Edward Mørk

Edward Mørk (28 November 1888 – 1962) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.

He was a typographer by profession, but entered politics via 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 in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1925 to 1927.[2] He was a proponent of local trade union confederations (Norwegian: samorganisasjon). At the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions congress in 1923 he proposed that fourteen representatives from the local confederations got a place in the supervisory council. The proposal was voted down with 102 against 101 votes.[3] From 1932 he led the Employment Office (Arbeidskontoret) in Oslo.[1]

In 1934 he was excluded from the Labour Party for failing to mortify accusations of corruption.[1] He died in 1962.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Friis, Jakob; Hegna, Trond; Juel, Dagfin, eds. (1935). "Mørk, Edward". Arbeidernes Leksikon (in Norwegian). 5. Oslo: Arbeidermagasinets Forlag. p. 438.
  2. 1 2 Maurseth, Per (1987). Gjennom kriser til makt 1920-1935. Volume three of Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. p. 608. ISBN 82-10-02753-0.
  3. ↑ Maurseth, 1987: p. 373


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