Per Landgren

Who is Per Landgren?

Per Landgren is a Swedish Christian Democratic politician, member of the Swedish parliament 1998–2006. Landgren was a member of the financial committee of the Riksdag until 2002 and of the fiscal committee between 2002 and 2006. He is also pursuing a doctorate in History of ideas at Göteborg University.

Landgren questions the theory of evolution. He has edited an anthology on "science, evolution, creation, belief" and has written articles for the Swedish creationist magazine Genesis. In 2005 he sponsored a Riksdag bill to teach "biological questions of origin" in philosophy class instead of biology class.