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Odd Eriksen | |
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| Chairman of Nordland County Municipality | |
| In office 6 December 2006 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Geir Knutson |
| Succeeded by | Tomas Norvoll |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 17 October 2005 – 29 September 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Børge Brende |
| Succeeded by | Dag Terje Andersen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1993 – 30 September 2001 | |
| Constituency | Nordland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1955 Alstahaug, Nordland, Norway |
| Died | 11 February 2023 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Carnegie Medal in gold (2005)[1] Polaris Award (2005) |
Odd Eriksen (11 March 1955 – 11 February 2023) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. In addition to his political career he gained national fame after stopping an Algerian hijacker from crashing a Kato Air-flight in 2004.