Aksel Nærstad (1 January 1952 – 22 October 2022) was a Norwegian political activist and advisor. He chaired the Red Electoral Alliance from 1987 to 1995.[1] From 1995 to 1997 he chaired the board of the newspaper Klassekampen.[2] He chaired the Norwegian Social Forum /Globaliseringskonferansen from first forum in 2001 and for eight years. He was also the first chair of the Norwegian Trade Campaign from 2003 until 2012, and was still a member of the board. He was senior policy advisor in the Norwegian NGO, the Development Fund .[3] He was also international coordinator of the More and Better Network, a global network of farmers' and fisherfolks' organizations and NGOs.

Early and personal life

Nærstad was born in Rælingen on 1 January 1952, a son of Andreas Nærstad and Emmy Solveig Henriksen. After secondary school, he received practical training as carpenter.[4]

Residing in Asker, Nærstad died on 22 October 2022, at the age of 70.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Rød Valgallianse". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Skjeseth, Alf (2010). Sykle på vatnet. Historia om Klassekampen. Oslo: Samlaget. pp. 179, 190–195. ISBN 978-82-521-7538-7.
  3. ↑ "Utviklingsfondet – Ansatte – Policy- og informasjonsavdelingen". utviklingsfondet.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar, ed. (1994). "Nærstad, Aksel". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget; Aschehoug; Gyldendal. p. 413. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tidligere RV-leder Aksel Nærstad er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 25 October 2022.
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