Ingvald Haugen was a Norwegian

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 labour union leader and politician for the Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

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He was born in Hadsel

Hadsel

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, Norway

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President of the Norwegian Seafarers' Union

Norwegian Seafarers' Union

The Norwegian Seafarers' Union is a trade union in Norway. The union was established 25 September 1910 under the name Norsk Matros- og Fyrbøter-Union . Current name was adapted 1933, though the use of the current English translation was gradually changed over several years around 2000 from...

 (NSU) 1936 – 1958. Under his leadership the NSU was the only Norwegian trade union that had escape plans for a situation where Norway could be drawn into the World War II

World War II

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. The union leadership managed to escape the German occupation

Operation Weserübung

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 9 April 1940 and did their part to persuade the majority of the Norwegian merchant fleet to go to Allied

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 war service under the Norwegian government in exile

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 as the world largest shipowning company Nortraship

Nortraship

The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission was established in London in April 1940 to administer the Norwegian merchant fleet outside German-controlled areas. Nortraship operated some 1,000 vessels and was the largest shipping company in the world. It is credited for giving a major contribution to...

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Haugen was elected to the Norwegian Parliament 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...

 in 1945, but did not stand for re-election in 1949.

Haugen started his career barely 14 years old as fisherman

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 (1908 – 1914) and seaman until he was recruited as full time Union Officer in 1919, first at the NSU Haugesund

Haugesund

is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...

 branch before being transferred to the NSU Cardiff

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 branch office in United Kingdom

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the year after. He came back to Norway when he was elected Union Vice President in 1926.

Member of the Norwegian Labour Party Executive Board 1936 – 1957.