Arve Bakke is the leader of Fellesforbundet.

Bakke succeeded Kjell Bjørndalen as leader of Fellesforbundet in 2007. Previously he was second deputy leader from 2002 to 2003 and first deputy leader from 2003 to 2007.

Bakke worked for more than ten years at the factory of Ulstein Hatlø, where he was an active trade unionist. In 1984 he became district secretary of the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers

Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers

The Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.It was founded in 1891...

. From 1989–2001 he was leader of the Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 Arbeiderparti. From 1996 to 1997 he was state secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform is a Norwegian ministry established in 2006. The ministry is responsible for reform work, information technology, competition policy in addition to having the main responsibility for government employees and government organisation...

 of the Planning and ordnance department.