Prime Minister of Norway
- This is a descriptive article. For a list, see List of heads of government of Norway.
The Prime Minister of Norway (Norwegian: statsminister, literally "state minister") is the political leader of Norway and the Head of the Government of Norway. The Prime Minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Monarch, to Stortinget (Parliament), to their political party, and ultimately the electorate.
Norway has a constitution, which was adopted on 17 May 1814.[1] The position of Prime Minister is the result of legislation. Modern Prime Ministers have few statutory powers, but provided they can command the support of their parliamentary party, they can control both the legislature and the executive (the Cabinet) and hence wield considerable de facto powers. As of 2015, the Prime Minister of Norway is Erna Solberg, of the Conservative Party.
Longest-sitting Prime Ministers
Nr. | Prime Minister | Party | Days | Years, months, days |
1. | Einar Gerhardsen | Labour Party | 6226 | 17 years and 17 days |
2. | Johan Nygaardsvold | Labour Party | 3750 | 10 years, 3 months and 5 days |
3. | Gro Harlem Brundtland | Labour Party | 3691 | 10 years, 1 month and 9 days |
4. | Jens Stoltenberg | Labour Party | 3518 | 9 years, 7 months and 17 days |
5. | Gunnar Knudsen | Liberal Party | 3383 | 9 years, 3 months and 4 days |
6. | Johan Ludwig Mowinckel | Liberal Party | 2517 | 6 years, 10 months and 21 days |
7. | Kjell Magne Bondevik | Christian Democratic Party | 2341 | 6 years, 4 months and 29 days |
8. | Johannes Steen | Liberal Party | 2311 | 6 years, 3 months and 30 days |
9. | Per Borten | Centre Party | 1982 | 5 years, 5 months and 5 days |
10. | Odvar Nordli | Labour Party | 1847 | 5 years and 20 days |
Former Prime Ministers
As of 2013 six former Prime Ministers are alive:
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