Josef Larsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Larsson

norwegian metal worker and trade unionist

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1893

Place of Birth: Värmland, Värmland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1987

Profession: politician, trade unionist, metal worker

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Josef Larsson (12 October 1893 - 27 December 1987) was a Norwegian metal worker and trade unionist, born in Sweden.
From 1931 he was a secretary for the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers.
He was a board member of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1927 to 1930.In 1941, after the so-called milk strike in Oslo, Larsson was sentenced to death in a German court-martial, but his conviction was changed to imprisonment for life.He spent the rest of the war years in German jails.
After the war he took up again the position as chairman of the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers, a post he held until 1958.