Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists

NITO

Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists

Founded| March 1, 1936; 89 years ago (1936-03-01)
Headquarters| Oslo
Location|

* Norway

Members| 110,000

Key people

| Egil Thompson, Trond Markussen,[1] Kjetil Lein[2]
Website| [1]

The Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists (Norwegian: Norges Ingeniør- og Teknologorganisasjon; NITO) is the largest union in engineering in Norway with approximately 110 000 members.[3] NITO has 21 regional branches covering the country and over 2,000 local clubs and shop stewards. Most of the working members are affiliated to a local club. The local clubs or workshops are organisationally placed directly under the regional branches. With a few exceptions the branches follow Norway's county borders.

NITO was established in 1936 and is an independent, non-affiliated, and non-political union.

NITO is led by a Board of Representatives. The daily work of the union is carried out by shop stewards and elected union representatives at different organisational levels; by the secretariat and main office in Oslo, consisting of the general secretary and 75 employees; and by the 23 employees who run the branch offices.

## Presidents and Secretaries General

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Presidents

* Frithjof Svendsen (1936–1937)
* Einar I. Larsen (1937–1941)
* Arne G. Myhrvold (1941–1948)
* Brynil Brynjulfsen (1948–1952)
* Erling Willoch (1952–1954)
* Arne H. Johansen (1954–1968)
* Trygve Hanæs (1968–1975)
* Lars Harlem (1975–1979)
* Harald Skuggedal (1979–1983)
* Gunnar Hamre (1983–1987)
* Jan Abrahamsen (1987–1990)
* Svein Erik Andresen (1990–1995)
* Svein Vikhals (1995–1998)
* Roger Johansen (1998–2000)
* John A. Haugen (2000–2003)
* Marit Stykket (2003–2012)
* Trond Markussen (fra 2012)

Secretaries General

* Modolf Guttelvik (1945–1946)
* Oddvar de Lange (1946–1950)
* Knut Reistad (konstituert) (1950–1951)
* Trygve Sommerhein (1951–1968)
* Erik Bjore (1968–1981)
* Anth. B. Nilsen (1981–1992)
* Erik Prytz (1992–2011)
* Steinar Sørlie (fra 2011)
* Egil Thompson (fra 2022)

## Honorary Members

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NITO medal of honor. Logo established in 1954. # | Name  | Location  | Year

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1  | Albert Faugner  | Oslo | September 15, 1938
2  | Fridtjof Svendsen  | Oslo | September 15, 1938
3  | Jens Glad Balchen  | Kristiansand | November 6, 1954
4  | Georg Solheim  | Oslo | November 6, 1954
5  | Arne G. Myhrvold  | Oslo | November 3, 1956
6  | Alfred Vossgård  | Bergen | November 3, 1956
7  | Erling Willoch  | Oslo | May 27, 1961
8  | Arnold Jensen  | Sør-Trøndelag | June 13, 1964
9  | Johan E. Paashe  | Bergen | June 13, 1964
10  | Arne H. Johansen  | Oslo | May 25, 1968
11  | Bergsvein Olsberg  | Sør-Trøndelag | June 2, 1973
12  | Ragnar Hartsang  | Oslo | June 2, 1973
13  | Trygve Hanæs  | Oslo | May 31, 1975
14  | Lars Harlem  | Oslo | May 23, 1981
15  | Magnar G. Huseby  | Sør-Trøndelag | May 23, 1981
16  | Harald Skuggedal  | Oslo | June 8, 1985
17  | Knut Nordal  | Nedre Telemark | July 8, 1985
18  | Gunnar Hamre  | Bergen | May 23, 1987
19  | Jan Abrahamsen  | Moss | December 1, 1990
20  | Svein Erik Andersen  | Vest-Agder | November 23, 1996
21  | Odd Skaug  | Oslo | December 2, 2000
22  | Svein Vikhals  | Østfold | December 2, 2000
23  | Roger Johansen  | Østfold | September 27, 2003
24  | John Arne Haugen  | Oppland | September 27, 2003
25  | Aage Frantzen  | Nordland | October 1, 2006
26  | Kjell Harry Olaussen  | Østfold | October 1, 2006
27  | Leif Eskedal  | Hordaland | October 1, 2009
28  | Marit Stykket  | Buskerud | September 29, 2009

## References

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1. ^ "Current President". January 14, 2018.
2. ^ "Current Vice President". January 14, 2018.
3. ^ "Members". June 14, 2024.

## External links

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* Norges Ingeniør- og Teknologorganisasjon
* Ingeniørenes stemme
* Bioingeniørfaglig institutt
* NITO Studentene
* NITO Lederforum

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