Arve Bakke (born 28 September 1952,

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) is the leader of Fellesforbundet.Arve Bakke
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Bakke succeeded Kjell Bjørndalen as leader of Fellesforbundet in 2007.Ulf Peter Hellstrøm
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'' 7 March 2010, updated 8 March 2010, retrieved 10 September 2010. 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

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. From 1989–2001 he was leader of the

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Arbeiderparti. From 1996 to 1997 he was state secretary of the

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of the Planning and ordnance department.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakke, Arve Norwegian trade unionists Labour Party (Norway) politicians 1952 births Living people