List of heads of government of Norway

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This is a list of viceroys (visekonge), governors (rigsstatholder), first ministers (førstestatsråd) and prime ministers (statsminister) of Norway.

Until 1873, the king of the personal union between Sweden and Norway governed Norway through two cabinets: one in Stockholm and another in Christiania (now Oslo). The newly created Stockholm cabinet consisted of a prime minister and two ministers, whose role was to convey the attitudes of the Christiania cabinet to the Swedish king.

The cabinet in Christiania was led by a governor (rigsstatholder). For brief periods, the present crown prince was appointed Viceroy of Norway by the king, in which case the viceroy became the highest authority in Christiania.

Whenever the king was present in Christiania, however, he assumed the highest authority, thus putting the governor or viceroy temporarily out of charge. Likewise, when there was no governor, viceroy or king present in Christiania (which was not unusual), the cabinet was led by a so-called first minister, who was the most prominent member of the cabinet.

In July 1873, the position of governor was abolished after being vacant since 1856. Simultaneously, the post of first minister in Christiania was upgraded to Prime Minister of Norway. Although the office of Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm still existed, the real power and influence over state affairs was moved to the prime minister in Christiania. When the union was dissolved in 1905, the prime minister in Stockholm simply ceased to function.

1 Governors, Viceroys, and First Ministers (1814–1873) 1.1 Governors of Norway (1814–1856) 1.2 Viceroys of Norway (periodically 1814–1857) 1.3 First Ministers of Norway (1814–1873) 2 Prime Ministers of Norway (1814–1905) 2.1 Prime Ministers (1814–1873, in Stockholm) 2.2 Prime Ministers (1873–1905, in Christiania) 2.3 Prime Ministers in Stockholm (1873–1905) 3 Prime Ministers of Norway (1905–present) 3.1 Prime Ministers (1905-1940) 3.2 Heads of Government during German occupation of Norway (1940-1945) 3.3 Prime Ministers since 1945 4 See also 5 External links

1. Count Hans Henrik von Essen (1814–1816)
2. Count Carl Carlsson Mörner (1816–1818)
3. Count Johan August Sandels (1818–1827)
4. Count Baltzar von Platen (1827–1829)
5. Count Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg (1836–1840)
6. Severin Løvenskiold (1841–1856)

1. Crown Prince Carl Johan (9 November–17 November 1814)
2. Crown Prince Carl Johan (10 June–16 July 1816)
3. Crown Prince Oscar (11 April–1 November 1824)
4. Crown Prince Oscar (17 June–3 December 1833)
5. Crown Prince Carl (17 June 1856–22 June 1857)

1. Frederik Gottschalk Haxthausen (1814)
2. Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz (1814–1815)
3. Mathias Sommerhielm (1815–1822)
4. Jonas Collett (1822–1836)
5. Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog (1836–1855)
6. Jørgen Herman Vogt (1855–1858)
7. Hans Christian Petersen (1858–1861)
8. Frederik Stang (1861–1873); continued as Prime Minister until 1880

In 1873 the position of First Minister was upgraded to Prime Minister.

1. Peder Anker (1814–1822)
2. Mathias Sommerhielm (1822–1827)
3. Severin Løvenskiold (1828–1841)
4. Frederik Due (1841–1858)
5. Georg Sibbern (1858–1871)
6. Christian Bretteville (deputy prime minister 1858–1859 and 1861)
7. Otto Kierulf (1871–1873); stayed as Prime Minister in Stockholm until 1884

In 1873 the office of the Prime Minister moved from Stockholm to Christiania.

1. Frederik Stang (1873–1880); had been First Minister from 1861 to 1873
2. Christian August Selmer (1880–1884); resigned after conviction in the High Court of the Realm
3. Christian Homann Schweigaard (1884)
4. Johan Sverdrup (1884–1889); the founder of Norwegian parliamentarism
5. Emil Stang (1889–1891)
6. Johannes Steen (1891–1893)
7. Emil Stang (1893–1895)
8. Francis Hagerup (1895–1898)
9. Johannes Steen (1898–1902)
10. Otto Blehr (1902–1903)
11. Francis Hagerup (1903–1905)

1. Otto Kierulf (1873–1884); had been Prime Minister from 1871 to 1873
2. Wolfgang Wenzel von Haffner (acting prime minister 1884)
3. Carl Otto Løvenskiold (1884)
4. Ole Jørgen Richter (1884–1888)
5. Hans Georg Jacob Stang (1888–1889)
6. Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram (1889–1891)
7. Otto Albert Blehr (1891–1893)
8. Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram (1893–1898)
9. Otto Albert Blehr (1898–1902)
10. Ole Anton Qvam (1902–1903)
11. Sigurd Ibsen (1903–1905)
12. Jørgen Løvland (1905)

In 1905 the union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved. Since then the office of the Prime Minister of Norway has been in Oslo, except from the years of Nazi-German occupation during WWII when the Norwegian government was in exile in London.

