Ole Georg Gjøsteen
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Ole Georg Gjøsteen was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party
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, and was the older brother of politician and educationalist Johan David Haslund Gjøstein.
In October 1877 he married Emilie Josefine Sundbye. The couple had seven daughters and four sons.
During this period Gjøsteen was among the founding members of the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers
, and he also left the Liberal Party to found the more radical Norwegian Labour Party
in 1887. He chaired this party nationally, from 1892 to 1893. He was elected to Kristiania
city council in 1895, and served until 1919. Although not a member of Parliament, he marked himself as a proponent of universal suffrage
and dissolution of the personal union between Sweden and Norway
. General suffrage would be introduced in 1898 for men, and 1913 for women, whereas the union was dissolved in 1905.
In the field of education
, Gjøsteen served as a member of the school board in Kristiania from 1896 to 1923, chairing it from 1914 to 1919. He worked to build the public primary school into a basis for further education, and to strengthen the secondary education. He strongly supported the idea of the comprehensive school
, to the point of being called "the father of the comprehensive school in Norway".
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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Personal life
He was born in StordStord
Stord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
, and was the older brother of politician and educationalist Johan David Haslund Gjøstein.
In October 1877 he married Emilie Josefine Sundbye. The couple had seven daughters and four sons.
Career
An instrument maker by profession, Gjøsteen became involved in the growing worker's movement in Norway. He became a member of Kristiania Arbeidersamfund in 1871, and as political parties were established in the 1880s, Gjøsteen joined the radical wing of the Liberal Party. From 1888 to 1891 he chaired De forenede norske arbeidersamfund.During this period Gjøsteen was among the founding members 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...
, and he also left the Liberal Party to found the more radical Norwegian 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....
in 1887. He chaired this party nationally, from 1892 to 1893. He was elected to Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
city council in 1895, and served until 1919. Although not a member of Parliament, he marked himself as a proponent of universal suffrage
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
and dissolution of the personal union between Sweden and Norway
Union between Sweden and Norway
The Union between Sweden and Norway , officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, consisted of present-day Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union....
. General suffrage would be introduced in 1898 for men, and 1913 for women, whereas the union was dissolved in 1905.
In the field of education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, Gjøsteen served as a member of the school board in Kristiania from 1896 to 1923, chairing it from 1914 to 1919. He worked to build the public primary school into a basis for further education, and to strengthen the secondary education. He strongly supported the idea of the comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
, to the point of being called "the father of the comprehensive school in Norway".