Biography

Date of birth: 6 May 1944 in Oslo
Son of manager Ragnar Hagen (1908–1969) and bookkeeper Gerd Gamborg (1914–2008)

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Oslo, 1973–1977, Anders Lange’s Party
Member of Parliament no. 8 for Oslo, 1981–1985, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 14 for Oslo, 1985–1989, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Oslo, 1989–1993, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 6 for Oslo, 1993–1997, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Oslo, 1997–2001, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 5 for Oslo, 2001–2005, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Oslo, 2005–2009, Progress Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 2 for Oslo, 2017–2021, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 6 for Oppland, 2021–2025, Progress Party

Substitute periods

Became a member of parliament on 18 October 1974 following Anders Lange’s death

Membership of the Presidium

2005–2009

Vice President of the Storting, 10 October 2005–30 September 2009

Storting committees

1973–77

Member, Standing Committee on Administrative Affairs, 18 October 1974–30 September 1977

1981–85

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 1981–30 September 1985
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 21 October 1981–30 September 1985

1985–89

Member, Credentials Committee, 1 October 1985–30 September 1989
Member, Election Committee, 9 October 1985–30 September 1989
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 23 October 1985–30 September 1989
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 8 October 1987–30 September 1989

1989–93

Member, Election Committee, 10 October 1989–30 September 1993
Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Constitutional Affairs, 23 October 1989–30 September 1993
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 23 October 1989–30 September 1993

1993–97

Substitute member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee, 21 October 1993–30 September 1997
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 21 October 1993–30 September 1997
Member, Election Committee, 11 October 1993–30 September 1997

1997–2001

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 1997–30 September 2001
Member, Parliamentary Procedure Committee, 21 October 1997–30 September 2001
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee, 21 October 1997–30 September 2001
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 21 October 1997–30 September 2001

2001–2005

Member, Credentials Committee, 1 October 2001–30 September 2005
Member, Election Committee, 9 October 2001–30 September 2005
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 22 October 2001–30 September 2005
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee, 22 October 2001–30 September 2005
Personal substitute member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 16 June 2005–30 September 2005

2005–2009

Member, Credentials Committee, 1 October 2005–30 September 2009
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 19 October 2005–30 September 2009

2021–2025

Member, Election Committee, 9 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Membership of specialist committees, internal boards and panels, etc.

1985–89

Member, Regulations Committee, 6 February 1986–17 April 1989

1989–93

Member, Regulations Committee, 16 November 1989–1 October 1990

1993–97

Member, Special Committee appointed by the Storting on 8 December 1993, 10 December 1993–3 March 1994
Member, Committee Mandated to Assess Improvement of the Storting’s Investigative Capacity, etc., 8 November 1996–30 April 1997

Parliamentary delegations

1981–85

Substitute member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 10 November 1981–21 February 1984
Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 21 February 1984–30 September 1985

1985–89

Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1987–89

1989–93

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 7 November 1989–30 September 1993
Member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 3 May 1993–30 September 1993

1993–97

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 25 October 1993–4 November 1996
Substitute member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 4 November 1993–30 September 1997
Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1995–
Substitute member, European Consultative Committee, 21 June 1996–30 September 1997

1997–2001

Substitute member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 4 November 1997–30 September 2001
Vice chair, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 4 November 1997–30 September 2001
Member, European Consultative Committee, 4 November 1997–30 September 2001

2001–2005

Substitute member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 16 November 2001–30 September 2005

Membership of group steering committees

1973–1977

Vice chair, Anders Lange’s Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 1976–30 September 1977

1981–1985

Chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 1981–30 September 1985

1985–1989

Chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 1985–30 September 1989

1989–1993

Chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 1989–30 September 1993

1993–1997

Chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 1993–30 September 1997

1997–2001

Chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 1997–30 September 2001

2001–2005

Chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2001–30 September 2005

2005–2009

Member, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 5 October 2005–30 September 2009

Education and professional experience

Education

Examen artium (university qualifying examination) 1963
Higher National Diploma in Business Studies 1968
Diploma in marketing from the Institute of Marketing, London 1968

Professional

Director Tate & Lyle Norge A/S 1970–1974
Consultant, Finansanalyse A/S 1977–1979
Business policy consultant 1979–1981
Special adviser, Burson-Marsteller since 2009

Medals and awards, etc.

Fjøslykta Award 2009

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Oslo Municipal Executive Board 1979–1982
Member, Oslo City Council 1982–1983, substitute member 1983–1987, member 1987–1991, 1995–1999, 1999–2003

Public appointments

Member, Oslo Health and Social Affairs Committee 1988–1991
Corporate assembly member, National Theatre 1988–1989
Member, Employment Commission 1991–1992
Member, Oslo Finance Committee 1995–1999
Member, Committee to Examine the Storting’s Scrutiny Function 2000–2002
Member, Human Rights Committee since 2009
Board member, Norwegian National Courts Administration since 2009
Member, Committee to Investigate Measures in Support of the Neediest Drug Addicts since 2009
Member, National Council for Senior Citizens since 2014

Elected party positions

Secretary, Anders Lange’s Party 1973–1974
Chair, Progress Party 1978–2006

Elected positions in organisations

Board member, British Business Forum 1972
Board member, Federation of Norwegian Commercial Agents 1972–1974

Other administrative appointments

Corporate assembly member, Oslo Handelsbank (bank) 1980–1981
Corporate assembly member, Kjøbmandsbanken (bank) 1984, 1986–1987

Publications

Hagen, Carl I.: Ærlighet varer lengst, Oslo 1984
Bækkelund, Kjell (ed.): Det Norge vi vil ha, Cappelen Oslo 1989
Eriksson, Rolf: Fremskrittspartiet och Carl I Hagen, in Politisk tidsskrift (Political journal) no. 5–6, 1989
Jønsson, Bjørg: Bak masken: seks politiker-portetter, Gyldendal Oslo 1993
Iversen, Jan Martin: Fra Anders Lange til Carl I. Hagen, NW Damm & Søn Oslo 1998
Krogh, Lars Jacob: Et festskrift til Carl I. Hagen, Fremskritt Oslo 2003
Moen, Elisabeth Skarsbø: Profet in eget land, Gyldendal Oslo 2006
Hagen, Carl I.: Klar tale, Cappelen Damm Oslo 2010