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Per Landgren (born 1958) is a Swedish Christian Democratic politician, member of the Swedish parliament (Riksdag) 1998–2006. Landgren was a member of the financial committee of the Riksdag until 2002 and of the fiscal committee between 2002 and 2006. He is also pursuing a doctorate in History of ideas at Göteborg University.

Landgren questions the theory of evolution. He has edited an anthology on "science, evolution, creation, belief" and has written articles for the Swedish creationist magazine Genesis. In 2005 he sponsored a Riksdag bill to teach "biological questions of origin" in philosophy class instead of biology class.

References

1. Landgren, Per (ed.) (2002). En bok om vetenskap, evolution, skapelse, gudstro. Haninge: XP förlag.
2. Landgren, Per. "Om tolerans och homosexualitet" / "Geologisk idéhistoria". Tidskriften Genesis 3 (1995).
3. Landgren, Per (2005). "Skolundervisning i ursprungsfrågor". Motion 2005/06:Ub497.

• 1958 births
• Christian creationists
• Living people
• Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002
• Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006
• Members of the Riksdag from the Christian Democrats (Sweden)
• University of Gothenburg alumni