Svein Fjellheim (born 1 November 1945) is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was educated as a

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maker in 1965. From 1981 he worked as a trade union secretary in

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, and from 1995 in

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county. He was a member of the national board of the Norwegian Union of Food, Beverage and Allied Workers from 1977 to 1993. He was involved in local politics as a member of Stavanger city council from 1975 to 1995, since 1979 as a member of the executive committee. When the

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assumed office following the 2005 election, he was appointed State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. He left office in 2012. He has been a member of the board of ''

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'' (1976–1992), Kino1 Gruppen (1981–2005), Landsbanken (1993–2000), the

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(1996–2004),

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(2000–2003) and

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(2004–2006).

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1945 births Living people Norwegian trade unionists Labour Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Politicians from Stavanger {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub