Halfdan Jønsson (15 May 1891 – 7 February 1945) was a Norwegian trade unionist and resistance member. He was born in

Frol Frol is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was first known as ''Levanger landsogn'' and then in 1911 the name was changed to ''Fro ...

. He was elected chairman of the

Norwegian Union of Chemical Industry Workers The Norwegian Union of Chemical Industry Workers ( no, Norsk Kjemisk Industriarbeiderforbund, NKIF) was a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in Norway. The union was founded in 1924, as a split from the Norwegian Union of G ...

in 1924. In 1934 he served as vice chairman of the

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions ( no, Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) 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 ...

, until November. He died in the

Dachau concentration camp , , commandant = List of commandants , known for = , location = Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany , built by = Germany , operated by = ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) , original use = Political prison , construction ...

in 1945.

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1891 births 1945 deaths People from Levanger Norwegian resistance members Norwegian trade unionists People who died in Dachau concentration camp Norwegian people who died in Nazi concentration camps {{Norway-bio-stub