12 Facts About Peder Furubotn

Peder Furubotn was a Norwegian cabinetmaker, politician for the Communist Party and resistance member during World War II.

Peder Furubotn started working as a cabinetmaker in Bergen when he was 14 years old.

Peder Furubotn joined the local union in 1909, and was a board member of the Bergen chapter for several years.

Peder Furubotn was a board member of the Labour Party in Bergen.

Peder Furubotn was elected general secretary for the Communist Party of Norway from its foundation in 1923, and was chairman of the party from 1925 to 1930.

Peder Furubotn stayed in Moscow from 1930 to 1938, when he returned to Norway.

Peder Furubotn was deputy chairman of the Communist Party of Norway after the Finnish War in 1946.

Peder Furubotn was arrested in August 1940, but released after interrogation.

Peder Furubotn was elected secretary general of the NKP in 1941, after the arrest of de facto leader Henry Wilhelm Kristiansen following the German attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941.

Peder Furubotn managed an undercover resistance organization in Norway during the five years of German occupation.

Peder Furubotn had a central role within the Communist Party until 1947, when he retired from his position as secretary general.

Peder Furubotn continued with political activities, but was isolated from party politics during the Cold War period.