Nordland 2006–2013.
Eriksen is survived by his son Mads Daniel Bjørkås, daughter Maia Eriksen and three grandchildren.
– We are both incredibly proud of him and everything he has done for the community and our future. We have been all our lives. We miss him very much, and love him very much, says Mads on behalf of the family.
Eriksen became nationally known when he helped overpower the hijacker on a Kato Air plane in 2004, and thus prevented the plane from crashing near Bodø.
For this he received the Polaris Award from the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA).
Eriksen was also named Northerner of the Year for his efforts.
Odd Eriksen – biography
Personnel
- Born 11/03/1955 in Alstahaug, Nordland
- Son of fisherman Håkon Eriksen (1919-1993) and housewife Hildur Aronsen (1921-)
Storting periods
- Deputy representative no. 1 for Nordland, 1989 – 1993, A.
- Representative no. 8 for Nordland, 1993 – 1997, A.
- Representative no. 9 for Nordland, 1997 – 2001, A.
Product representations
- Fixed as representative 01/10/1989-10/10/1989 for Bjarne Mørk-Eidem.
Membership in the Presidency
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1993-97
1st vice-president, Stortinget, 17.01.1996 – 30.09.1997
Membership in parliamentary committees
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1993-97
Member, The extended foreign affairs committee, 21/10/1993 – 30/09/1997
Deputy Chairman, Defense Committee, 21.10.1993 – 30.09.1997
Member, The Preparatory Powers Committee, 19.06.1997 – 30.09.19971997-2001
Member, Municipal Committee, 21.10.1997 – 30.09.2001
Deputy member, The extended foreign affairs committee, 22.03.2000 – 30.09.2001
Membership in delegations
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1993-97
Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1993 –
Member, KSSE (parliamentarian delegation to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe), 04.11.1993 – 31.12.1994
Personal Deputy Member, Observer Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU), 18.11.1993 – 30.09.1995
Member, Storting’s delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, 01.01.1995 – 30.09.19971997-2001
Deputy member, Storting’s delegation to the Western European Union (WEU) Parliamentary Assembly, 04.11.1997 – 30.09.2001
Deputy member, European Committee, 30.03.2000 – 30.09.2001
Membership in government
Education and professional experience
Education
- Mosjøen gymnasium 1971-1974
- Various professional courses LO school, level 1 1982
- Nordic folk university Geneva 1986
Profession
- Industrial worker Elkem Aluminium, Mosjøen from 1974 (on leave)
Medals and awards etc
- Carnegie’s hero medal in gold 2005
Position
County political activity
- Member County Council, Nordland 2003-2005 industry and transport
- Leader of the County Council, Nordland 2006-2007
- Leader of the County Council, Nordland 2007-2011
Public positions
- Member of the Health and Social Affairs Board, Vefsn 1983-1986
- Head of the Board of Representatives in the Barents Secretariat from 2009
Office of trust in parties
- Deputy head of Vefsn A 1989-1990
- Manager Nordland A 2001-2006
- Member DNA’s national board 2001-2006
Positions of trust in organisations
- Member of the central trust committee Elkem 1986-1990
- Leader of the Mosjøen chemical workers association 1986-1990
- Deputy representative of the Norwegian Chemical Industry Workers’ Union 1988-1990
- Head of Vefsn and surrounding professional association 1988-1989
- Leader Halsøy IL 2002-2003
Other administrative positions
- Member Elkem’s company assembly 1986-1989
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