Hallgrim Berg (born 28 January 1945) is a Norwegian author, traditional folk musician, and former politician for the Conservative Party. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament from 1982 to 1997, representing Buskerud. He has released several books and been involved in several musical albums, and held numerous public positions.[1]
Biography
Berg was born in Ål. He became cand.philol. majoring in history from the University of Oslo in 1972. After being a lecturer at Geilo and Gol, he was self-employed in Geilo from 1974 to 1986.[1]
He was a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from 1977 to 1985, began meeting regularly from 1982 for Minister of Justice Mona Røkke, and was then elected as a regular representative for three terms from 1985 to 1997, before again becoming a deputy representative from 1997 to 2001.[1] He served as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1986 to 1989, and as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from 1989 to 1997, until 1993 as deputy leader.[2] He was also a member of the Ål municipal council from 1975 to 1987, and again from 1999 to 2003, and of the Buskerud county council from 1999 to 2007.[1]
In 2007 he released his book Amerikabrevet: Europa i fare, translated to English and published in the United States as Letter to Lady Liberty: Europe in Danger, about what he called "the Muslim invasion of Europe".[3] The book was later noted to have cited counter-jihad blogger Fjordman as an "authoritative source",[4] although only once in the context of his collection of the writings of Bat Ye'or.[5] Berg has endorsed Ye'or's Eurabia thesis,[6][7][8] and has been described as "the most prominent Eurabia author in Norway" by Sindre Bangstad.[4] In 2013 he released a follow-up book titled Demokrati eller islamisme. Europa under islam where he continues to warn against Muslim immigration.[1]
In her 2004 book The Force of Reason, Eurabia-author Oriana Fallaci says there is "only one hero", namely Berg who was praised over four pages for speaking out against a report on Islamic relations in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg in 1991.[9][10]
Bibliography
2016 – Parlamenturismen. Norske folkevalde på utflukt. Samlaget.
2013 – Demokrati eller islamisme. Europa under islam? Genesis.
2010 – Når flaumen går. Samlaget.
2009 – Rakfisk i godt lag. Samlaget.
2009 – Olav Thon - Billionaire in a Parka. North American Heritage Press.
2008 – Olav Thon - milliardær i anorakk. Kagge Forlag.
2007 – Amerikabrevet: Europa i fare. Koloritt forlag.
2007 – Letter to Lady Liberty: Europe in Danger. Koloritt forlag.
2006 – Når lauvet sprett. Samlaget.
2005 – Me og uss, de og dikko - dialekt i Ål og Torpo, redaktør.
2004 – Når sevja stig. Samlaget.
Discography
2010 – Sogesvall - hermur, humor og buskspel. Hallgrim Berg og Knut Buen. Buen Kulturverkstad, NYCD 16.
2010 – Sputer og drev – munnharpe i 100. Hallgrim Berg og Erik Røine. Grappa Musikkforlag, HCD 7254.
2008 – Amerikabrevet: Europa i fare. Norsk Lyd- og Blindeskriftbibliotek.
2006 – Når lauvet sprett. Lydbokforlaget.
2006 – Fille-Vern - gamle og nye mestre i norsk munnharpetradisjon. NRK/Ta:lik TA29CD.
2004 – Når sevja stig. Lydbokforlaget.
2002 – 4th International Jew's Harp festival. Heilo HCD 7189.
2001 – I føykje og snjor. European Snowcross Championship/Hylestad Snøscooterklubb.
1999 – Drammensviser. Moberg Media.
1999 – Munnharpa - Hallgrim Berg og Erik Røine. Heilo HCD 7149.
1998 – Zotora: Emigrate - didjeridoo, Jew's harp and willow flutes.