Hans G. Jensen
Hans G. Jensen (13 March 1856 – 7 September 1922) was a Norwegian trade unionist, politician, and tailor.[1][2]
Jensen was born in Horsens, Denmark in 1856.[1] He moved to Sandefjord, Norway in 1879, before settling in Kristiania in 1883.[2] He became involved in the Norwegian labour movement, and was the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1888 to 1889.[1] He co-founded the in 1892, and became the first leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in 1899. He held this position until 1900.[2]
Jensen died in Kristiania in 1922.[1]
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- 1856 births
- 1922 deaths
- Danish emigrants to Norway
- Norwegian trade unionists
- People from Oslo
- Leaders of the Labour Party (Norway)
- People from Horsens
- Norwegian politician, 1850s birth stubs