Mette Nord

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

She hails from Porsgrunn.[1] 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[2] and leader in 2013.[1] She stepped down in October 2025.[3] Nord was also president of the European Public Service Union from 2019 to 2024.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fakta". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). 13 November 2013. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Mette Nord utnevnt til statssekretær for Stoltenberg" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees. 23 November 2012. p. 6.
  3. ^ Haugan, Bjørn (27 October 2025). "Fillerister Høyre fra talerstolen". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Takker av som leder for europeisk fagbevegelse" (in Norwegian). Union of Municipal and General Employees. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Mette Nord" (in Norwegian). Storting.


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