Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union
Norwegian trade union for farmers
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The Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union (Norwegian: Norsk Bonde- og Småbrukarlag) is an interest organization for farmers in Norway.
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| Abbreviation | NBS |
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| Formation | 1913 |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
Region served | Norway |
| Members | 6,295 (2021)[1] |
Chair | Tor Jacob Solberg |
| Website | https://smabrukarlaget.no |
It is a labour union and a trade union, founded in 1913, and negotiates with the Norwegian Agrarian Association against the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion about agricultural subsidies.[2][3]
Its secretary-general is Vilde Haarsaker,[4] and its chair is Tor Jacob Solberg.[5] It has 7,000 members, with 260 local chapters and 18 county chapters.[6] The headquarters are in Oslo and the newsletter is Bonde og Småbruker.[2]
Chairman
- 1913–1918 Halvdan Cock-Jensen
- 1918–1919 Ingebrigt Five
- 1919–1921 Thore Myrvang
- 1921–1924 Carl Borgen
- 1924–1925 Thore Myrvang
- 1925–1933 Halvdan Egeberg
- 1933–1947 Sigvart Gulbrandsen
- 1947–1951 Anton Berge
- 1951–1956 Ole E. Noem
- 1956–1964 Peder Jacobsen
- 1964–1974 Kjell G. Jacobsen
- 1982–1986 Lars O. Romtveit
- 1986–1992 Per Olaf Lundteigen
- 1992–1996 Aina Bartmann
- 1996–1998 Torgeir Strøm
- 1998–2000 Svein Kostveit
- 2000–2002 Arne Vinje
- 2002–2004 Geir Grosberg
- 2004–2006 Solveig Horve
- 2006–2007 Anne Osland
- 2007–2010 Ole-Anton Teigen
- 2010–2018 Ann Merete Furuberg
- 2018–2022 Kjersti Hoff
- 2022– Tor Jacob Solberg
