Eindride Sommerseth, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian trade unionist and politician
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About Eindride Sommerseth
- Eindride Sommerseth (21 March 1918 – 21 May 2010) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Meløy.
- In his early career he was a mechanic for the Norwegian State Railways in Grong and Mosjøen.
- During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, he fled to the United Kingdom where he underwent training as a tank mechanic, and also military training in England and Iceland.After the war he was stationed in the Norwegian Armed Forces until 1948, when he took a mechanics job at Norsk Hydro in Glomfjord.
- He headed the trade union there from 1961 to 1971, and during this time he was also a national board member of the Norwegian Union of Chemical Industry Workers.
- He served as an elected member of Meløy municipal council from 1963 to 1968 and 1971 to 1975.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Nordland during the terms 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977.
- From January to October 1972 he met as a regular representative, covering for Magnus Andersen who was a member of Bratteli's First Cabinet.
- From 1973 to 1977 he covered for Eivind Bolle who was a member of Bratteli's Second Cabinet.
- During this full term he was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications.
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