Tor Mikkel Wara is a former Norwegian politician.

Wara was born in Karasjok

Karasjok

Kárášjohka or is a village and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karasjok.-Name:Karasjok is a Norwegianized form of the Sámi name Kárášjohka...

, and was a member of the 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...

 municipality council between 1987 and 1989. During the same period 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...

, and became known as a young rising star within the party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament 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...

 in 1989, and became vice chairman of the party in 1991.

In 1993 he however left the Progress Party and quit active politics. While he was one of the main players of the young libertarians

Libertarianism

Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...

 within the party in the early 1990s

1990s

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, he was contrary to popular belief not part of the "Dolkesjø

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...

" incident in 1994, having left the party the year before.

As the leadership of the Progress Party in 2006 changed hands from 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...

 to 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:...

, Wara was before the 2009 election

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009

The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open...

 spoken of as a possible Minister of Finance

Minister of Finance (Norway)

- 1st Ministry :- 5th Ministry :- Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs :- Ministry of Finance and Customs :- Ministry of Finance :...

for the party in an eventual government, with the recent broad popular support for the party.