List of Presidents of the Lagting

List of Presidents of the Lagting since 1945, the one chamber of the Parliament of Norway from 1945 to 2009, when the chamber was discontinued.

Name Entered office Left office Party
Jakob Mathias Antonson Lothe[1] December 10, 1945 January 10, 1954 Liberal
Bent Røiseland January 16, 1954 September 30, 1961 Liberal
Nils Hønsvald October 6, 1961 September 30, 1965 Labour
Bent Røiseland October 8, 1965 September 30, 1969 Liberal
Lars Korvald October 8, 1969 October 18, 1972 Christian Democratic
Egil Aarvik October 24, 1972 September 30, 1973 Christian Democratic
Torild Skard [2] October 9, 1973 September 30, 1977 Socialist Left
Margit Tøsdal October 11, 1977 September 30, 1981 Labour
Thor Knudsen October 8, 1981 September 30, 1989 Conservative
Hans J. Røsjorde October 10, 1989 September 30, 1993 Progress Party
Jan P. Syse October 11, 1993 September 17, 1997 Conservative
Odd Holten October 8, 1997 September 30, 2001 Christian Democratic
Lodve Solholm October 9, 2001 September 30, 2005 Progress Party
Inge Lønning October 10, 2005 September 30, 2009 Conservative

Footnotes

  1. Bent Røiseland (Liberal) was temporary President of the Lagting June 1728, 1952
  2. Einar Nyheim, Socialist Left, was temporary President of the Lagting November 2 December 17, 1974
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