Karianne Bråthen
Karianne Bråthen (born 2 August 1974) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. She has served as a deputy member of the Storting from Nordland since 2021. She previously served as mayor of Øksnes from 2015 to 2019. Political career

Parliament
She was elected deputy representative to the Storting from the constituency of Nordland at the 2021 parliamentary election. She deputised for Bjørnar Skjæran  from 2021 to 2023 when he served in government. Local politics
She previously served as mayor of Øksnes between 2015 and 2019. Following the 2015 local elections, the Labour Party formed a majority with the Conservative Party, Socialist Left Party and the Christian Democrats, with the Conservatives' Jonny Rinde Johansen as deputy mayor. Bråthen was also Øksnes' first female mayor. She officially assumed office on 20 October. She was succeeded by John Harald Danielsen following the 2019 local elections. Personal life 
Bråthen is married to Håvard Bråthen and is originally from Alta. The couple moved to Øksnes in 2006, which was also her husband's home municipality. References

1974 births
Living people
People from Øksnes
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Members of the Storting
Mayors of places in Nordland