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*Former executive director of [[National Taxpayers Union]], 1981-83  
 
*Former executive director of [[National Taxpayers Union]], 1981-83  
 
*Former economist  and chief speechwriter, [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]], 1983-1984
 
*Former economist  and chief speechwriter, [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]], 1983-1984
*Former economic advisor to [[Jonas Savimbi]], UNITA (Angola). "During the eighties, l was very active with the Afghan resistance, and in Mozambique and Angola," Norquist told an interviewer. "Did a lot of political training for the [[Krieble Institute]] in Europe. I've been to all the Eastern European countries. I've just been to Japan for the founding of Japanese for Tax Reform."[http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1571/n3_v14/20174381/p4/article.jhtml]
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*Former economic advisor to [[Jonas Savimbi]], UNITA (Angola). "During the eighties, l was very active with the Afghan resistance, and in Mozambique and Angola," Norquist told an interviewer. "Did a lot of political training for the [[Krieble Institute]] in Europe. I've been to all the Eastern European countries. I've just been to Japan for the founding of Japanese for Tax Reform." <ref>John Berlau, 'Grover Norquist takes on the tyranny of federal taxation', [http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1571/n3_v14/20174381/p4/article.jhtml BNET website], 26 January, 1998.</ref>
 
*Adviser to the Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party [[Michael Forsyth]], 1989.
 
*Adviser to the Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party [[Michael Forsyth]], 1989.
 
*[[Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation]] Director
 
*[[Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation]] Director
*Founder and president, [[Americans for Tax Reform]] (1985-present), which was originally organized by [[Bill Barr]] with prompting from the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] White House to rally grassroots support for the 1986 Tax Reform Act.[http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9326]
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*Founder and president, [[Americans for Tax Reform]] (1985-present), which was originally organised by [[Bill Barr]] with prompting from the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] White House to rally grassroots support for the 1986 Tax Reform Act. <ref>'Americans for Tax Reform', [http://web.archive.org/web/20030419085041/http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9326 web.archive.org/People for the American Way website], accessed 1 April, 2009.</ref>
 
*Helped the [[Heritage Foundation]] draft then-Rep. [[Newt Gingrich]]'s [[Contract With America]] in 1994
 
*Helped the [[Heritage Foundation]] draft then-Rep. [[Newt Gingrich]]'s [[Contract With America]] in 1994
 
*Campaign staff member on the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Republican Platform Committee
 
*Campaign staff member on the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Republican Platform Committee
 
*Keynote speaker, 1995 National Conference on School Choice
 
*Keynote speaker, 1995 National Conference on School Choice
*Author of a book about the GOP movement called 'Rock the House' <ref>'Amazon book listing - 'Rock the House'' (VYTIS Publishing Company; 2nd edition (November 1995), [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0964578603 Amazon website], accessed 1 April, 2009.</ref>   
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*Author of a book about the GOP movement called 'Rock the House' <ref>Amazon book listing - 'Rock the House' (VYTIS Publishing Company; 2nd edition (November 1995), [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0964578603 Amazon website], accessed 1 April, 2009.</ref>   
 
*Commissioner on the National Commission Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service, a congressional advisory commission, from 1996-1997
 
*Commissioner on the National Commission Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service, a congressional advisory commission, from 1996-1997
*Director, [http://www.aoctp.org/gnorquist.shtml Association of Concerned Taxpayers] (AOCT)
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*Director, Association of Concerned Taxpayers <ref>'Meet Grover Norquist, Director
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Association of Concerned Taxpayers', [http://web.archive.org/web/20020529173941/63.123.226.9/gnorquist.shtml Association of Concerned Taxpayers website], accessed 1 April, 2009.</ref> (AOCT)
 
*President, [[Americans Against a National Sales Tax]]
 
*President, [[Americans Against a National Sales Tax]]
 
*National leader of the "No New Taxes" pledge for political candidates
 
*National leader of the "No New Taxes" pledge for political candidates
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*Member, board of directors, [[National Rifle Association]] <ref>'WASHINGTON, D.C.', [http://www.nrawinningteam.com/bios00/norquist.html NRA: The Winning Team website]</ref>
 
