Ove Dalsheim (born 12 May 1944) is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician. He started his career in the

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in 1961, and held his first post in the

Norwegian Union of Railway Workers The Norwegian Union of Railway Workers ( no, Norsk Jernbaneforbund, NJF) is a trade union in Norway. It was formed on 20 November 1892, and mainly organizes workers in Norges Statsbaner—with the exception of locomotive drivers— and th ...

in 1967. In October 1992 he succeeded

Leif Thue Leif Thue (12 July 1928 – 13 June 1993) was a Norwegian trade unionist. He was born in Balestrand. He served as leader of the Norwegian Union of Railway Workers from 1984 to 1992, having served as deputy leader from 1976 to 1984 and secretary ...

as the union leader. He had already been a board member of the Norwegian State Railways, representing the railway employees together with Leif Thue. He worked as a yard controller by the time he became union leader. He withdrew in 2004, being succeeded by Kjell Atle Brunborg. He was also a member of the Labour Party, and served four terms in

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city council. Before joining the Labour Party he was a prominent local member of the

Communist Party of Norway The Communist Party of Norway ( no, Norges Kommunistiske Parti, NKP) is a communist party in Norway. The NKP was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. It was Stalinist from its establishment and, as such, supported t ...

. He was also a board member of Trondheim Trafikkselskap, at the time when the board decided upon the closing of the

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1944 births Living people Norwegian trade unionists Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996) people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Communist Party of Norway politicians Politicians from Trondheim {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub