Leif Haraldseth
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Leif Haraldseth is a Norwegian
trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party
.
He served as secretary and then vice chairman of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
in the periods 1969–1977 and 1977–1987 respectively, both times replacing Odd Højdahl
. He then headed the organization from 1987 to 1989.
In 1986–1987 he was the Minister of Local Government Affairs in the second cabinet Brundtland
. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Buskerud, which he held from 1989 to 1999.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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He served as secretary and then vice chairman of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have more than 850,000 members of a Norwegian population of 4.8 million...
in the periods 1969–1977 and 1977–1987 respectively, both times replacing Odd Højdahl
Odd Højdahl
Odd Højdahl is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Oslo.In 1971–1972 he was the Minister of Social Affairs in the first cabinet Bratteli. As an elected politician he served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the...
. He then headed the organization from 1987 to 1989.
In 1986–1987 he was the Minister of Local Government Affairs in the second cabinet Brundtland
Second cabinet Brundtland
Brundtland's Second Cabinet was a minority, Labour Government of Norway. It succeeded the Conservative Willoch's Second Cabinet, and sat between 9 May 1986 and 16 October 1989. It was replaced by the Conservative/Centre/Christian Democrat cabinet Syse after the 1989 election...
. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Buskerud, which he held from 1989 to 1999.