Kine Asper Vistnes
Kine Asper Vistnes | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Peggy Hessen Følsvik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1977 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Kine Asper Vistnes (born 11 January 1977) is a Norwegian trade unionist. A former secretary for the union, she has been deputy leader of the United Federation of Trade Unions since 2022.
Career
[edit]Vistnes hails from Akershus. She worked at the Nexans cable factory in Langhus, and became active in her local trade union, the United Federation of Trade Unions (in Norwegian Fellesforbundet). She was elected secretary for the union in 2013, and when she advanced to deputy leader in 2022, she was the first female to hold that position.[1][2]
In 2025 she was listed as one of the two candidates (along with Frode Alfheim) for becoming new president of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions after Peggy Hessen Følsvik.[3][4] In May 2025 she was elected the new leader of the confederation.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Historisk valg: Kine Asper Vistnes er Fellesforbundets nye nestleder". fellesforbundet.no (in Norwegian). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Lønnå, Eline (21 June 2022). "Fellesforbundet har fått sin første kvinnelige nestleder". Fri Fagbevegelse (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Birkelund, Helge Rønning; Lønnå, Eline (4 May 2025). "Kine Asper Vistnes stiller likevel til valg som LO-leder". Fri Fagbevegelse (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Asvall, Halldor; Rønning, Mats (4 May 2025). "Kine Vistnes vil bli ny LO-leder". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Nerbøberg, Sunniva; Førli, Anne Katrine (9 May 2025). "Den nye LO-lederen vil samle venstresiden". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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