About Esther Kostøl
Lived 1936 – 2023 (aged 86). Esther Kostøl was a Norwegian trade unionist.
Esther Marie Kostøl (11 December 1936 – 10 July 2023) was a Norwegian trade union leader. She worked for the Norwegian Civil Servants' Association in 1977, and for the Civil Servants' Cartel from 1978 to 1985. She was secretary for the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1985 to 1989 and deputy chair from 1989 to 1997. In 1997, she sat in the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Kostøl died on 10 July 2023, at the age of 86.
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Who was Esther Kostøl?
Norwegian trade unionist
When was Esther Kostøl born?
Esther Kostøl was born on 11 December 1936 in Bergen.
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Esther Kostøl died on 10 July 2023 in Oslo.
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Esther Kostøl was a trade unionist.
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Esther Kostøl was Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Esther Kostøl. https://biography.guide/esther-kostol/
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