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Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Jan Arild Ellingsen
- Jan Arild Ellingsen (born 9 October 1958 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion.
- Ellingsen is currently the Progress Party's spokesperson on matters relating to justice and crime.
- In 2005 Ellingsen accepted an Iraqi death sentence over a Norwegian Iraqi, drawing a sharp rebuke from fellow Progress Party MP André Kvakkestad.In 2016, Ellingsen applauded the establishment of Soldiers of Odin, an anti immigration group, saying they should be "praised".
- Government and party leaders quickly distanced themselves from his comments, stating public security to be the responsibility of the police. Ellingsen was a member of Saltdal municipality council from 1991 to 2003.
- From 1995 to 2001 he was also a member of Nordland county council.
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