Per-Willy Amundsen

In early 2019 Amundsen spark a huge debate in Norway when he suggested for child support for non-western immigrants to be cut to stop them from "producing more children" and halt a possible decline of "ethnic Norwegians" in the population. Some commentators denounced Amundsen intentions and tone of speech as racist and out of line with the principles of Norwegian politics and community. Jon Helgheim, the immigration commissioner of Amundsen own party, declared that Amundsen's statement did not represent the FrP immigration politics.

Amundsen wants Norway to give asylum to UK right wing activist Tommy Robinson, who was given a nine-month jail sentence in 2019. Amundsen said Robinson was being politically persecuted in the UK.

On 20 December 2016 Amundsen was appointed Minister of Justice, succeeding fellow Progress Party politician Anders Anundsen.

He supported the proposal of a ban on burqa and niqab in public spaces which was proposed by his party in 2010. He stated that "we don't accept this type of clothing [which is] oppressive to women, and what they represent". The same year, Amundsen also proposed to put the immigration policy up for a referendum, and proposed a halt of immigration to Oslo in the wake of increased segregation and soon-to-become immigrant majority areas, which he said would turn integration impossible.

He was married on 11 July 2009 to Gry-Anette Rekanes-Amundsen, herself a local Telemark Progress Party politician. They divide their time between Oslo and their rural estate in Flåbygd in Telemark. In addition, they own a house together in Harstad.

Before the 2005 election, he stated as his wishes to work in the background within the Standing Committee on Business and Industry or the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment. By the latter part of his 2005–2009 term as Member of Parliament, he however rather came to be mostly notable for his views and proposals on immigration issues. While he formerly favoured Norwegian membership of the European Union, he has since the late 2000s turned to oppose membership. He has stated that his political rolemodel is Margaret Thatcher.. He was one of the Norwegian politicians together with Christian Tybring-Gjedde to propose Donald Trump as a candidate for Nobel Peace Prize

From 1999 to 2005, Amundsen held various positions in the Harstad municipality council. Since 2005, he has been a Member of Parliament from Troms. During his time in parliament, he has been a member of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration. In 2011, Amundsen changed from being the party's Spokesperson on Immigration Issues, to Spokesperson on Energy Issues. After the 2013 parliamentary election, Amundsen, located 2nd on the party list, lost his seat due to re-districting of Troms county. He was subsequently appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation in the new government of Erna Solberg.

Amundsen joined the Progress Party's Youth when he was fourteen years old, and was the chairman of its Harstad chapter from 1986 to 1990 – the last year also of its Troms chapter. From 1992 to 1994 he served as board member of the Hordaland Progress Party Youth, and from 2000 to 2002 he was chairman of the Harstad Progress Party.

He attended Kanebogen elementary school, finishing in 1984, before enrolling in Harstad Secondary school, graduating in 1987. He later went to Heggen Upper Secondary School between 1987 and 1990. Upon finishing school, he was drafted to the Norwegian Army, serving his tour in the Signal Battalion in Bardufoss. Upon being discharged, he enrolled at Norwegian School of Economics, graduating in 1995 with a degree in economics. In 1999, he received a degree in information technology at the Sør-Trøndelag University College. He also completed the Military leadership course with the Home Guard.

Per-Willy Trudvang Amundsen (born 21 January 1971) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from December 2016 to January 2018. He previously served as state secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development from 2013, and represented Troms in the Norwegian parliament from 2005 until 2013.

Amundsen was born in Harstad to construction and real estate chief Per Roald Amundsen (born 1949) and health secretary Wenche Berit Trudvang (born 1949).