Nicholas Wilkinson Explained

Nicholas Wilkinson
Office:Member of the Storting
Term Start:1 October 2017
Term End:30 September 2021
Constituency:Akershus
Office1:Leader of the Socialist Youth
Term Start1:23 June 2014
Term End1:26 June 2016
Predecessor1:Andreas Halse
Successor1:Andrea Sjøvoll
Birth Date:15 March 1988
Birth Place:Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Alma Mater:University of Manchester
Occupation:Politician
Party:Socialist Left

Nicholas Wilkinson (born 15 March 1988) is a Norwegian politician from the Socialist Left Party. He served as a representative to the Storting from Akershus from 2017 to 2021.[1]

Political career

Wilkinson served as the leader of the Socialist Youth from 2014 to 2016.

He was elected to the Storting, the Norwegian parliament, following the 2017 election. In Parliament, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services and the Preparatory Credentials Committee; the latter of which he sat in from June to September 2021. In June 2020, Wilkinson announced that he wouldn't be seeking re-election in the 2021 election.[2]

Personal life

Born in 1988, Wilkinson is the son of Simon Wilkinson and Ragnhild Bendiksby, a psychiatrist and former department manager for the Ministry of Children and Families respectfully. He resides in Oppegård and also holds British citizenship. He is openly gay.[3] [4] In January 2019, he married his boyfriend of seven years, Sebastian Forbes.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilkinson, Nicholas . stortinget.no . 9 March 2008 . no . 5 October 2017 .
  2. Web site: Stiller ikke til gjenvalg . . 24 June 2020 . 7 April 2023 . no.
  3. Web site: SV-topp på rehabilitering etter alvorlig sykdom.
  4. Web site: - Jeg krever mye oppmerksomhet . 2018-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180704034727/https://www.gaysir.no/artikkel.cshtml?cid=16420 . 2018-07-04 . dead .
  5. Web site: SV-Wilkinson giftet seg: − Føler virkelig at jeg lever livet nå . . 20 January 2019 . 7 April 2023 . no.