Jørund Henning Rytman (born 4 May 1977) is a Norwegian politician from
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...
who represented the
Progress Party in the
Storting
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ...
from 2005 until 2017.
He was known as one of the most active supporters of Israel in the Norwegian parliament, and served as chairman of
Friends of Israel in the Parliament of Norway Friends of Israel in the Parliament of Norway () is a pro-Israel caucus group consisting of members of the Parliament of Norway.
History
In 1974, the group constituted a majority in the Parliament of Norway for the first time, with 86 members amon ...
for two two-year periods. He is also associated with
Friends of Estonia in the Parliament of Norway.
He is a
Seventh-day Adventist
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbat ...
, and considers himself a
libertarian
Libertarianism (from ; or from ) is a political philosophy that holds freedom, personal sovereignty, and liberty as primary values. Many libertarians believe that the concept of freedom is in accord with the Non-Aggression Principle, according ...
.
Storting committees
*2013–2017 member of the
Business and Industry committee
*2009–2013 member of the
Finance and Economic Affairs committee
*2005–2009 member of the
Finance and Economic Affairs committee
References
External links
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1977 births
Progress Party (Norway) politicians
Living people
Members of the Storting 2005–2009
Members of the Storting 2009–2013
Members of the Storting 2013–2017
Norwegian Seventh-day Adventists
Norwegian Zionists
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