Jan Simonsen
Politician
1953 –
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Who is Jan Simonsen?
Jan Simonsen is a Norwegian writer, freelance journalist and politician. He was a member of parliament from 1989 to 2005. He was a member of the Progress Party until he was expelled from the party in 2001. From 2003 to 2004 he was deputy leader of the Democrats party.
Since then he has largely withdrawn from party politics to focus on his writing and journalism. He is also active on his blog, which is one of the most popular blogs in Norway. Frequent issues in the blog revolve around immigration, multiculturalism, Israel, Islam, politics and foreign affairs.
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- Born
- Mar 3, 1953
Stavanger - Religion
- Church of Norway
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- Norway
- Profession
- Lived in
- Stavanger
- Bærum
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on July 23, 2013
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