Hans Aas (22 September 1880 – 5 August 1960) was a

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trade unionist. Aas was born in

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. He joined his first trade union in 1906, and chaired the union from 1914 to 1930. Having broken away from the Labour Party and joined the

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in 1923, Aas later worked as a manager in the newspaper ''

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''. He was a member of the secretariat of the

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from 1920 to 1923, then a deputy who met regularly in the place of

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, then a secretariat member again from 1927 to 1929. He formed a Communist minority in the secretariat together with

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, but they were replaced in 1929. In politics, Aas was a member of

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and chairman of

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district branch of the Labour Party. In the Communist Party, he was a member of the politburo for a period. Aas was also a driving force in Arbeidernes Esperantoforbund. He died in 1960.Maurseth, 1987: p. 616

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1880 births 1960 deaths People from Tromsø Norwegian trade union leaders Labour Party (Norway) politicians Communist Party of Norway politicians Politicians from Aker Norwegian Esperantists {{Norway-activist-stub