Ulf Erik Knudsen | |
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| Member of Parliament forBuskerud | |
| Assumed office 15 September 1997 | |
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| Born | (1964-12-20)20 December 1964 (age 60) |
| Political party | Progress Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ulf Erik Knudsen (born 20 December 1964) is aNorwegian politician representing theProgress Party. He has been a Member of Parliament fromBuskerud since 1997.[1]
In 2006, Knudsen proposed a full stop of immigration to Drammen for fifteen years, being worried about the city getting divided intoghettos. He then also wished to take a settlement against "extremeIslamists", who he claimed was infiltrating the Norwegian society.[2]
He has also been critical of "elitist culture", and has proposed to withdraw the public economical support forartists who do not have a broad popular market of demand for their work. He has also been worried about the public economical support for "immigrant culture", of which he also want to withdraw completely.[citation needed]
Knudsen has expressed support for the death penalty.[3]
In January 2010, Knudsen was reported to use the Muhammad cartoon drawn byKurt Westergaard as his profile picture onFacebook. He said that this was "done in sympathy with one who is threatened by forces who want to limitfreedom of speech".[4]
In February 2010, Knudsen was reported to have joined aFacebook group called "We who demand a non-Muslimtaxi driver". This incident was a response to a demonstration by Muslim taxi drivers, who on 6 February had laid down their work, again in response to the publication of a Muhammad cartoon by the newspaperDagbladet Knudsen said that this demonstration was an expression of not respecting freedom of speech.[5]