Ingvild Kjerkol
Ingvild Kjerkol | |
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Kjerkol in November 2011 | |
| Minister of Health and Care Services | |
| In office 14 October 2021 – 19 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Bent Høie |
| Succeeded by | Jan Christian Vestre |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2013 | |
| Deputy | May Britt Lagesen |
| Constituency | Nord-Trøndelag |
| Leader of the Nord-Trøndelag County Council | |
| In office 18 October 2011 – 13 June 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Alf Daniel Moen |
| Succeeded by | Anne Marit Mevassvik |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2005 – 30 September 2013 | |
| Constituency | Nord-Trøndelag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1975 Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Rune Øyan |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Nord University (Master's thesis annulled, degree withdrawn) Norwegian University of Science and Technology Sør-Trøndelag University College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ingvild Kjerkol (born 18 May 1975) is a Norwegian politician. A member of Labour Party, she was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag first time in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She has been a member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, and of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services. From 2021 to 2024, she served as minister of health and care services.
In early spring 2024, Kjerjol was accused of plagiarizing and fabricating parts of her master's thesis, leading to calls for her resignation. On Wednesday 10 April 2024, Nord University revoked her Master's degree in Leadership in the Healthcare Sector, and in a Friday press conference the Prime Minister announced her dismissal from her position.