Jan Davidsen (born 24 July 1950) is a Norwegian trade unionist. He is a

firefighter A firefighter is a first responder and rescuer extensively trained in firefighting, primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten life, property, and the environment as well as to rescue people and in some cases or jurisdictions also ...

by vocation and worked as such in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

. He was elected to the leadership in the

Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees The Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees ( no, Norsk Kommuneforbund, NKF) was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. It was founded in 1920 as the Norwegian Municipal Workers' Union, a spli ...

in 1985, became deputy leader in 1990 and leader in 1994. When this union merged to form the

Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees The Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees ( no, Fagforbundet) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of 395,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It was founded in 2003 as a merger of t ...

in 2003, Davidsen served as leader until 2013. He was also a central board member of the Labour Party and secretariat member 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 ...

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1950 births Living people Trade unionists from Bergen Norwegian trade union leaders Labour Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub