Marian Abdi Hussein (born 24 July 1986) is a Somalia-born Norwegian politician from the Socialist Left Party.[1] She has served as a member of parliament for Oslo since 2021, having previously been a deputy member for the same constituency between 2017 and 2021. She has also served as one of the party's deputy leaders since 2023.

Marian Abdi Hussein
Hussein in 2022
First Deputy Leader of the Socialist Left Party
Assumed office
18 March 2023
LeaderKirsti Bergstø
Preceded byKirsti Bergstø
Member of the Storting
Assumed office
1 October 2021
ConstituencyOslo
Deputy Member of the Storting
In office
1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
Born (1986-07-24) 24 July 1986 (age 38)
Somalia
NationalityNorwegian
Political partySocialist Left
OccupationPolitician
Social worker

Political career

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Parliament

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Hussein was deputy representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021.[1] She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Oslo for the period 2021–2025, for the Socialist Left Party.[2]

In the Storting, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services for the period 2021–2025, and a member of the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.[3]

Party politics

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In February 2023, ahead of the party convention, the Socialist Party committee was divided on whether or not to designate Hussein or Lars Haltbrekken to become deputy leader succeeding Kirsti Bergstø who was the sole candidate to succeed outgoing leader Audun Lysbakken.[4] Hussein was elected deputy leader on 18 March at the party convention, with 114 votes against Haltbrekken's 101.[5]

Personal life

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Hussein was born in Somalia on 24 July 1986, and came to Norway as a refugee when she was ten years old. She has worked as a social worker for both the NAV and the Child Welfare Service.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tvedt, Knut Are. "Marian Abdi Hussein". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Stortingsrepresentantene 2021–2025". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Hussein, Marian (1986-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Full SV-splittelse om ny nestleder" (in Norwegian). NRK. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Marian Hussein fra Groruddalen valgt til ny nestleder i SV" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.