Tone Rønoldtangen (born 5 August 1953) is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. She was born in

Nes, Akershus Nes is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named af ...

where she has chaired the local Labour Party and served as an elected

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member. She started her career at sea, working in a

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. She later worked as a

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after completing the two-year training. She moved home to Opakermoen when she was hired as an accountant for the Royal Norwegian Air Force, working out of

Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

. She later became a full-time trade unionist in the

Norwegian Civil Service Union The Norwegian Civil Service Union ( no, Norsk Tjenestemannslag, NTL) is a trade union representing civil servants in Norway. The union was founded on 1 November 1947 and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian C ...

, and was elected as treasurer here in 2006. In 2010 she advanced to the first female leader of LO Stat, where she had been a board member since 1998.

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1953 births Living people People from Nes, Akershus Norwegian trade unionists Labour Party (Norway) politicians Akershus politicians Norwegian sailors {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub