Christian People's Party (Norway)
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The Christian People's Party (Kristelig Folkeparti or Kristeleg Folkeparti, KrF), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1933. It is often referred to as the Christian Democratic Party.
The party leader is Dagfinn Høybråten. Their leader from 1983 to 1995, Kjell Magne Bondevik, was one of the most prominent political figures in modern Norway, serving as Prime Minister from 1997-2000 and 2001-2005.
KrF follow their European counterparts in many ways, arguing that the state should care for its citizens but not get otherwise economically involved. In the late 1990s they tried to market themselves as a family-friendly party, and their upcoming election campaign is rumoured to be based on traditional moral values, including on gay adoption and abortion. KrF have conservative opinions in both issues, arguing against both gay adoption and the prevalent abortion rate in Norway. They also want to ban biotechnology, and have made the biotechnology laws in Norway into some of the strictest in the world.
List of party leaders
- Nils Lavik (1938-51)
- Erling Wikborg (1951-55)
- Einar Hareide (1955-67)
- Lars Korvald (1967-75)
- Kåre Kristiansen (1975-77)
- Lars Korvald (1977-79)
- Kåre Kristiansen (1979-83)
- Kjell Magne Bondevik (1983-95)
- Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (1995-2004)
- Dagfinn Høybråten (2004-)
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