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Erik Skutle (born 7 January 1990) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected as deputy to the
Parliament of Norway The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...
from
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
in 2013. He meets as deputy for
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, and is member of the
Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs () is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It holds a supervisory role in relation to the proceedings of the parliament and public sector. The committee has 12 members and i ...
. On 27 February 2014, Skutle was one of several people arrested in
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by Norwegian police on drug charges. He was charged with, and confessed to, using
cannabis ''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae that is widely accepted as being indigenous to and originating from the continent of Asia. However, the number of species is disputed, with as many as three species be ...
. The day before his arrest, Skutle had spoken out in the newspaper '' VG'' in favour of legalising cannabis. Following the charges, Skutle resigned from all his party posts.


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Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Hordaland politicians 1990 births Living people Prisoners and detainees of Norway Norwegian prisoners and detainees Members of the Storting 2013–2017 {{Norway-politician-1990s-stub