List of Progress Party (Norway) MPs
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This is a list of Progress Party MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Norway (Stortinget) representing the Progress Party
Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...

 from 1973. Until 1977, the name of the party was Anders Lange's Party. The party was not represented in Parliament between 1977 and 1981.

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  • John Alvheim
    John Alvheim
    John Ingolf Alvheim was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was a nurse anesthetist by profession, and served as aid worker in several developing countries during the 1970s...

    , Telemark
    Telemark
    is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

    , 1989–2005
  • Per-Willy Amundsen
    Per-Willy Amundsen
    Per-Willy Amundsen is a Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for the Progress Party. He is currently the party's Spokesperson on Energy Issues.-Early and personal life:...

    , Troms
    Troms
    or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

    , 2005–present
  • Torbjørn Andersen
    Torbjørn Andersen
    Torbjørn Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions....

    , Aust-Agder
    Aust-Agder
    is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

    , 1997–2009
  • Anders Anundsen
    Anders Anundsen
    Anders Anundsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.Born in Stavern Anundsen was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1997–2001.Anundsen held various positions in Larvik...

    , Vestfold
    Vestfold
    is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...

    , 2005–present
  • Hans Frode Asmyhr
    Hans Frode Asmyhr
    Hans Frode Asmyhr is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Akershus in the Storting and was first elected in 2005.-Storting committees:...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 2005–present

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  • Petter Bjørheim
    Petter Bjørheim
    Petter Bjørheim is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993.-References:...

    , Rogaland
    Rogaland
    is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

    , 1989–93
  • Per Roar Bredvold
    Per Roar Bredvold
    Per Roar Bredvold is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Hedmark in the Storting and was first elected in 1997.-Storting committees:...

    , Hedmark
    Hedmark
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...

    , 1997–present
  • Stephen Bråthen
    Stephen Bråthen
    Stephen Bråthen is a Norwegian politician formerly representing the Progress Party.He was born in Lørenskog. He took a basic education in economics before enrolling in the Norwegian Armed Forces. He served in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon from 1985 to 1986...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 1993–94

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  • Jan Arild Ellingsen
    Jan Arild Ellingsen
    Jan Arild Ellingsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion. Ellingsen is currently the Progress Party's spokesperson on matters relating to justice and crime...

    , Nordland
    Nordland
    is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

    , 2001–present
  • Robert Eriksson
    Robert Eriksson
    Robert Eriksson is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1997–2001 and 2001–2005.Eriksson held various positions in Verdal municipality...

    , Nord-Trøndelag
    Nord-Trøndelag
    is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

    , 2005–present
  • Erling Erland
    Erling Erland
    Erling Erland was a Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for Anders Lange's Party.Erland was born in Time. He started as a student in 1937, and was educated as an engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1943...

    , Rogaland
    Rogaland
    is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

    , 1973–77
  • Ursula Evje
    Ursula Evje
    Ursula Evje is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1997, and was re-elected on two occasions. However, in December 2004, during her third term, she left the party, continuing as an independent representative...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 1997–2004

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  • Kåre Fostervold
    Kåre Fostervold
    Kåre Fostervold is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 2005.On the local level Fostervold was a member Porsgrunn municipality council from 1999 to 2007....

    , Telemark
    Telemark
    is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

    , 2005–09
  • Jan-Henrik Fredriksen
    Jan-Henrik Fredriksen
    Jan-Henrik Fredriksen is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party . He is currently a representative of Finnmark in the Storting and was first elected in 2005.-External links:...

    , Finnmark
    Finnmark
    or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...

    , 2005–present
  • Jan Erik Fåne
    Jan Erik Fåne
    Jan Erik Fåne is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993....

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 1989–93

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  • Vigdis Giltun
    Vigdis Giltun
    Vigdis Karen Giltun is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2005....

    , Østfold
    Østfold
    is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

    , 2005–present
  • Erik Gjems-Onstad
    Erik Gjems-Onstad
    Erik-Ørn Gjems-Onstad, MBE was a Norwegian resistance member, officer, lawyer, politician and anti-immigration activist. When Nazi Germany invaded Norway in 1940, Gjems-Onstad travelled to England to join the Norwegian resistance movement...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 1973–76
  • Ingebjørg Godskesen
    Ingebjørg Godskesen
    Ingebjørg Amanda Godskesen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 2009.-References:...

    , Aust-Agder
    Aust-Agder
    is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

    , 2009–present
  • Oskar Jarle Grimstad
    Oskar Jarle Grimstad
    Oskar Jarle Grimstad is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party for Møre og Romsdal. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment....

    , Møre og Romsdal
    Møre og Romsdal
    is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

    , 2009–present
  • Fridtjof Frank Gundersen
    Fridtjof Frank Gundersen
    Fridtjof Frank Gundersen was a Norwegian professor of jurisprudence and politician. He worked as a lector at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo from 1965 to 1975...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 1981–85; 1989–2001
  • Jon Jæger Gåsvatn
    Jon Jæger Gåsvatn
    Jon Jæger Gåsvatn is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1993–1997....

    , Østfold
    Østfold
    is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

    , 2005–present

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  • Carl I. Hagen
    Carl I. Hagen
    Carl Ivar Hagen is a Norwegian politician and former Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament. He was the chairman of the Progress Party from 1978 until 2006, when Siv Jensen replaced him as chairman of the party...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , 1981–2009
  • Gjermund Hagesæter
    Gjermund Hagesæter
    Gjermund Hagesæter is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Hordaland in the Storting and was first elected in 2001.-Storting committees:...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 2001–present
  • Mette Hanekamhaug
    Mette Hanekamhaug
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    , Møre og Romsdal
    Møre og Romsdal
    is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

    , 2009–present
  • Knut Hanselmann
    Knut Hanselmann
    Knut Hanselmann is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1981–1985.Hanselmann has been involved in...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 1989–93
  • Øystein Hedstrøm
    Øystein Hedstrøm
    Øystein Hedstrøm is a Norwegian politician. He was a Member of Parliament from Østfold for the Progress Party from 1989 to 2005, after which he declined renomination.-Early and personal life:...

    , Østfold
    Østfold
    is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

    , 1989–2005
  • Oscar D. Hillgaar, Vestfold
    Vestfold
    is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...

    , 1989–94
  • Bård Hoksrud
    Bård Hoksrud
    Bård André Hoksrud is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.From 1999 to 2002 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms...

    , Telemark
    Telemark
    is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

    , 2005–present
  • Solveig Horne
    Solveig Horne
    Solveig Horne is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 2005. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 2001–2005.Horne was a member of the executive committee of Sola municipality...

    , Rogaland
    Rogaland
    is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

    , 2005–present
  • Morten Høglund
    Morten Høglund
    Morten Høglund is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Akershus in the Storting and was first elected in 2001...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 2001–present

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  • Harry Jensen
    Harry Jensen (Norwegian politician)
    Harry Magnus Jensen was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was born in Gildeskål as a son of fisher Wilhelm Jensen and housewife Valborg Wilhelmsen...

    , Nordland
    Nordland
    is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

    , 1989–90
  • Siv Jensen
    Siv Jensen
    Siv Jensen is a Norwegian conservative-liberal politician, and the current leader of the Progress Party. She was the Progress Party's candidate for Prime Minister in the 2009 parliamentary election.-Early and personal life:...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , 1997–present
  • Morten Ørsal Johansen
    Morten Ørsal Johansen
    Morten Ørsal Johansen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.-Early life and career:Johansen was born in Sunndal. His father was a photographer and his mother a pay secretary. He attended school in Raufoss, in his future parliamentary constituency of Oppland. He graduated from secondary...

    , Oppland
    Oppland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....

    , 2009–present

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  • Kari Kjønaas Kjos
    Kari Kjønaas Kjos
    Kari Kjønaas Kjos is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She is currently a representative of Akershus in the Storting and was first elected in 2005.-External links:...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 2005–present
  • Vidar Kleppe
    Vidar Kleppe
    Vidar Sveinung Kleppe is a Norwegian politician. He was a Member of Parliament and deputy chairman of the Progress Party until being suspended and left the party in 2001...

    , Vest-Agder
    Vest-Agder
    In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...

    , 1989–93; 1997–2001
  • Terje Knudsen
    Terje Knudsen
    Terje Knudsen is a former Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for the Progress Party.Knudsen was born in Bergen. He was a local politician in Bergen for the Conservative Party during the 1970s and 1980s, and held offices in the Bergen city council. During the 1990s he however changed to...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 1997–2001
  • Ulf Erik Knudsen
    Ulf Erik Knudsen
    Ulf Erik Knudsen is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He has been a Member of Parliament from Buskerud since 1997.-Political views:...

    , Buskerud
    Buskerud
    is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

    , 1997–present
  • Øyvind Korsberg
    Øyvind Korsberg
    Øyvind Korsberg is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party and 1st Vice President of the Storting.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions....

    , Troms
    Troms
    or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

    , 1997–present
  • André Kvakkestad
    André Kvakkestad
    André Kvakkestad is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Progress Party.Kvakkestad was born in Oslo as the son of director Willy R. Rahm and manager Elisabeth S. Kvakkestad. He attended Hebekk School , Ski Lower Secondary School , Ski Upper Secondary School and studied law at the University...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 2001–2005

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  • Anders Lange
    Anders Lange
    Anders Sigurd Lange was a Norwegian politician and the eponymous founder of the political party Anders Lange's Party . He was a charismatic right-wing public speaker who objected to high taxes, state-regulations and public bureaucracy.Lange has been described as a man who went his own ways...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , 1973–74
  • Ulf Leirstein
    Ulf Leirstein
    Ulf Isak Leirstein is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 2001–2005.Leirstein held various positions in Moss municipality council from...

    , Østfold
    Østfold
    is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

    , 2005–present
  • Tord Lien
    Tord Lien
    Tord André Lien is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 2005.Lien was a member of Trondheim city council from 2003 to 2005.-References:...

    , Sør-Trøndelag
    Sør-Trøndelag
    - References :...

    , 2005–present

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  • Jens Marcussen
    Jens Marcussen
    Jens Marcussen was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.Before the Progress Party was founded, Marcussen was a prominent member of the Conservative Party, being a member of the national party board in 1972–1975...

    , Rogaland
    Rogaland
    is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

    , 1981–85; 1989–93
  • Steinar Maribo
    Steinar Maribo
    Steinar Maribo is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993....

    , Buskerud
    Buskerud
    is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

    , 1989–93
  • Åse Michaelsen, Vest-Agder
    Vest-Agder
    In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...

    , 2005–present
  • Per Erik Monsen
    Per Erik Monsen
    Per Erik Monsen was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1997, and was re-elected on one occasion....

    , Vestfold
    Vestfold
    is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...

    , 1997–2005
  • Peter N. Myhre
    Peter N. Myhre
    Peter Nicolai Myhre is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.-Early life and career:Myhre is the son of tobacco merchant Gunnar Peter Myhre and Gunhold Nordlid. He married Marie Françoise Millou in 1985. He graduated from upper secondary school in 1973, attended military academy in 1974,...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , 2009–present

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  • Harald T. Nesvik
    Harald T. Nesvik
    Harald Tom Nesvik is a Norwegian politician. He is a member of the Progress Party and is perhaps most famous outside Norway for nominating Tony Blair and George W...

    , Møre og Romsdal
    Møre og Romsdal
    is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

    , 1997–present
  • Thore A. Nistad
    Thore A. Nistad
    Thore Aksel Nistad is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions....

    , Oppland
    Oppland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....

    , 1997–2009
  • Terje Nyberget, Troms
    Troms
    or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

    , 1989–93

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  • Peder I. Ramsrud
    Peder I. Ramsrud
    Peder I. Ramsrud is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993....

    , Oppland
    Oppland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....

    , 1989–93
  • Laila Marie Reiertsen, Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 2009–present
  • Per Risvik
    Per Risvik
    Per Risvik is a Norwegian politician . He was elected to the Stortinget from Sør-Trøndelag in 1989.-External links:...

    , Sør-Trøndelag
    Sør-Trøndelag
    - References :...

    , 1989–93
  • Jørund Rytman, Buskerud
    Buskerud
    is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

    , 2005–present
  • Henrik Rød
    Henrik Rød
    Henrik Rød is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005...

    , Østfold
    Østfold
    is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

    , 2001–05
  • Hans J. Røsjorde
    Hans J. Røsjorde
    Hans Johan Røsjorde is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. A former member of parliament specializing in defense matters, Røsjorde has resigned from active politics and currently serves as County Governor of Oslo and Akershus. He has held this position since 2001.-Early life and...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 1989–93

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  • Per Sandberg
    Per Sandberg
    Per Sandberg is a Norwegian politician, currently Member of Parliament and deputy leader for the Progress Party.-Early and personal life:...

    , Nord-Trøndelag
    Nord-Trøndelag
    is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

    , 1997–2005; Sør-Trøndelag
    Sør-Trøndelag
    - References :...

    , 2005–present
  • Jan Simonsen
    Jan Simonsen
    Jan Simonsen is a Norwegian writer, freelance journalist and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1989 until 2005. He was elected with the Progress Party, until being excluded in 2001. From 2003 to 2004 he was vice chairman of the newly founded Democrats.Since then he has largely...

    , Rogaland
    Rogaland
    is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

    , 1989–2001
  • Pål Atle Skjervengen
    Pål Atle Skjervengen
    Pål Atle Skjervengen is a retired Norwegian politician.He was born in Oslo as a son of a police inspector. He finished secondary education in 1979, and briefly studied law, then business administration at the Norwegian School of Management. From 1982 to 1984 he worked in the party newspaper...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , 1989–93
  • Henning Skumsvoll
    Henning Skumsvoll
    Henning Skumsvoll is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Vest-Agder in the Storting, he was first elected in 2005...

