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3 unusual facts about Progress Party


John Willie Kofi Harlley

This commission remained in place even after the handover to the democratically elected Progress Party government of Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia.

Progress Party's Youth

After the expulsion of its entire liberal faction during the 1994 Progress Party national convention at Bolkesjø in Telemark, Ulf Leirstein became the new leader.

Simon Diedong Dombo

During the Second Republic, he was a member of the ruling Progress Party.


Aril Edvardsen

Aril Edvardsen was a proponent of reconciliation between Christians and Muslims, and in 2004 directed heavy criticism against Carl I. Hagen, then leader of the Progress Party, for Hagen's derisive comments against the prophet Muhammad.

Erik Blücher

He became a member of the Norwegian Young Conservatives, but having written an article where he called for a party to the right of the Conservative Party, he was present at the 1973 foundation meeting of Anders Lange's Party, a tax protest party which would evolve to become the Progress Party, today one of Norway's biggest political parties.

Erik Fosnes Hansen

He gained attention in the Norwegian press after throwing a piece of paper at a representative of the Progress Party during a heated debate on the radio station NRK P2.

Hospital to Alta

Londal started early that he hoped that the list could act as a unified list for several profiled politicians, including the Progress Party's parliamentarian Jan-Henrik Fredriksen and the Liberal Party's Trine Noodt, although these never joined.

Kjell Elvis

He is also known for having supported his friend Vidar Kleppe, a former MP for the Progress Party, and in 2001 stated that "if Elvis were alive, he would have voted for the Progress Party".

Liv Løberg

Liv Løberg (born 28 May 1949; former names Liv Else Lindeløf and Liv Ranes-Kendall) is a Norwegian practical nurse, a former politician for the Progress Party and a convicted felon.

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

It is led by Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien (Progress Party).

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2017

The Conservative Party, led by Erna Solberg, and the right-wing Progress Party formed a two-party minority government, with Solberg as Prime Minister.

Oddbjørn Jonstad

He started his political career in 1987 as an Oppegård municipal councillor for the Progress Party, and became the leader of the local chapter in 1995.

Simon Spies

Mogens Glistrup, friend of Spies and a controversial Danish politician, founder of the Progress Party.

Tove Lill Løyte

She is the leader of the Norwegian political party Progress Party's Youth Organization the Youth of the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiets Ungdom in Norwegian) in the county of Vest-Agder.


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Bård Hoksrud

According to the daily newspaper Aftenposten, Hoksrud was, along with fellow Progress Party politicians Ketil Solvik-Olsen and Torgeir Trældal, the politicians who submitted most formal questions to the Cabinet ministers during parliamentary sessions.

Gjermund

Gjermund Hagesæter (born 1960), Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party

Jan Simonsen

The same day, the party's secretary general Geir Mo made the statement to the Norwegian news broadcast NTB that "the Progress Party has, after a complete evaluation, decided that it is best for both parties to leave each other".

Lars Vaular

Lars Vaular was criticized for the controversial track "Kem skjøt Siv Jensen" ("Who Shot Siv Jensen") about the Norwegian politician Siv Jensen and leader of the Progress party.

Mustafa Letter

Staff demanded, on behalf of his client, compensation from Hagen and the Progress Party for 500,000 NOK.

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005

In June the leader of the Progress Party, Carl I. Hagen, said his party would not support a new coalition if Bondevik re-emerges as the prime minister after the election, implicitly pointing at Erna Solberg, leader of the conservative party as a better candidate.

Norwegian People's Party

The party was founded by Oddbjørn Jonstad, the former chairman of the Oppegård chapter of the Progress Party, who was suspended from the party following his proposal to put refugees and asylum seekers in state-owned camps, and to deny children of refugees from attending Norwegian schools.

Sao Seng Suk

He later became chairman and commander in chief of the Shan State Progress Party, Co-founded Shan State Organization, Co-founded Shan Democratic Union and elected the 1st President of Shan State Constitutional Drafting Commission before becoming involved in the Ethnic Nationalities Council.Prominent Shan leader Sao Seng Suk, or Khun Kyar Nu, died at about 4pm at a hospital in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Monday 13 August 2007 aged 72 following a lengthy battle with lung disease.