Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union

Norwegian trade union for farmers

Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union
*Norsk Bonde- og Småbrukarlag*

Abbreviation	NBS
Formation	1913
Type	NGO
Purpose	Farming
Headquarters	Oslo
Region served	Norway
Membership	6,295 (2021)^[1]
Chair	Tor Jacob Solberg
Website	https://smabrukarlaget.no

The Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union (Norwegian: Norsk Bonde- og Småbrukarlag) is an interest organization for farmers in Norway.

It is a labour union and a trade union, founded in 1913, and negotiates with the Norwegian Agrarian Association against the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion about agricultural subsidies.^[2]^[3]

Its secretary-general is Vilde Haarsaker,^[4] and its chair is Tor Jacob Solberg.^[5] It has 7,000 members, with 260 local chapters and 18 county chapters.^[6] The headquarters are in Oslo and the newsletter is Bonde og Småbruker.^[2]

Chairman

1913–1918 Halvdan Cock-Jensen
1918–1919 Ingebrigt Five
1919–1921 Thore Myrvang
1921–1924 Carl Borgen
1924–1925 Thore Myrvang
1925–1933 Halvdan Egeberg
1933–1947 Sigvart Gulbrandsen
1947–1951 Anton Berge
1951–1956 Ole E. Noem
1956–1964 Peder Jacobsen
1964–1974 Kjell G. Jacobsen
1982–1986 Lars O. Romtveit
1986–1992 Per Olaf Lundteigen
1992–1996 Aina Bartmann
1996–1998 Torgeir Strøm
1998–2000 Svein Kostveit
2000–2002 Arne Vinje
2002–2004 Geir Grosberg
2004–2006 Solveig Horve
2006–2007 Anne Osland
2007–2010 Ole-Anton Teigen
2010–2018 Ann Merete Furuberg
2018–2022 Kjersti Hoff
2022– Tor Jacob Solberg

References

^ https://www.smabrukarlaget.no/media/bvmf3j4o/a-rsmelding-2021-22_v141022.pdf page 15
^ ^a ^b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Norsk Bonde- og Småbrukarlag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "jordbruksavtalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
^ "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Tillitsvalgte" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union". Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union. Retrieved 5 May 2009.