Eli Hagen (born 26 October 1947 in Dombås, Oppland) is the wife and secretary of the Norwegian politician Carl I. Hagen, former leader of the Progress Party. In recent years she has also made a name for herself as a television personality. The Norwegian author Jan Martin Iversen credited her with a significant role in the development and survival of Fremskrittspartiet in his 1998-book about the first 25 years of the party.Eli Hagen is a well-known face to most Norwegians, infamous for her tall hairstyle.