Prime Minister of Norway

Prime Minister of Norway
Norges statsminister
(Norwegian Bokmål)
Noregs statsminister
(Norwegian Nynorsk)
Prime Minister of Norway ; Norges statsminister; (Norwegian Bokmål); Noregs statsminister; (Norwegian Nynorsk)
	Coat of arms of Norway
	Incumbent; Jonas Gahr Støre; since 14 October 2021
Style	No courtesy or style ascribed; Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Residence	Inkognitogata 18
Seat	Office of the Prime Minister at:; Regjeringskvartalet (formerly); Akershus Fortress (temporary) Oslo, Norway
Appointer	The monarch
Term length	No term limits.; General elections are held every four years. The prime minister is by convention the leader of the party with majority support in parliament.
Inaugural holder	Frederik Stang (generally regarded as the first incumbent)
Formation	1873
Salary	1,856,000 NOK
Website	Government official homepage

The prime minister of Norway (Norwegian: statsminister, literally the "minister of the state") is the head of the government of Norway and the most powerful person in Norwegian politics.

The prime minister and Cabinet is almost always the leader of the majority party in the Storting, or the leader of the senior partner in the governing coalition.

Norway has a Constitution, which was adopted on 17 May 1814.^[2] The position of prime minister is the result of legislation.

The current prime minister of Norway is Jonas Gahr Støre, of the Labour Party since October 2021.

Living former prime ministers

Gro Harlem Brundtland
born (1939-04-20) 20 April 1939 (age 85)
served 1981, 1986–1989 and 1990–1996
Kjell Magne Bondevik
born (1947-09-03) 3 September 1947 (age 77)
served 1997–2000 and 2001–2005
Thorbjørn Jagland
born (1950-11-05) 5 November 1950 (age 74)
served 1996–1997
Jens Stoltenberg
born (1959-03-16) 16 March 1959 (age 65)
served 2000–2001 and 2005–2013
Erna Solberg
born (1961-02-24) 24 February 1961 (age 63)
served 2013–2021

References

↑ "IG.com Pay Check". IG. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
↑ "NORWAY'S STRUGGLE WITH HER KING" (PDF). The New York Times. 11 November 1882. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

Other websites

Government Official Homepage

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[igcompaycheck-1] "IG.com Pay Check". IG. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.

[CONSTITUTION-2] "NORWAY'S STRUGGLE WITH HER KING" (PDF). The New York Times. 11 November 1882. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

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Prime Minister of Norway Norges statsminister (Norwegian Bokmål) Noregs statsminister (Norwegian Nynorsk)
Coat of arms of Norway
Incumbent Jonas Gahr Støre since 14 October 2021
Style	No courtesy or style ascribed Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Residence	Inkognitogata 18
Seat	Office of the Prime Minister at: Regjeringskvartalet (formerly) Akershus Fortress (temporary) Oslo, Norway
Appointer	The monarch
Term length	No term limits. General elections are held every four years. The prime minister is by convention the leader of the party with majority support in parliament.
Inaugural holder	Frederik Stang (generally regarded as the first incumbent)
Formation	1873
Salary	1,856,000 NOK^[1]
Website	Government official homepage