Bjørgulv Froyn
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Bjørgulv Froyn is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Socialist Left Party
and the Norwegian Labour Party
.
He was born in Oslo
, and took secondary education there. In 1968 he was hired as a worker in Oslo Sporveier
in 1968. He was also a member of the Socialist Youth Association
(SUF), and became known for participating in the Oslo Sporveier strike in 1970. Then, for the Socialist Left Party
he served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo
during the term 1977–1981. He was also deputy chairman of the party from 1977 to 1979.
In 1988 he joined the Norwegian Labour Party
. He chaired the Oslo chapter of the party from 2000 to 2004, and served as an elected member of the Parliament of Norway during the term 2001–2005. He sat on the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications
.
Froyn has also had a career as a trade unionist, and chaired the Oslo chapter of the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees
from 1986 to 1994. From 1994 to 2000 he worked as secretary-general of the Council of Nordic Trade Unions.
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
and the Norwegian Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
.
He was born in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, and took secondary education there. In 1968 he was hired as a worker in Oslo Sporveier
Oslo Sporveier
Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS is a municipal owned public transport operator of Oslo, Norway, the name meaning simply "public transportation producer". It operates the trackage and maintains the stock of the Oslo Metro and Oslo Tramway, as well as owning eight operating subsidiaries...
in 1968. He was also a member of the Socialist Youth Association
Red Youth (Norway)
Red Youth is a Norwegian revolutionary youth league. It is the youth organization of the party Red and former Red Electoral Alliance and the Workers' Communist Party. The current leader of Red Youth is Iver Aastebøl.-Politics:...
(SUF), and became known for participating in the Oslo Sporveier strike in 1970. Then, for the Socialist Left Party
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
he served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
during the term 1977–1981. He was also deputy chairman of the party from 1977 to 1979.
In 1988 he joined the Norwegian Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
. He chaired the Oslo chapter of the party from 2000 to 2004, and served as an elected member of the Parliament of Norway during the term 2001–2005. He sat on the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications
Standing Committee on Transport and Communications
The Standing Committee on Transport and Communications is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to transport, postal services, telecommunications, electronic communication and the responsibilities of the Norwegian National Coastal Administration...
.
Froyn has also had a career as a trade unionist, and chaired the Oslo chapter of the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees
Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees
The Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.It was founded in 1920, and its chairman the first fifteen years was Gunnar Sethil.It had 240,000 members in 2000...
from 1986 to 1994. From 1994 to 2000 he worked as secretary-general of the Council of Nordic Trade Unions.