Norway's health minister, Ingvild Kjerkol, has resigned following allegations of plagiarism in her master's thesis. A probe by Nord University concluded that there was a significant amount of intentional plagiarism. Kjerkol denies the allegations but has decided to step down as minister.
Norway ’s health minister resigned Friday, the second Norwegian government member to step down this year amid allegations they plagiarized academic works . Ingvild Kjerkol resigned a day after a probe by Nord University in Bodoe in northern Norway , where Kjerkol, handed in her master thesis in 2021, concluded that “there is a not insignificant amount of plagiarism in her master’s thesis.
The 48-year-old Kjerkol has been in office since October 2021 when Gahr Støre presented a coalition government of his own Labor party and the junior Center Party. Kjerkol is the second government member to be entangled in academic plagiarism allegations this year.
Norway Health Minister Resignation Plagiarism Academic Works Probe Nord University Master's Thesis Intentional Allegations
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