Edward Mørk
Edward Mørk (28 November 1888 – 1962) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.
Biography[edit]
He was a typographer by profession but entered politics via the Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund in 1906. He was the national leader of the organization in 1909, 1911, and 1914.[1] He then chaired Oslo Faglige Samorg from 1920 to 1932 and was also a secretariat member of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1925 to 1927.[2] He was a proponent of local trade union confederations (Norwegian: samorganisasjon). At the 1923 Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions congress, he proposed that fourteen representatives from the local confederations get a place in the supervisory council. The proposal was voted down with 102 against 101 votes.[3] From 1932 on, he led the Employment Office (Arbeidskontoret) in Oslo.[1]
In 1934, he was excluded from the Labour Party for failing to deny accusations of corruption.[1] He died in 1962.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Friis, Jakob; Hegna, Trond; Juel, Dagfin, eds. (1935). "Mørk, Edward". Arbeidernes Leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 5. Oslo: Arbeidermagasinets Forlag. p. 438.
- ^ a b Maurseth, Per (1987). Gjennom kriser til makt 1920-1935 [Through crises to power 1920-1935]. Volume three of Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. p. 608. ISBN 82-10-02753-0.
- ^ Maurseth, 1987: p. 373
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