*Member, board of directors, [[National Rifle Association]] <ref>'WASHINGTON, D.C.', [http://www.nrawinningteam.com/bios00/norquist.html NRA: The Winning Team website]</ref>
 
*Member, board of directors, [[American Conservative Union]] <ref>'Speakers Bureau - Grover G. Norquist', [http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/speakers/norquist.asp American Conservative Union website]</ref>
 
*Member, board of directors, [[American Conservative Union]] <ref>'Speakers Bureau - Grover G. Norquist', [http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/speakers/norquist.asp American Conservative Union website]</ref>
*Member, [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (2001). [http://www.namebase.org/xnoe/Grover-Glenn-Norquist.html]
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*Member, [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (2001). <ref>'Grover Norquist', [http://www.nndb.com/people/482/000049335/ NNDB website], accessed 1 April, 2009.</ref>
 
*Former member, board of directors, [[Council for National Policy]]
 
*Former member, board of directors, [[Council for National Policy]]
 
*Member, board of directors, [[National Federation of Republican Assemblies]] (NFRA)
 
*Member, board of directors, [[National Federation of Republican Assemblies]] (NFRA)
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*Member, board of advisors, [[TheVanguard.Org]]
 
*Member, board of advisors, [[TheVanguard.Org]]
 
*President of the Advisory Board, [[Ronald Reagan Legacy Project]] (RRLP)
 
*President of the Advisory Board, [[Ronald Reagan Legacy Project]] (RRLP)
*Member, Board of Directors, [http://www.yorktownuniversity.com/directors.html Yorktown University]
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*Member, Board of Directors, Yorktown University <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050313030006/http://www.yorktownuniversity.com/directors.html web.archive.org/Yorktown University website], accessed 1 April, 2009.</ref>
 
*Consultant for [[Janus-Merritt Strategies]], a lobbying firm
 
*Consultant for [[Janus-Merritt Strategies]], a lobbying firm
 
*Serves on the executive council of the [[Tax Relief Coalition]]
 
*Serves on the executive council of the [[Tax Relief Coalition]]
 
*Norquist also writes a monthly politics column for the [[American Enterprise Institute]] Magazine
 
*Norquist also writes a monthly politics column for the [[American Enterprise Institute]] Magazine
 
*Advisory Board, [[U.S.-Ukraine Foundation]] <ref>[http://www.usukraine.org/board.shtml USUF Board of Directors and Advisory Board], U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, accessed August 17, 2008.</ref>
 
*Advisory Board, [[U.S.-Ukraine Foundation]] <ref>[http://www.usukraine.org/board.shtml USUF Board of Directors and Advisory Board], U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, accessed August 17, 2008.</ref>
 
  
 
==Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes==  
 
==Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes==  

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  1. John Berlau, 'Grover Norquist takes on the tyranny of federal taxation', BNET website, 26 January, 1998.
  2. 'Americans for Tax Reform', web.archive.org/People for the American Way website, accessed 1 April, 2009.
  3. Amazon book listing - 'Rock the House' (VYTIS Publishing Company; 2nd edition (November 1995), Amazon website, accessed 1 April, 2009.
  4. 'Meet Grover Norquist, Director Association of Concerned Taxpayers', Association of Concerned Taxpayers website, accessed 1 April, 2009.
  5. Ken Silverstein, 'The Microsoft Network', web.archive.org/Mother Jones, January/February, 1998. (Accessed 1 April, 2009)
  6. 'WASHINGTON, D.C.', NRA: The Winning Team website
  7. 'Speakers Bureau - Grover G. Norquist', American Conservative Union website
  8. 'Grover Norquist', NNDB website, accessed 1 April, 2009.
  9. web.archive.org/Yorktown University website, accessed 1 April, 2009.
  10. USUF Board of Directors and Advisory Board, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, accessed August 17, 2008.