Peggy Hessen Følsvik
Peggy Hessen Følsvik | |
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| Leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions | |
| Assumed office 9 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Hans-Christian Gabrielsen |
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| Born | 12 November 1960 Vigra, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Peggy Hessen Følsvik (born 12 November 1960) is a Norwegian trade unionist.
She was elected first deputy leader of Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions at the LO congress in 2017. In March 2021, she became the president of the union after the death of Hans-Christian Gabrielsen.[1][2] She was elected to a term in her own right in June 2022.[3] She previously worked as a flight attendant in Widerøes Flyveselskap and Braathens SAFE where she was elected full-time shop steward in 1998. She was elected deputy head of Trade and Office in Norway in 2004 and was the first secretary of the LO from 2013 to 2017.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hans-Christian Gabrielsen: – Jeg vil være hele LOs leder" (in Norwegian). 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ Dag Eivind Undheimn Larsen: Forhandleren - Portrettintervju i Klassekampen 6. mars 2021
- ^ Hasås, Torgny; Bodahl, Aslak (2 June 2022). "Valg: Disse skal lede LO fram til 2025" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Frifagbevegelse. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ 60 års omtale i Aftenposten 12. november 2020
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