Ole Johannes Kløv (12 March 1925 – 9 July 2009) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Tønsberg as a son of seaman Hjalmar Kløv (1899–1973) and housewife Konstanse Johanson (1901–1989). He spent his entire working career, from 1943 to 1990, as a welder at

Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted was a Norwegian manufacturing company, which it best known for its shipyard. It was founded in 1899, and was engaged in shipbuilding until 1992. It continued as a truck manufacturer until 2001. The former shipyard distric ...

. He chaired his local trade union from 1953 to 1957 and 1966 to 1970, was a member of the company's corporate council, and was a national board member of the

Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers The Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers ( no, Norsk Jern- og Metallarbeiderforbund, NJMF) was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry, workshops, and shipbuilding in Norway. The union was founded in 1891, and in 1905 it joine ...

from 1968 to 1984 and a board member of ''Tønsberg og omland faglige samorg''. He held several public posts, including the period as chairman of the

Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority ( no, Arbeidstilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Labour. It is responsible for supervising the implementation of the Working Environment Act, the Annual Holidays Act, the Natio ...

from 1976 to 1979. He chaired his local party chapter in 1961 and from 1973 to 1977. He was a member of

Nøtterøy Nøtterøy is an island and a former municipality in the present-day municipality of Færder in Vestfold and Telemark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Borgheim. The parish of ''Nøtterø'' was estab ...

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from 1975 to 1983. He served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from

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during the terms 1969–1973, 1973–1977 and 1977–1981. In total he met during 1 year and 10 days of parliamentary session. In 2000 he received honorary membership in the Labour Party.

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1925 births 2009 deaths Norwegian trade unionists Deputy members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Vestfold politicians Politicians from Tønsberg {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub