– It is with deep sadness that we have received the news that Yngve Hågensen has died after a short illness, says LO leader Peggy Hessen Følsvik to FriFagbevegelse. Hågensen died on Saturday, aged 84, after a short illness. – He was a prominent LO leader and a towering figure in the Norwegian labor movement, says Følsvik. AUF’s summer camp on Utøya in 2016. AUF leader Mani Hussaini and former LO leader Yngve Hågensen Photo: Krister Sørbø / NTB Hågensen left his mark, among other things, for his independent and often critical attitude towards the leadership of the Labor Party. For a long time he also had a strained relationship with the then Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. When he was elected LO leader in 1989, 193 people voted for him. 121 voted against the candidate, who was considered controversial. Driver Stig tries to drive from old age. He invites friends and familiar faces in the car to find out if there is still hope – or if life after 70 is over.
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Former LO leader Yngve Hågensen has died – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
