Finn Thoresen (21 January 1932 – 30 May 2004) was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the
Progress Party.
He was a member of the central administration of the Progress Party (then Anders Lange's Party) from 1973 to 1976, and was chairman of its
Østfold
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chapter from 1974 to 1975. From 1983 to 1990 he was the
deputy mayor of
Ski
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.
He was elected deputy Member of Parliament (MP) for the Progress Party from
Akershus from 1981 to 1985, and in 1989 he was elected as a regular MP.
[ In November 1992 he however left the party, citing strong disagreements with the influence and development of the Youth of the Progress Party, which he claimed had "misunderstood" liberalism. He said he did not want to be "associated with ]gay marriage
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s and liberal porn legislations".New Future Coalition Party
The New Future Coalition Party ( no, Samlingspartiet Ny Fremtid, SNF) was a Norwegian political party, which was founded by Member of Parliament Finn Thoresen in 1993. The party was never successful in elections, and merged with the Christian Conse ...
in early 1993, but failed to be re-elected to parliament.[
]
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1932 births
2004 deaths
Progress Party (Norway) politicians
20th-century Norwegian businesspeople
Members of the Storting
20th-century Norwegian politicians