Trond Birkedal
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Trond Birkedal is a former Norwegian Progress Party
politician who occupied a number of senior posts, including chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party
and member of Progress Party's central executive committee and national board. Locally, he was a member of the Stavanger city council and Rogaland county council. In addition, he was running for Mayor in the 2011 local elections.
In 2011 he was charged with having sex with a minor and sexual misconduct. He is also suspected of sexual offences against 13 boys. Subsequently, Birkedal resigned from all political offices, effectively ending his political career.
Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...
politician who occupied a number of senior posts, including chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party
Youth of the Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party’s Youth , is the youth wing of the Norwegian political party the Progress Party. It is generally more libertarian than the Progress Party itself, both with regards to economics and politics in general...
and member of Progress Party's central executive committee and national board. Locally, he was a member of the Stavanger city council and Rogaland county council. In addition, he was running for Mayor in the 2011 local elections.
In 2011 he was charged with having sex with a minor and sexual misconduct. He is also suspected of sexual offences against 13 boys. Subsequently, Birkedal resigned from all political offices, effectively ending his political career.