Anders Folkestad

Anders Folkestad (born 16 March 1949) is a Norwegian schoolteacher and trade unionist.

He was born in Volda, and worked as schoolteacher in secondary schools in Odda and Stranda. He chaired the trade union Norsk Undervisningsforbund from 1992 to 1993, and Lærerforbundet from 1993. From 2002 to 2015 he chaired the Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway.