Carl I. Hagen
Carl Ivar Hagen (born 6 May 1944) is a Norwegian politician and former Vice President of the Storting, the Norwegian parliament. He was the leader of the Progress Party from 1978 to 2006, when he stepped down in favour of Siv Jensen. Under his leadership, he was the undisputed leader and, in many ways, personally controlled its ideology and policies.
Carl I. Hagen | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the Storting | |
| In office 10 October 2005 – 30 September 2009 | |
| President | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Preceded by | Inge Lønning |
| Succeeded by | Øyvind Korsberg |
| Leader of the Progress Party | |
| In office 11 February 1978 – 6 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Arve Lønnum |
| Succeeded by | Siv Jensen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Oslo | |
| In office 18 October 1974 – 30 September 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Anders Lange |
| In office 1 October 1981 – 30 September 2009 | |
| Parliamentary Leader of the Progress Party | |
| In office 2 October 1981 – 5 October 2005 | |
| Leader | Himself |
| Preceded by | Harald Slettebø |
| Succeeded by | Siv Jensen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Oppland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1944 Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Progress |
| Spouse(s) | Nina Aamodt (1970–1975) Eli Hagen (1983–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sunderland Technical College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Norway |
| Branch/service | Norwegian Army |
Hagen has since been regarded by both political scientists, and political colleagues and rivals alike as one of the greatest politicians in Norwegian history for his ability to build a hugely successful party up from scratch and his significant impact on Norwegian politics. He has been described as the first postmodern politician in Norway. While his ideology is classical liberalism with some conservatism, his political style has been described as right-wing populist.