André has 20 years of experience in communications, politics, and the press. He has worked for the last four leaders of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), served as Head of Communications at the Norwegian United Federation of Trade Unions (Fellesforbundet), and led the political department at LO. He is the former adviser to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and secretary for the central cooperation committee between the Labour Party (AP) and LO. André holds a master’s degree in European Studies.