Leif Haraldseth
Leif Haraldseth | |
|---|---|
Minister of Local Government | |
| In office 9 May 1986 – 20 February 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Arne Rettedal |
| Succeeded by | William Engseth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1929 Drammen, Buskerud, Norway |
| Died | 8 April 2019 (aged 89) Drammen, Buskerud, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
Leif Haraldseth (30 November 1929 – 8 April 2019)Labour Party.
Early life
Leif Haraldseth was born in
secondary education in 1947, was a delivery boy in the Norwegian State Railways for two years, then attended the Railway School and worked as a telegrapher in the State Railways from 1951 til 1965.[2]
Trade unionism and politics
In 1965 he was hired as district secretary of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in Buskerud. In 1969 he was promoted to secretary and in 1977 to vice chairman of the organization.[2] On both occasions he replaced Odd Højdahl.
From 1986 to 1987 he was the
Minister of Local Government in Brundtland's Second Cabinet. He then headed the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1987 to 1989. At the same time he was a central board member of the Labour Party.[2][3]
In international labour affairs he was a delegation member to the
County Governor of Buskerud, which he held from 1989 to 1999.[2]
Haraldseth was a board member of Buskerud Industriselskap (1966–1970), the
Norwegian Directorate of Labour (1979–1980), the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (1980–1984), the Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits (1981–1986), Samvirke (1985–1989), Fafo Foundation (1987–1989, chair) and Norsk Hydro (1988–1998). He was a council member of Norsk Produktivitetsinstitutt (1980–1981) and the Labour Court of Norway (1988–1989), and chaired the supervisory council of Landsbanken (1985–1989).[2]
References
- ^ "Tidligere LO-leder Leif Haraldseth er død". www.abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e "Leif Haraldseth" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2012.