Pål Atle Skjervengen
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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 Fremskritt
from 1982 to 1984, returning as editor from 1987 to 1993. From 1984 to 1986 he was a political secretary.
He was a member of Oslo's school board from 1979 to 1983. He was a deputy member of Oslo city council from 1979 to 1983 and an executive committee member between 1983 and 1989. From 1984 to 1987 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party
, having been secretary-general from 1981 to 1982. He was then deputy chair of the Progress Party from 1987 to 1991. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for the Progress Party
from Oslo
during the term 1985–1989, and was elected in 1989
.
After finishing his term in 1993 he quit active politics. He remained in the Progress Party for a year, but after the 1994 Progress Party national convention
he withdrew, commenting that the libertarians in the organization had been "asked by the party leadership to go to hell". Skjervengen had been criticized by Carl I. Hagen
from the rostrum at the national convention. Skjervengen stated that he did not like any political party in Norway at the present, but that he liked the Danish Liberal Party. He would rather start a new party. Many years later he joined the Conservative Party
.
Skjervengen has also been a board member for the European Movement in Norway
from 1992 to 1993 the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
in Norway from 1995 to 1997, Global Money Games from 1999 to 2000 and Oslo Port Authority from 2003. He has spent his professional career in Konsensus Kommunikasjon (1993–1996, 2001–2003), as CEO of VinCompagniet from 1996–2001 and CEO of Fondberg from 2003.
He was born in 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...
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
Norwegian School of Management
BI Norwegian Business School former name BI Norwegian School of Management is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total 6 campuses with the main one located in Oslo.-History:...
. From 1982 to 1984 he worked in the party newspaper Fremskritt
Fremskritt
Fremskritt is a Norwegian newspaper. It is the official party organ of the Progress Party.Distributed among the members of the Progress Party, it is also available as a free internet newspaper....
from 1982 to 1984, returning as editor from 1987 to 1993. From 1984 to 1986 he was a political secretary.
He was a member of Oslo's school board from 1979 to 1983. He was a deputy member of Oslo city council from 1979 to 1983 and an executive committee member between 1983 and 1989. From 1984 to 1987 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party
Youth of the Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party’s Youth , is the youth wing of the Norwegian political party the Progress Party. It is generally more libertarian than the Progress Party itself, both with regards to economics and politics in general...
, having been secretary-general from 1981 to 1982. He was then deputy chair of the Progress Party from 1987 to 1991. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for 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 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...
during the term 1985–1989, and was elected in 1989
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1989
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 11 September 1989.-Results:1 This list was a cooperation between the Norwegian Communist Party, Workers' Communist Party, Red Electoral Alliance and independent socialists....
.
After finishing his term in 1993 he quit active politics. He remained in the Progress Party for a year, but after the 1994 Progress Party national convention
1994 Progress Party national convention
The 1994 national convention of the Progress Party of Norway was held from 15 April to 17 April at the hotel Bolkesjø Turisthotell in Bolkesjø, Telemark...
he withdrew, commenting that the libertarians in the organization had been "asked by the party leadership to go to hell". Skjervengen had been criticized by 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...
from the rostrum at the national convention. Skjervengen stated that he did not like any political party in Norway at the present, but that he liked the Danish Liberal Party. He would rather start a new party. Many years later he joined the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
.
Skjervengen has also been a board member for the European Movement in Norway
European Movement
The European Movement International is a lobbying association that coordinates the efforts of associations and national councils with the goal of promoting European integration, and disseminating information about it.-History:...
from 1992 to 1993 the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
The Helsinki Committees for Human Rights exist in many European countries as volunteer, non-profit organizations devoted to human rights and presumably named after the Helsinki Accords...
in Norway from 1995 to 1997, Global Money Games from 1999 to 2000 and Oslo Port Authority from 2003. He has spent his professional career in Konsensus Kommunikasjon (1993–1996, 2001–2003), as CEO of VinCompagniet from 1996–2001 and CEO of Fondberg from 2003.