Karin Yrvin

Karin Yrvin (born 20 June 1970) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

She was born in Nittedal and took her upper secondary education at Bjertnes and Skedsmo from 1986 to 1989.

She then studied at Trondheim Business School from 1990 to 1992 and the University of Oslo from 1992 to 1999, graduating with the cand.polit.

She was also a national board member of the Norwegian Civil Service Union from 1998 to 2002.

From 2005 to 2006 she was a State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Shipping as a part of Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet.