Tor André Johnsen (born 25 November 1968) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He has been a member of the

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since 2013.

Biography

Johnsen was born on 25 November 1968. He hails from

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, and was elected member of the county council of

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from 1999 to 2015. He was elected to the

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from

in 2013 where he is member of the

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. Johnsen has sat on the

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and

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. Johnsen considers himself bothered by

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. In 2015, Johnsen was recommended by the Police Security Service to cut off contact with

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diplomats whom PST considered to be Russian intelligence agents. Johnsen stated that he did not intend to follow the call from PST. After the parliamentary elections in 2017, Johnsen was reprimanded by the then Prime Minister

Erna Solberg Erna Solberg (; born 24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician and the current Leader of the Opposition. She served as the prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, and has been the leader of the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Part ...

for sharing an article from the anti-immigration website 24avisen.com, where a 17-year-old dark-skinned AUF member was incited.

References

Progress Party (Norway) politicians Hedmark politicians 1968 births Living people Members of the Storting 2017–2021 Members of the Storting 2021–2025 Members of the Storting 2013–2017 {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub