Kleiv Simon Fiskvik is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician.

Fiskvik was the leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have more than 850,000 members of a Norwegian population of 4.8 million...

 in Norway's capital 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...

 for many years, stepping down in 2009. He was formerly involved in 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...

. During this time he became somewhat known for planning a delegation trip to Kim Il-Sung

Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung was a Korean communist politician who led the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Prime Minister from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to his death...

's North Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

, although it did not go through.

Fiskvik is active in 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 until 1997 a member of 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...

, and was elected 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 terms 1989–1993. He was also a member of Furuset

Furuset

Furuset was a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the new borough of Alna....

 borough council in the 1990s.

He is a cohabitant of fellow politician Inger Lise Husøy

Inger Lise Husøy

Inger Lise Husøy is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.She was born in Rauma as a daughter of Gunnar Husøy and Karin Nord. She took her primary and secondary education in Åndalsnes, and also attended Borgund Folk High School and various colleges in the late...

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