Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists


The Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists is the largest union in engineering in Norway with approximately 90 000 members. 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.
The member spread is as follows:
Presidentes
Secretary Generals
#NameLocationYear
1Albert FaugnerOsloSeptember 15, 1938
2Fridtjof SvendsenOsloSeptember 15, 1938
3Jens Glad BalchenKristiansandNovember 6, 1954
4Georg SolheimOsloNovember 6, 1954
5Arne G. MyhrvoldOsloNovember 3, 1956
6Alfred VossgårdBergenNovember 3, 1956
7Erling WillochOsloMay 27, 1961
8Arnold JensenSør-TrøndelagJune 13, 1964
9Johan E. PaasheBergenJune 13, 1964
10Arne H. JohansenOsloMay 25, 1968
11Bergsvein OlsbergSør-TrøndelagJune 2, 1973
12Ragnar HartsangOsloJune 2, 1973
13Trygve HanæsOsloMay 31, 1975
14Lars HarlemOsloMay 23, 1981
15Magnar G. HusebySør-TrøndelagMay 23, 1981
16Harald SkuggedalOsloJune 8, 1985
17Knut NordalNedre TelemarkJuly 8, 1985
18Gunnar HamreBergenMay 23, 1987
19Jan AbrahamsenMossDecember 1, 1990
20Svein Erik AndersenVest-AgderNovember 23, 1996
21Odd SkaugOsloDecember 2, 2000
22Svein VikhalsØstfoldDecember 2, 2000
23Roger JohansenØstfoldSeptember 27, 2003
24John Arne HaugenOpplandSeptember 27, 2003
25Aage FrantzenNordlandOctober 1, 2006
26Kjell Harry OlaussenØstfoldOctober 1, 2006
27Leif EskedalHordalandOctober 1, 2009
28Marit StykketBuskerudSeptember 29, 2009