The Christian Democratic Party is a Christian political party in Norway that has since 2019 espoused Christian conservatism,right-wing populism and anti-LGBT politics. It was founded in 1933 and its political position has varied over time,as it represented a more liberal form of Christian democracy prior to 2019. The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). It currently holds three seats in the Parliament,having won 3.8% of the vote in the 2021 parliamentary election. The current leader of the party is Dag Inge Ulstein.
Terje Søviknes is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who has served as the mayor of Bjørnafjorden since 2023. He previously served as minister of petroleum and energy from December 2016 to August 2018. From December 2019 to January 2020 he was the minister of the elderly and public health. He also serves as the party's second deputy leader since 2019,a post he previously held from 1999 to 2001.
Bent Høie is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party who has served as county governor of Rogaland since 2021. He previously served as Minister of Health and Care Services from 2013 to 2021,and a member of the Storting from Rogaland from 2000 to 2021.
Monica Mæland is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2020 to 2021. Previously she served as Minister Local Government from 2018 to 2020,and Minister of Trade and Industry from 2013 to 2018. In local politics,she was the Chief Commissioner of Bergen from 2003 to 2013,and leader of the Hordaland Conservatives from 2002 to 2004.
Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on 10 September 2007,with some areas polling on 9 September as well. For most places this meant that two elections,the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently. In addition,several municipalities held direct mayoral elections.
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 and 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September,usually the second or third Monday,as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009,while some municipalities also held open voting on 13 September. Voters elected 169 members for the Storting,each for a four-year term. Voter turn-out in the 2009 general elections was 76.4%.
Eirik Lae Solberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He has served as the governing mayor of Oslo since 2023 and was previously the Oslo City Commissioner for Finance from 2014 to 2015. Lae Solberg has also been a deputy member of parliament for Oslo since 2021,having previously done so between 1993 and 1997 for Buskerud.
Ivar Bühring Prestbakmo is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He currently serves as a deputy member of the Storting for Troms since 2021,having previously done so from 1993 to 2001. Prestbakmo was mayor of Salangen Municipality from 1999 to 2014,when he became county commissioner for transport and the environment until 2019.
Lubna Boby Jaffery is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has served as minister of culture and equality since 2023 and a deputy member of parliament for Hordaland since 2009. She previously served as Bergen city commissioner for labour,social affairs,and housing from 2019 to 2021.
Eivind Nævdal-Bolstad is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He served as the Commissioner for Finance in Bergen in Christine B. Meyer's City Government from October 2023 to May 2024.
Peter Christian Frølich is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Conservative Party. He has served as a member of parliament for Hordaland since 2013.
Helge AndréNjåstad is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He has served as a member of the Storting for Hordaland since 2013. He also served as mayor of Austevoll from 2003 to 2013.
Ruth Mari Grung is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was a member of the Storting from Hordaland from 2013 to 2021.
Charlotte Spurkeland is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She has been a deputy member of parliament for Hordaland since 2021,having previously done so from 2013 to 2017. She has also been the Bergen city commissioner for child services,social services and diversity since 2023.
Christine Benedichte Meyer is a Norwegian business administration academic,politician for the Conservative Party and civil servant. She currently serves as the Chief Commissioner of Bergen since 2023.
Dag Inge Ulstein is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Sofie Marhaug is a Norwegian politician for the Red Party. She has been a member of the Storting for Hordaland since 2021 and first deputy leader of the party since 2024.
Marianne Sivertsen Næss is a Norwegian school principal and politician for the Labour Party. She is currently minister of fisheries and ocean policy since 2024 and a member of parliament for Finnmark since 2021. She previously served as mayor of Hammerfest Municipality between 2019 and 2021,and deputy mayor between 2011 and 2019.
Linn Kristin Langley-Rasmussen Engø is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has served in several posts in Bergen,notably as the city commissioner for schools,kindergartens and sports between 2019 and 2020,and subsequently deputy mayor and then mayor.
Rune Bakervik is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as Chief Commissioner of Bergen from 2022 to 2023,and previously served as mayor,deputy mayor and city commissioner for urban development.
