Politics
The Pakistani Norwegian community does not vote as a bloc for any particular party in Norway. Rather, there is a diversity of political beliefs, demonstrated by support for a varety of parties. Many Pakistani Norwegian politicians have been successful in their political campaigns. Hadia Tajik who was born in Norway of Pakistani parents became minister of culture in 2012. She is also elected to the parliament from Oslo. Akhtar Chaudhry is a Member and one of several vice-precedents of the Stortinget (Norway's Parliament) for the Sosialistisk Venstreparti ("Socialist Left Party"). He migrated to Norway from Pakistan in 1982 and was the former head of the Pakistan Norwegian Welfare Organization.
Afshan Rafiq is a former member of the Stortinget for the Høyre (Conservative Party of Norway). She still remains a deputy representative for the party. Abid Raja is a deputy representative to the parliament for Venstre.
Many Pakistani Norwegians are also involved in lower-level politics as part of regional councils and city councils. They have been particularly well represented in Oslo city council, where they made up 10% of the council from 2003 to 2007.
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