Bård André Hoksrud is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party

Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...

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From 1999 to 2002 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party

Youth of the Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party’s Youth , is the youth wing of the Norwegian political party the Progress Party. It is generally more libertarian than the Progress Party itself, both with regards to economics and politics in general...

. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark

Telemark

is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

 in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. On the local level Hoksrud was a member of Bamble

Bamble

Bamble is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Langesund.-Name:...

 Municipality council from 1991 to 2007. He does not have higher education, but worked as a grocery store manager before entering politics.

On 21 September 2011, he admitted having paid a Latvian prostitute for sex in Riga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

, the capital of Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

. This is punishable under Norwegian law, and the party's deputy leader, Per Sandberg

Per Sandberg

Per Sandberg is a Norwegian politician, currently Member of Parliament and deputy leader for the Progress Party.-Early and personal life:...

, said that Hoksrud will resign from his political positions, if the party so wishes.