Jan Davidsen (born 24 July 1950) is a Norwegian trade unionist.

Jan Davidsen, 2009.

He is a firefighter by vocation and worked as such in Bergen. He was elected to the leadership in the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees in 1985, became deputy leader in 1990 and leader in 1994. When this union merged to form the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees in 2003, Davidsen served as leader until 2013. He was also a central board member of the Labour Party and secretariat member of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.[1]

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  1. ^ "Jan Davidsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
Preceded by Leader of the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees
1994–2003
Succeeded by
position abolished
Preceded by
position created
Leader of the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees
2003–2013
Succeeded by