    , Vest-Agder
    Vest-Agder
    In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...

    , 2005–present
  • Harald Bjarne Slettebø
    Harald Bjarne Slettebø
    Harald Bjarne Slettebø is a Norwegian school worker and politician .Slettebø received his cand.real. from the University of Oslo in 1946. He worked as a teacher in Stavanger and Haugesund, and in 1959 he became rektor of Stord gymnas, a position he held until 1989...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 1973–77
  • Lodve Solholm
    Lodve Solholm
    Lodve Solholm is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1989, serving until 1993; he was out of parliament from 1993 to 1997, but was re-elected in 1997, 2001, and 2005.Solholm was President of the Lagting 2001–2005.He...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 1989–93; 1997–2009
  • Ketil Solvik-Olsen
    Ketil Solvik-Olsen
    Ketil Solvik-Olsen is a Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for the Progress Party, where he currently holds the position as Spokesperson on Energy and Environmental Issues.-Early and personal life:...

    , Rogaland
    Rogaland
    is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

    , 2005–present
  • Arne Sortevik
    Arne Sortevik
    Arne Sortevik is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Hordaland in the Storting and was first elected in 2001.- Parliamentary Committee duties :...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 2001–present
  • Jørn L. Stang
    Jørn L. Stang
    Jørn Lasse Stang is a former Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for the Progress Party.Stang was born in Sarpsborg. He held various offices for the Østfold, Sarpsborg and Tune chapters of the Progress Party since 1981. Due to internal conflicts within the party, he however left the...

    , Østfold
    Østfold
    is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

    , 1997–2001
  • Åge Starheim
    Åge Starheim
    Åge Starheim is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 2005....

    , Sogn og Fjordane
    Sogn og Fjordane
    is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

    , 2005–present
  • Christopher Stensaker
    Christopher Stensaker
    Christopher Stensaker is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1997, and was re-elected on one occasion...

    , Sør-Trøndelag
    Sør-Trøndelag
    - References :...

    , 1997–2005
  • Kenneth Svendsen
    Kenneth Svendsen
    Kenneth Svendsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions....

    , Nordland
    Nordland
    is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

    , 1997–present

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  • Ib Thomsen
    Ib Thomsen
    Ib Thomsen is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Akershus in the Storting and was first elected in 2005.-External links:...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 2005–present
  • Finn Thoresen
    Finn Thoresen
    Finn Thoresen was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Progress Party.He was a member of the central administration of the Progress Party from 1973 to 1976, and was chairman of its Østfold chapter from 1974 to 1975...

    , Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , 1989–92
  • Bente Thorsen
    Bente Thorsen
    Bente Thorsen is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She has been a member of the Storting since following the 2009 parliamentary election as Rogaland's 12th representative...

    , Rogaland
    Rogaland
    is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

    , 2009–present
  • Torgeir Trældal
    Torgeir Trældal
    Torgeir Trældal is a Norwegian politician and member of parliament from representing Nordland for the Progress Party.Trældal is from Narvik and served in the city council as leader of the opposition in that town until his election to parliament...

    , Nordland
    Nordland
    is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

    , 2009–present
  • Christian Tybring-Gjedde
    Christian Tybring-Gjedde
    Christian Tybring-Gjedde is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He is currently a Member of Parliament and leader of the Progress Party's Oslo county chapter.-Personal life:...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , 2005–present

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  • Tor Mikkel Wara
    Tor Mikkel Wara
    Tor Mikkel Wara is a former Norwegian politician.Wara was born in Karasjok, and was a member of the Oslo municipality council between 1987 and 1989. During the same period he was the chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party, and became known as a young rising star within the party...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , 1989–93
  • Roy N. Wetterstad, Buskerud
    Buskerud
    is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

    , 1993–94
  • Per Ove Width
    Per Ove Width
    Per Ove Width is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions....

    , Vestfold
    Vestfold
    is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...

    , 1997–2009
  • Karin S. Woldseth
    Karin S. Woldseth
    Karin S. Woldseth is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She is currently a representative of Hordaland in the Storting and was first elected in 2001.-Storting committees:...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 2001–present

Y

  • Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn
    Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn
    Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was born in Fana.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1981, and was re-elected on one occasion. Midway through his second term, he died in 1987 and was replaced by Hans J...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 1981–87
  • Inger-Marie Ytterhorn
    Inger-Marie Ytterhorn
    Inger-Marie Ytterhorn is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993...

    , Hordaland
    Hordaland
    is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

    , 1989–93
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