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About Per Østvold
- Per Østvold (born 28 April 1949) is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Socialist Left Party. He was born in Rygge.
- He became involved in politics at an early age, first in the Norwegian Labour Party and then in the Workers' Communist Party while studying.
- He then started a career as a laborer, as he was hired in Linjegods in 1976.
- He became a full-time trade unionist in 1981, and chaired the citywide trade union chapter Oslo Transportarbeiderforening from 1986.
- He then worked in the nationwide Norwegian Transport Workers' Union, as secretary from 1991 and leader from 1996 to 2009.
- After stepping down he became a researcher for the Transport Workers' Union.
- He was succeeded as leader by Roger Hansen. In 1990 Østvold joined the Socialist Left Party, which is less radical than the Workers' Communist Party.
- He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the terms 1993–1997 and 2001–2005.
- He was also a member of their central committee.
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