Nicholas Wilkinson

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Sebastian Forbes
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Nicholas Wilkinson
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Wilkinson in 2017
Member of the Storting
In office
1 October 2017 30 September 2021
Alma mater University of Manchester
OccupationPolitician

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]

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Political career

Wilkinson served as the leader of the Socialist Youth from 2014 to 2016. [1]

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. [1] 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]

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References

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  2. "Stiller ikke til gjenvalg" (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. "SV-topp på rehabilitering etter alvorlig sykdom".
  4. "- Jeg krever mye oppmerksomhet". Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. "SV-Wilkinson giftet seg: − Føler virkelig at jeg lever livet nå" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2023.