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Mette Nord

Norwegian politician (born 1959)

Mette Nord (born 14 January 1959) is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Mette Nord (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 14, 1959.¹

About

She hails from Porsgrunn. She is a practical nurse by vocation, and became leader of the Telemark branch of the Norwegian Association of Health and Social Care Personnel. When this trade union merged in 2003 to form the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees, she became deputy leader of the Telemark branch. She was elected national board member in 2005, deputy leader in 2009 and leader in 2013. She stepped down in October 2025. Nord was also president of the European Public Service Union from 2019 to 2024.

She was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark in 2005 and 2009, serving two terms. From December 2012 to September 2013 she served as a State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister as a part of Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mette Nord, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Norwegian Union of Municipal and General EmployeesChair 2013 to 2025¹⁶

Career

Occupation: politician, trade unionist.⁷

2013 to 2025Chair, Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees⁶
2012 to 2013State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister^{3 5}
2009 to 2013Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway^{3 4}
2005 to 2009Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway^{3 4}

Personal life

BornJan 14, 1959, Drammen⁸
CitizenshipNorway⁹

Awards

Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2020^{10 14}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2021^{10 13}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2022^{10 11}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2023^{10 12}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2024^{10 15}

Sources

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WikidataMette Nord on Wikidata
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WikipediaMette Nord on Wikipedia
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WikidataMette Nord: Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway, on Wikidata
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WikidataDeputy member of the Parliament of Norway, as reported
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WikidataState Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, as reported
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WikidataMette Nord: Chair, Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees, on Wikidata
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WikidataMette Nord: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMette Nord: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataMette Nord: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataMette Nord: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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WikidataNorwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsMette Nord photo by Brage.aronsen, CC BY-SA 4.0