Date of birth: 18 July 1983 in Strand, Rogaland
Daughter of M. Sarwar Tajik (1947–) and Safia Qazalbash (1948–)

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 15 for Oslo, 2009–2013, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Oslo, 2013–2017, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Rogaland, 2017–2021, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Rogaland, 2021–2025, Labour Party

Substitute periods

Government minister 21 September 2012–30 September 2013, Karin Yrvin served as substitute member of parliament
Government minister 1 October 2013–16 October 2013, Prableen Kaur served as substitute member of parliament
Government minister 14 October 2021–4 March 2022, Tom Kalsås served as substitute member of parliament

Storting committees

2009–2013

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2009–21 September 2012
Member, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs, 20 October 2009–21 September 2012

2013–2017

Member, Standing Committee on Justice, 17 October 2013–22 October 2013
Chair, Standing Committee on Justice, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 12 October 2017–17 October 2017
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 17 October 2017–4 October 2019
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 4 October 2019–8 October 2019
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 8 October 2019–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Election Committee, 9 October 2021–14 October 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 24 March 2022–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2009–2013

Personal substitute member, Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), 5 November 2009–9 October 2012
Substitute member, European Consultative Committee, 9 November 2009–21 September 2012

2017–2021

Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2018–30 September 2019

Membership of group steering committees

2013–2017

Vice chair, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 16 June 2015–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Vice chair, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Vice chair, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2021–13 October 2021

Government positions

Political adviser, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, 1 December 2006–22 February 2008
Political adviser, Office of the Prime Minister, 21 February 2008–20 October 2008
Political adviser, Ministry of Justice and the Police, 20 October 2008–30 March 2009
Political adviser, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, 30 March 2009–30 September 2009
Government minister, Ministry of Culture, 21 September 2012–16 October 2013
Government minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, 14 October 2021–4 March 2022

Education and professional experience

Education

Bjørheimsbygd Primary School 1990–1996
Tau Lower Secondary School 1996–1998
Strand Upper Secondary School, humanities 1998–2001
BA in journalism, Stavanger University College 2001–2004
MA in human rights, Kingston University, England 2004–2006
Master’s degree, jurisprudence, University of Oslo 2005–2012

Professional

Journalist, temporary positions, Aftenposten, VG, Dagbladet and Stavanger Aftenblad 2001–2006

Medals and awards, etc.

Honorary doctorate, Kingston University, England 2014

Appointments

Public appointments

Member, Language Council of Norway Specialist Committee for Society and Higher Education 2007–2009

Elected party positions

Chair, Strand Workers’ Youth League 1999–2002
Political vice chair, Rogaland Workers’ Youth League 2001–2003
Member, Labour Party Programme Committee 2007–2009, 2011–2012 (chair, Welfare Committee)
Member, Workers’ Youth League Central Board 2008–2010
Board member, Oslo Labour Party Women’s Network 2008–2011
Board member, Oslo Labour Party International Forum 2009–2012
Member, Grünerløkka Labour Party Programme Committee 2014–2015
Vice chair, Labour Party since 2015

Publications

Tajik, Hadia (ed.): Svart på Hvitt, Tiden Norsk forlag 2001
Giske, Trond (ed.): "Hvem snakker for Bob Kåre?", in Mangfold eller enfold, Aschehoug 2009