Svein-Magne Pedersen (born 6 January 1948) is a Norwegian evangelist and preacher.
He is the founder of Misjonen Jesus Leger which focuses on faith healing, claiming to cure anything to AIDS and cancer, [1] and until 2018 operated healing service for payment over telephone. [2] He has also raised money for alleged aid projects including orphanages that newspaper Verdens Gang after an investigation found to be non-existent. [3] From 2003 to 2021, his organisation had earnings of close to 250 million kr. [4]
He has claimed that Christians are protected from getting COVID-19, [5] and described COVID-19 vaccinations as "poison". [6]
He hosts the show Miraklet er ditt on the Christian television station Visjon Norge, and has in total outside of television been an evangelist for over 50 years. [7]
Verdens Gang, generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. VG is nevertheless the most read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers.
The Socialist Left Party is a democratic socialist political party in Norway. Positioned on the left-wing of the political spectrum, it is opposed to European Union and the European Economic Area membership. SV supports a strong public sector, stronger social welfare programs, environmentalism, and republicanism. As of 2018, the party has 11,385 members; the number has steadily increased since a low point in 2015. The party leader is Audun Lysbakken, who was elected on 11 March 2012.
Jonas Gahr Støre is a Norwegian politician who has served as the 36th and current Prime Minister of Norway since 2021 and has been Leader of the Labour Party since 2014. He served under Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2012 and as Minister of Health and Care Services from 2012 to 2013. He has been a Member of the Storting for Oslo since 2009.
Trygve Magnus Slagsvold Vedum is a Norwegian politician who has served as Minister of Finance since 2021. A member of the Centre Party, which he has led since 2014, he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hedmark since 2005. Vedum also served as Minister of Agriculture and Food from 2012 to 2013.
Ola Elvestuen is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party who served as Minister of Climate and the Environment from 2018 to 2020. He was also the party's deputy leader from 2008 to 2020, and has been an MP for Oslo since 2013.
Sylvi Listhaug is a Norwegian politician serving as the leader of the Progress Party since 2021.
Visjon Norge is a Norwegian Christian television station, which was launched in 2003 as the first Scandinavian Christian television channel to air 24 hours a day. It can be reached throughout Scandinavia by satellite. The founder and executive editor of the channel is Jan Hanvold. A sister channel based in Sweden, TV Vision Norden was launched in 2015.
Mohammad Usman Rana is a Norwegian commentator, columnist and medical doctor, having earned his degree at the University of Oslo.
Hadia Tajik is a Pakistani-Norwegian jurist, journalist and politician from the Labour Party. She served as Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2021 to 2022. She previously served as Minister of Culture from 2012 to 2013. She was 29 years of age at the time and became the youngest minister to serve in the Norwegian government. She is the first Cabinet member that is a Muslim. Tajik has served as a Member of Parliament representing Rogaland since 2017, and Oslo from 2009 to 2017. She was also the party's deputy leader from 2015 until 2022.
The Minister of Health and Care Services is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Health and Care Services. Since 14 October 2021 the position has been held by Ingvild Kjerkol of the Labour Party. The ministry is responsible for healthcare and care services, with the state's healthcare activities being carried out by four regional health authorities. Major institutions subordinate to the ministry include the Directorate for Health, the Board of Health Supervision, the Institute of Public Health, the Medicines Agency, the Radiation Protection Authority, the Labour and Welfare Service and the Food Safety Authority.
Stop Islamisation of Norway is a Norwegian anti-Muslim group that was originally established in 2000. Its stated aim is to work against Islam, which it defines as a totalitarian political ideology that violates the Norwegian Constitution as well as democratic and human values. The organisation was formerly led by Arne Tumyr, and is now led by Lars Thorsen.
Inga Bejer Engh is a Norwegian jurist, former prosecutor, and present Children's ombudsman. Together with Svein Holden she prosecuted terror suspect Anders Behring Breivik in the 2012 trial following the 2011 Norway attacks.
Ingvild Kjerkol is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag first time in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She has been a member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, and of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services. Since 2021, she has served as minister of health and care services.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1945 in Norwegian music.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Norway has resulted in 1,486,695 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 5,620 deaths.
Jan Christian Vestre is a Norwegian businessperson in the furniture industry, and politician for the Labour Party. He has served as Minister of Trade and Industry since 2021 and deputy leader of the party since 2023.
Jan-Aage Torp is a Norwegian pastor and evangelist. He has developed an extensive international network, and currently hosts the show Hovedstaden med Pastor Torp on the Christian television station Visjon Norge.
Jørn Strand is a Norwegian televangelist and tent revival evangelist. He is associated with Pentecostalism and the charismatic movement.
Levi André Jensen is a Norwegian evangelist with a background from the Pentecostal community. He is associated with methods such as speaking in tongues and laying of hands, and reaches out mainly to youth.