The politics of Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary,representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the Council of State,the cabinet,led by the prime minister of Norway. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the legislature,the Storting,elected within a multi-party system. The judiciary is independent of the executive branch and the legislature.
Einar Henry Gerhardsen was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. He was the 22nd prime minister of Norway for three periods,1945–1951,1955–1963 and 1963–1965. With totally 17 years in office,he is the longest serving Prime Minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism. Many Norwegians often refer to him as "Landsfaderen";he is generally considered one of the main architects of the post-war rebuilding of Norway after World War II. He also served as the second President of the Nordic Council in 1954.
The Labour Party,formerly The Norwegian Labour Party,is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum,and is led by Jonas Gahr Støre. It was the senior partner of the governing red–green coalition from 2005 to 2013,and its former leader Jens Stoltenberg served as the prime minister of Norway.
Finn Gustavsen was a Norwegian socialist politician active from 1945 to the late 1970s. He was noted for his uncompromising style and willingness to take contrarian stands.
Andreas Zeier Cappelen was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Vang,Hedmark.
The Kings Bay Affair was a political issue in Norway that reached its apex in 1963 and brought down the government of Einar Gerhardsen and formed the basis for non-socialist coalition politics in Norway that persisted to the end of the 20th century. The affair was a dramatic episode in Norwegian history that portended the end of the Gerhardsen dynasty and the emergence of a more articulate and coherent political alternative in the non-socialist camp. It is also credited with galvanizing the radical socialist wing of Norwegian politics in time for the EU debate nine years later.
Olav Gjærevoll was a Norwegian botanist and politician for the Labour Party. Gjærevoll was a professor of botany at the University of Trondheim from 1958 to 1986,and was a specialist in alpine plants. In politics,he served as Minister of Social Affairs from February to August 1963 and again from September 1963 to October 1965;as the last Minister of Pay and Prices from 1971 to 1972 and as the first Minister of the Environment from May to October 1972. He also served as Mayor of Trondheim from 1958 to 1963 and again from 1980 to 1981.
Bjarne Lyngstad was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
Einar Hole Moxnes was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Helge Sivertsen was a Norwegian school administrator and elected official. He was best known as a champion discus thrower in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Dagfinn Vårvik was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Leinstrand.
Otto Lyng was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Paul Thyness was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Erling Wikborg was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Egil Aarvik was a Norwegian newspaper editor,author and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1982 to 1990.
The Lyng Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party,Centre Party,Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party led by John Lyng of the Conservative Party. It had fifteen members,of which five were from the Conservative Party,four were from the Centre Party,three were from the Christian Democratic Party and three were from the Liberal Party. Karen Grønn-Hagen was the cabinet's only female member.
In Norway,a state secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position secretary of state in many other countries,a Norwegian state secretary does not head his or her ministry,rather,they are second in rank to a minister. Resembling a de facto vice minister,the state secretary,however,cannot attend a Council of State,and does not act as a temporary minister in case of illness or other leave of absence.
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 and 9 September 2013 to elect all 169 members of the unicameral Storting. The centre-right coalition obtained 96 seats,while the incumbent red–green coalition government obtained 72 seats and the Green Party obtained one. The Labour Party won the largest share (30.8%) of the votes cast,with the Conservatives coming second (26.8%),after increasing its share by 9.6 percentage points.
Halvard Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Ivar Moe was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Conservative Party.
John Daniel Lyng (help·info) (22 August 1905 – 18 January 1978) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was the 24th prime minister of Norway from 28 August to 25 September 1963 in a coalition government consisting of the Conservative,Centre,Christian Democratic,and Liberal parties. It was the first government in 28 years that was not headed by the Labour Party.
