Eskil Pedersen

Eskil Pedersen
Pedersen in 2011
Leader of the Workers' Youth League
In office
17 October 2010 – 19 October 2014
DeputyÅsmund Grøver Aukrust
Preceded byMartin Henriksen
Succeeded byMani Hussaini
Deputy Leader of the Workers' Youth League
In office
22 October 2006 – 17 October 2010
LeaderMartin Henriksen
Preceded byMartin Henriksen
Succeeded byÅsmund Grøver Aukrust
Personal details
Born (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 40)
Skien, Norway
Political partyLabour

Eskil Pedersen (born 6 March 1984 in Skien) is a Norwegian politician and former leader of the Workers' Youth League (AUF) from 2010 to 2014, the youth organisation associated with Norway's leading Labour Party.[1][2][3]

Pedersen survived the massacre on the Workers' Youth League summer camp at Utøya on 22 July 2011.[4] Many have accused Pedersen of treason due to him commanding the Utøya ferry to leave without other victims.[5] Although leaders of AUF are never anonymous, his role in the aftermath as a representative for the organisation has caused a vast increase in media exposure, particularly in the months following the attacks. Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the attacks, stated that Pedersen was one of his three primary targets.[6]

  1. ^ "Eskil Pedersen vant kampen om ledervervet i AUF" [Eskil Pedersen wins battle for leadership of the AUF]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 14 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Eskil Pedersen ny leder i AUF" [Eskil Pedersen new leader of AUF] (in Norwegian). TV 2.
  3. ^ "Eskil Pedersen ny AUF-leder" [Eskil Pedersen new AUF leader]. Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  4. ^ Berglund, Nina (24 July 2011). "'Faith and hope' as a nation mourns". Views and News from Norway. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Pedersen får kritikk for flukten fra Utøya". Nettavisen. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. ^ Line Brustad. "Breiviks hovedmål: Gro, Jonas og Eskil" [Breivik's primary targets: Gro, Jonas and Eskil]. Dagbladet.