Jørn Eggum (born 5 May 1972) is a Norwegian goldsmith and trade unionist. He has been leader of the
United Federation of Trade Unions since 2015.
Career
Born in
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
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on 5 May 1972, Eggum was educated as goldsmith, and worked for the company Br. Lohne Sølvvarefabrikk from 1989 to 2004. He was elected vice chair of the Bergen chapter of the
United Federation of Trade Unions in 2004, and subsequently held various administrative positions in the union.
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In 2015 he was elected leader of the United Federation of Trade Unions (in Norwegian ),][ succeeding Arve Bakke. He was reelected for another four years in 2019, and for further four years in 2023.]
References
1972 births
Living people
People from Bergen
Norwegian trade unionists
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