Kari Baadstrand Sandnes
Norwegian politician (born 1969)
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Kari Marie Baadstrand Sandnes (born 15 May 1969) is a Norwegian politician and deputy member of the Storting. A member of the Labour Party, she has represented Nordland since October 2025.[1]
Kari Baadstrand Sandnes | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2025 | |
| Deputising for | Bjørnar Skjæran (2025–) |
| Constituency | Nordland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1969 |
| Party | Labour Party |
Sandnes was born on 15 May 1969 and lives in Gravdal.[1][2] She is a qualified nurse and has worked in primary and specialist health care since 1988.[2] She has studied administrative policy, labour law and project work at the University of Bergen and Nord University.[2] She is a regional board member of the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees in Nordland and leader of LO Stat in Nordland.[2] She is deputy leader of the Arbeidssamvirketiltak (ASVO), a co-operative for disabled workers, in her local municipality.[2] She has been a board member of the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority since 2002.[2]
Sandnes is a member of the municipal council in Vestvågøy.[2] She was the Labour Party's fourth placed candidate in Nordland at the 2025 parliamentary election but the party won only three seats in the constituency.[3] She became the party's first deputy representative (Vararepresentant) in the constituency.[4] She entered the Storting on 1 October 2025 as a permanent substitute for Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Bjørnar Skjæran.[1]