| Jone Blikra | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1962-10-11) 11 October 1962 (age 62) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Police officer Politician |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Jone Blikra (born 11 October 1962) is a Norwegian police officer and politician for the Labour Party. A deputy to the Storting from Telemark from 2021, he has met as deputy for Terje Aasland since 2022.
Personal life, education and civic career
Blikra was born on 11 October 1962, a son of Kristoffer Blikra and Margit Lillemo. He hails from Kragerø and is police officer by education, working in the police since 1985. From 1992 to 1993 he served as police for the United Nations Protection Force.
He chaired the Telemark chapter of the Norwegian Police Federation from 1999 to 2006. From 2012 to 2014 he held the position of lensmann (leader of a rural police district) in Drangedal.
Political career
Local politics
Blikra was a member of the municipal council of Kragerø from 1999, and served as mayor of Kragerø from 2015 to 2019.
Parliament
He was elected deputy representative to the Storting from the constituency of Telemark for the period 2021–2025, for the Labour Party. He replaces Terje Aasland at the Storting from March 2022 while Aasland is government minister. In the Storting, Blikra is a member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications from 2022.
Other
Blikra previously chaired the board of Teater Ibsen, a theatre based in Skien.
References
- ^ "Blikra, Jone (1962-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Jone Blikra". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- Nilsen, Espen Solberg (31 December 2014). "Lurer du på hvordan det er å være lensmann Drangedal?". ta.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
| Members of the Parliament of Norway 2021–25 | |
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| Akershus | |
| Aust-Agder | |
| Buskerud | |
| Finnmark | |
| Hedmark | |
| Hordaland | |
| Møre og Romsdal | |
| Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Nordland | |
| Oppland | |
| Oslo | |
| Rogaland | |
| Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Telemark | |
| Troms | |
| Vest-Agder | |
| Vestfold | |
| Østfold | |
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