Per Erik Monsen
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Per Erik Monsen was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party
.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold
in 1997, and was re-elected on one occasion.
Monsen was a member of the executive committee of Sandefjord
city council from 1987 to 1997, serving as deputy mayor in 1990–1991, 1991–1994 and 1995–1997. He chaired the local party chapter from 1994 to 1997. In 2007 he was again elected to the city council.
Monsen died at the age of 61, in February 2008, having suffered from a myocardial infarction
three weeks earlier.
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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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold
Vestfold
is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
in 1997, and was re-elected on one occasion.
Monsen was a member of the executive committee of Sandefjord
Sandefjord
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sandefjord. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838...
city council from 1987 to 1997, serving as deputy mayor in 1990–1991, 1991–1994 and 1995–1997. He chaired the local party chapter from 1994 to 1997. In 2007 he was again elected to the city council.
Monsen died at the age of 61, in February 2008, having suffered from a myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
three weeks earlier.