Date of birth: 7 July 1995
Son of farmer Svein Otto Eriksen (1962–) and farmer Gry Vanja Fredhjem (1969–)

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Hedmark, 2021–2025, Labour Party

Substitute periods

Permanent attendance as substitute member of parliament for Anette Trettebergstuen, 14 October 2021–30 September 2025

Storting committees

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2021–2025

Substitute member, Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), 28 October 2021–30 September 2025
Substitute member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 28 October 2021–30 September 2022
Member, Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), 29 March 2022–30 September 2025

Education and professional experience

Education

Østby Primary School 2001–2008
Trysil Lower Secondary School 2008–2012
Trysil Upper Secondary School, natural sciences programme 2011–2014
Master’s degree, jurisprudence, University of Oslo 2015–2020

Professional

Relief worker, Trysil Hestesenter (equestrian centre) 2012–2014
Lawyer/purchasing adviser, Abakus AS 2021

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Trysil Municipal Executive Board 2015–2019, 2019–2021

County political service

Substitute member, County Executive Committee 2019–2021

Public appointments

Representative, military police, MPKP1, Sessvollmoen Military Base 2014–2015
Member, Trysil Municipality Specialist Committee on Childhood and Culture 2015–2019
Lay judge, Sør-Østerdal District Court, Elverum 2015–2019
Vice chair, Innlandet County Municipality Specialist Committee for Education 2019–2021
Representative, Sør-Østerdal Inter-Municipal Political Council 2019–2021

Elected party positions

Chair, Trysil Workers’ Youth League 2011–2013
Board member (vice chair, secretary and ordinary member), Trysil Labour Party 2012–2021
School and work leader, Hedmark Workers’ Youth League 2016–2017
Board member, Hedmark Labour Party 2017–2020
Board member, Østby/Løradal Labour Party branch 2017–2021

Elected positions in organisations

Vice chair, Østby Sports Club 2019–2021