Hallgrim Berg (born 28 January 1945) is a Norwegian author, traditional folk musician, and former politician for the Conservative Party. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament from 1982 to 1997, representing Buskerud. He has released several books and been involved in several musical albums, and held numerous public positions.[1]
Hallgrim Berg | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 13 January 1982 – 30 September 1997 | |
| Constituency | Buskerud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1945 Ål, Buskerud, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | Author, musician, politician |
Biography edit
Berg was born in Ål. He became cand.philol. majoring in history from the University of Oslo in 1972. After being a lecturer at Geilo and Gol, he was self-employed in Geilo from 1974 to 1986.[1]
He was a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from 1977 to 1985, began meeting regularly from 1982 for Minister of Justice Mona Røkke, and was then elected as a regular representative for three terms from 1985 to 1997, before again becoming a deputy representative from 1997 to 2001.[1] He served as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1986 to 1989, and as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from 1989 to 1997, until 1993 as deputy leader.[2] He was also a member of the Ål municipal council from 1975 to 1987, and again from 1999 to 2003, and of the Buskerud county council from 1999 to 2007.[1]
In 2007 he released his book Amerikabrevet: Europa i fare, translated to English and published in the United States as Letter to Lady Liberty: Europe in Danger, about what he called "the Muslim invasion of Europe".[3] The book was later noted to have cited counter-jihad blogger Fjordman as an "authoritative source",[4] although only once in the context of his collection of the writings of Bat Ye'or.[5] Berg has endorsed Ye'or's Eurabia thesis,[6][7][8] and has been described as "the most prominent Eurabia author in Norway" by Sindre Bangstad.[4] In 2013 he released a follow-up book titled Demokrati eller islamisme. Europa under islam where he continues to warn against Muslim immigration.[1]
In her 2004 book The Force of Reason, Eurabia-author Oriana Fallaci says there is "only one hero", namely Berg who was praised over four pages for speaking out against a report on Islamic relations in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg in 1991.[9][10]
Bibliography edit
- 2016 – Parlamenturismen. Norske folkevalde på utflukt. Samlaget.
- 2013 – Demokrati eller islamisme. Europa under islam? Genesis.
- 2010 – Når flaumen går. Samlaget.
- 2009 – Rakfisk i godt lag. Samlaget.
- 2009 – Olav Thon - Billionaire in a Parka. North American Heritage Press.
- 2008 – Olav Thon - milliardær i anorakk. Kagge Forlag.
- 2007 – Amerikabrevet: Europa i fare. Koloritt forlag.
- 2007 – Letter to Lady Liberty: Europe in Danger. Koloritt forlag.
- 2006 – Når lauvet sprett. Samlaget.
- 2005 – Me og uss, de og dikko - dialekt i Ål og Torpo, redaktør.
- 2004 – Når sevja stig. Samlaget.
Discography edit
- 2010 – Sogesvall - hermur, humor og buskspel. Hallgrim Berg og Knut Buen. Buen Kulturverkstad, NYCD 16.
- 2010 – Sputer og drev – munnharpe i 100. Hallgrim Berg og Erik Røine. Grappa Musikkforlag, HCD 7254.
- 2008 – Amerikabrevet: Europa i fare. Norsk Lyd- og Blindeskriftbibliotek.
- 2006 – Når lauvet sprett. Lydbokforlaget.
- 2006 – Fille-Vern - gamle og nye mestre i norsk munnharpetradisjon. NRK/Ta:lik TA29CD.
- 2004 – Når sevja stig. Lydbokforlaget.
- 2002 – 4th International Jew's Harp festival. Heilo HCD 7189.
- 2001 – I føykje og snjor. European Snowcross Championship/Hylestad Snøscooterklubb.
- 1999 – Drammensviser. Moberg Media.
- 1999 – Munnharpa - Hallgrim Berg og Erik Røine. Heilo HCD 7149.
- 1998 – Zotora: Emigrate - didjeridoo, Jew's harp and willow flutes.
- 1997 – Seljefløyta - Berg, Jacobsen, Ofsdal. Heilo HCD 7131.
- 1997 – Ari Thunda presents: Hal Berg/Licensed to dance. MNW Records, MNWCD 322.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Hallgrim Berg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Berg, Hallgrim (1945-)". Stortinget.no (in Norwegian). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "- Europa er utsatt for muslimsk invasjon". NRK (in Norwegian). 22 February 2007.
- ^ a b Bangstad, Sindre (22 August 2011). "Norway: terror and Islamophobia in the mirror". opendemocracy.
- ^ "Angrer ikke "Fjordman" som kilde". Dagen (in Norwegian). 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Står fast på islamkritikk". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Hallgrim Berg angrer ingenting". Vårt Land (in Norwegian). 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Bekymret for vestlig kultur". Utrop (in Norwegian). 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Norsk helt i provoserende Fallaci-bok". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 28 April 2004.
- ^ "Berg: - Fallaci er briljant". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 28 April 2004.