Christian Tybring-Gjedde
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Christian Tybring-Gjedde (born 8 August 1963) is a Norwegian politician who represents the Progress Party. He has been a member of the Norwegian parliament since 2005, and was the leader of the Progress Party's Oslo chapter from 2010 to 2014.
Christian Tybring-Gjedde | |
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Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 October 2005 | |
Constituency | Oslo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1963-08-08) 8 August 1963 (age 60) Oslo, Norway |
Political party | Progress Party |
Spouse | Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde |
Children | 4, including Mathilde Tybring-Gjedde |
Alma mater | Loyola University Chicago University of Denver NATO Defense College |
He is most widely known for his opposition to immigration, especially Muslim immigration. He believes immigration policy to be the single most important political issue facing Norwegian society.[1] In 2014 he released his book about immigration politics titled Mens orkesteret fortsetter å spille (While the orchestra continues to play).[2][3] In 2018 and 2020 he put forward U.S. President Donald Trump as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize; any member of parliament may propose candidates.[4]
He has been described by some media commentators and scholars as far-right,[9] anti-immigrant and Islamophobic,[12] and is a leading figure in a party faction that seeks to declare Norway a "patriotic beacon".[13] Previously, his pro-Russian views were criticised by Norwegian conservatives,[14] but since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine he has sided with Ukraine and NATO against "Russian imperialism" and Russia's "brutal and unprovoced attack".[15] The Local describes him as "one of Norway's most controversial anti-immigration politicians"[16] and political scientist Sindre Bangstad has described him as one of the "main traffickers in extreme right-wing rhetorical tropes about Islam and Muslims" in Norway.[10] Tybring-Gjedde was a civil servant in the Ministry of Defence before he entered politics.