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Jan Simonsen (3 March 1953 – 12 August 2019) was a Norwegian writer, freelance journalist and politician. He was a member of parliament from 1989 to 2005. He was a member of the Progress Party until he was expelled from the party in 2001. From 2003 to 2004 he was deputy leader of the Democrats party. Since then he largely withdrew from party politics to focus on his writing and journalism. He wrote a blog with frequent issues revolving around immigration, multiculturalism, Israel, Islam, politics and foreign affairs.