Prime Minister of Norway

The Prime Minister of Norway is the head of government of Norway. Until 1873, the King of the Union between Sweden and Norway ruled Norway through two cabinets: one hosted in Stockholm and the other. another hosted in Christiania (now Oslo). The newly created Stockholm cabinet consisted of a prime minister and two ministers, whose role was to communicate the attitudes of the Christiania cabinet to the Swedish king.

The cabinet in Christiania was headed by a governor (rigsstatholder). For short periods, the crown prince was designated as viceroy of Norway by the king. In this case, the viceroy became the highest authority in Christiania.

The office of the first minister is at the top (17th ande) of the building known as "Høyblokka".

When the king visited Christiania, he made himself the highest authority in Norway, and the viceroy was temporarily powerless. Similarly, when there was no governor, viceroy, or king in Christiania (which was often the case), the cabinet was led by a kind of provisional prime minister who was filled by the most senior member of the cabinet.

In July 1873 the office of governor was abolished, having been vacant since 1856. Simultaneously, the provisional office of prime minister in Christiania became de facto a premiership. Despite the position of "Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm" to continue to exist, real power and influence passed to the prime minister in Christiania. When the Union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved in 1905, the prime minister in Stockholm ceased to exist.

Living former prime ministers

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  Gro Harlem Brundtland
  n. on 20 April 1939 (83 years)
  First Minister 1981, 1986-1989 and 1990-1996

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  Thorbjørn Jagland
  n. on 5 November 1950 (72 years)
  Prime Minister 1996-1997

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  Kjell Magne Bondevik
  n. on 3 September 1947 (75 years)
  Prime Minister 1997-2000 and 2001-2005

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  Jens Stoltenberg
  n. on 16 March 1959 (63 years)
  Prime Minister 2000-2001 and 2005-2013

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  Erna Solberg
  n. on 24 February 1961 (61 years)
  Prime Minister 2013-2021

List of Prime Ministers of Norway

This is the list of the prime ministers (statsminister) of Norway, from 1814 to today.