Max Hermansen

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Max Hermansen
Born
Max Jarl Hermansen

(1960-05-30) 30 May 1960 (age 65)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActivist
Known forFounder of Pegida Norway

Max Jarl Hermansen (born 30 May 1960) is a Norwegian anti-Muslim activist, former schoolteacher and military officer. He has written books about military history, and became known in 2015 as the founder and leader of Pegida Norway. [1]

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Background

Hermansen grew up as a military brat in Northern Norway. [2] He later became a naval military officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy himself, retiring at the rank of orlogskaptein, equivalent to lieutenant commander, in the Norwegian High Command, [3] [4] and also received hovedfag, equivalent to master's degree, in history. [5]

He was the publisher of the naval military publishing company Sjømilitære Samfund from 2008, until he was forced to resign in 2013 due to his vocal opposition to the Norwegian monarchy, [1] which included calling King Harald V a "doofus" [6] for awarding the King's Medal of Merit to controversial Muslim convert Trond Ali Linstad  [ no ]—the award was eventually withdrawn. [7] He was also a teacher at Sogn Upper Secondary School, and was then described as "Norway's most active republican", [8] while being active in the organisation 'Norway as Republic!' [1] In 2014 he became teacher in social studies at Kuben Upper Secondary School and Etterstad Upper Secondary School, but was replaced after a short time following complaints from students due to his views on Islam. [5]

Political activism

In January 2015, Hermansen gained much media attention for leading a march of 200 people in Oslo against Muslim immigration, inspired by the German Pegida movement. [9] [10] [11] [12] Later the same month, it was announced that he was no longer wanted at his part-time job as teacher at the Oslo Training Office for Service and Transport, due to his "statements and views on Islam". [13] He resigned his position as teacher in early 2016 after a deal with the Oslo education agency, with a final agreement of 1.2 million kr while being banned from applying to teacher positions for five years. [14] Hermansen also ran a used bookstore in Grünerløkka, which he closed in February 2015 after it was vandalised with graffiti. [15]

Hermansen was formerly active in the minor Democrats political party, and was its top candidate for the parliamentary election in Oslo in 2017, [16] after previously announcing that he wanted to become leader of the party. [17] He was however expelled from the party in 2019, after new statutes disallowed members who were also active in far-right activist organisations. [18] After Pegida failed to take lasting hold in Norway, with rapidly decreasing numbers of participants [19] [20] despite numerous demonstrations, [1] he has later been active in Stop Islamisation of Norway. [21]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Berntzen, Lars Erik (2019). Liberal Roots of Far Right Activism: The Anti-Islamic Movement in the 21st Century. Routledge. p. 174. ISBN   9781000707960.
  2. ↑ Kristoffersen, Tor Kjetil (28 March 2015). "Ann-Cathrin er hjertevennen til "Norges største rasist"". iFinnmark (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 14 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ny bok". Sjømilitære Samfund (in Norwegian). 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Foreslår å avskaffe verneplikten" . Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). NTB. 25 February 2003 [26 February 1998]. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Elever klaget på Pegida-talsmann" . Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Bugge, Stella; Solberg, Trond (15 February 2013). "Kalte Kongen en fjott - mistet jobben" . Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 30 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Norheim, Astrid Dalehaug (10 January 2015). "Frykter norsk marsj kan vinne på terroren" . Dagen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Barth-Heyerdahl, Lars (18 June 2010). "Max kaller apanasjen for "sosialtrygd"" . TV 2 (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 14 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Bjerve, Gunnhild B. (12 January 2015). "Marsj mot muslimsk innvandring samlet nær 200". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). NTB. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Kristiansen, Bjørn S. (12 January 2015). "- Nei, jeg syns ikke det er grunnlag for å skille mellom islamister og muslimer. Vi må tørre å diskutere den totalitære ideologien islam" . Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Yttervik, Linn K.; Lohne, Jenny (12 January 2015). "Pegida Norge: Varsler ukentlige marsjer mot "muslimsk innvandring og islamsk påvirkning"" . Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
  12. ↑ Norheim, Astrid Dalehaug (12 January 2015). "Marsjerte mot islamsk påvirkning" . Dagen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Babi, Edin; Martinsen, Elin; Solhaug, Knut Erik; Mon, Su Thet (23 January 2015). "Norsk Pegida-leder Max Hermansen mister deltidsjobb". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Eggesvik, Olav (6 July 2016). "Max Hermansen fikk sluttpakke på 1,2 mill". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 November 2023.
  15. ↑ Jor, Eira Lie; Estensen, Monica Bring (22 February 2015). "Pegida-Hermansen stenger butikken etter "nazisvin"-hærverk" . Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Stenerud, David (14 March 2017). "Max Hermansen listetopp for Demokratene". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). NTB. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Witzøe, Torbjørn (11 February 2016). "Max Hermansen vil lede Demokratene". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 16 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Skår, Kari Løberg (28 October 2019). "Flere koblinger mellom Demokratene og SIAN". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Pegida sees 'complete failure' in Norway" . The Local Norway. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Pegida i Norge i full oppløsning". NRK (in Norwegian). NTB. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023.
  21. ↑ Lepperød, Trond; Solberg, Trine (29 August 2020). "Flere personer pågrepet under Sian-markering i Oslo - politiet måtte avbryte". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). NTB. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023.
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