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Christian Michelsen	March 11, 1905	October 23, 1907	Liberal Party
Jørgen Løvland	October 23, 1907	March 19, 1908	Liberal Party
Gunnar Knudsen	March 19, 1908	February 2, 1910	Liberal Party
Wollert Konow	February 2, 1910	February 20, 1912	Liberal Left
Jens Bratlie	February 20, 1912	January 31, 1913	Conservative Party
Gunnar Knudsen	January 31, 1913	June 21, 1920	Liberal Party
Otto Bahr Halvorsen	June 21, 1920	June 22, 1921	Conservative Party
Otto Albert Blehr	June 22, 1921	March 6, 1923	Liberal Party
Otto Bahr Halvorsen	March 6, 1923	May 30, 1923	Conservative Party
Abraham Berge	May 30, 1923	July 25, 1924	Liberal Left
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel	July 25, 1924	March 5, 1926	Liberal Party
Ivar Lykke	March 5, 1926	January 28, 1928	Conservative Party
Christopher Hornsrud	January 28, 1928	February 15, 1928	Labour Party
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel	February 15, 1928	May 12, 1931	Liberal Party
Peder Kolstad	May 12, 1931	March 14, 1932	Agrarian Party
Jens Hundseid	March 14, 1932	March 3, 1933	Agrarian Party
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel	March 3, 1933	March 20, 1935	Liberal Party
Johan Nygaardsvold	March 20, 1935	June 25, 1945	Labour Party

These were the de facto heads of government of Norway during the war, though Johan Nygaardsvold still held the de jure office, in exile in London, United Kingdom.

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Vidkun Quisling	April 9, 1940	April 15, 1940	National Unification
Ingolf Elster Christensen	April 15, 1940	September 22, 1940	Independent
Josef Terboven	September 22, 1940	February 1, 1942	National Unification
Vidkun Quisling	February 1, 1942	May 8, 1945	National Unification

Norwegian Prime Ministers since 1945
(Years indicate general elections; colours indicate PM's parties, not all parties in government)

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Einar Gerhardsen	June 25, 1945	November 19, 1951	Labour Party
Oscar Torp	November 19, 1951	January 22, 1955	Labour Party
Einar Gerhardsen	January 22, 1955	August 28, 1963	Labour Party
John Lyng	August 28, 1963	September 25, 1963	Conservative Party
Einar Gerhardsen	September 25, 1963	October 12, 1965	Labour Party
Per Borten	October 12, 1965	March 17, 1971	Centre Party
Trygve Bratteli	March 17, 1971	October 18, 1972	Labour Party
Lars Korvald	October 18, 1972	October 16, 1973	Christian Democratic Party
Trygve Bratteli	October 16, 1973	January 15, 1976	Labour Party
Odvar Nordli	January 15, 1976	February 4, 1981	Labour Party
Gro Harlem Brundtland	February 4, 1981	October 14, 1981	Labour Party
Kåre Willoch	October 14, 1981	May 9, 1986	Conservative Party
Gro Harlem Brundtland	May 9, 1986	October 16, 1989	Labour Party
Jan P. Syse	October 16, 1989	November 3, 1990	Conservative Party
Gro Harlem Brundtland	November 3, 1990	October 25, 1996	Labour Party
Thorbjørn Jagland	October 25, 1996	October 17, 1997	Labour Party
Kjell Magne Bondevik	October 17, 1997	March 17, 2000	Christian Democratic Party
Jens Stoltenberg	March 17, 2000	October 19, 2001	Labour Party
Kjell Magne Bondevik	October 19, 2001	October 17, 2005	Christian Democratic Party
Jens Stoltenberg	October 17, 2005	Present	Labour Party

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