Dag Danielsen (born 8 April 1955, in

Ullensaker Ullensaker is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Jessheim. I ...

) is a Norwegian politician. He was a Storting representative between 1997–2001, representing

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. In 2001, he was involved in arguments with the party leadership, and left the party with, among others,

Vidar Kleppe Vidar Sveinung Kleppe (born 16 September 1963) is a Norwegian politician. He was a member of parliament and deputy leader of the Progress Party until he was suspended and left the party in 2001. He was the founder and leader of the Democrats pa ...

. Danielsen has also been involved with local politics in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

. Danielsen is the general secretary of the

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and his brother is

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Per Danielsen.

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Progress Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo People from Ullensaker 1955 births Living people Members of the Storting 1997–2001 {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub