About Ingvild Kjerkol
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.
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