The Progress Party,commonly abbreviated as FrP,is a political party in Norway. The FrP has traditionally self-identified as classical-liberal and as a libertarian party but is generally positioned to the right of the Conservative Party,and is considered the most right-wing party to be represented in parliament. It is often described as right-wing populist,which has been disputed in public discourse,and has been described by academics as far-right. By 2020,the party attained a growing national conservative faction. After the 2017 parliamentary election,it was Norway's third largest political party,with 26 representatives in the Storting. It was a partner in the government coalition led by the Conservative Party from 2013 to 2020.
Adresseavisen is a regional newspaper published daily,except Sundays,in Trondheim,Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1767 and is one of the oldest newspapers after Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler which was launched in 1763.
Erna Solberg is a Norwegian politician and the current Leader of the Opposition. She served as the 35th prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021,and has been Leader of the Conservative Party since May 2004.
The Conservative Party or The Right is a liberal-conservative political party in Norway. It is the major party of the Norwegian centre-right,and was the leading party in government as part of the Solberg cabinet from 2013 to 2021. The current party leader is former Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The party is a member of the International Democrat Union and an associate member of the European People's Party.
Knut Arild Hareide is a Norwegian politician who served as a member of parliament from Hordaland and as the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 2011 to 2019. He served as Minister of Transport and Communications from 2020 to 2021,and as Minister of the Environment from 2004 to 2005 in the second Bondevik cabinet. In 2007,he announced he would step down from the national political scene for the time being,but he returned when he was nominated as the top candidate for the Christian Democratic Party ticket in Akershus in the 2009 election where he won the county's leveling seat. After Dagfinn Høybråten stepped down as party leader,Hareide was unanimously elected to take his place at the 2011 party convention. In the 2013 election,Hareide was reelected to parliament,this time from his home county of Hordaland.
Siv Jensen is a Norwegian who served as the leader of the Progress Party from 2006 to 2021. She also held the position as Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2020 in the Solberg Cabinet. She was also a member of the Norwegian parliament from Oslo from 1997 to 2021.
The Minister of Culture and Equality is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Culture and Equality. The ministry is responsible for the government's policy related to culture,church affairs,religion,media,sports and gambling. Subordinate agencies include the Gaming and Foundation Authority,the National Archival Services,the National Library,the Arts Council and the Media Authority. The portfolio includes issues related to the Church of Norway.
Trine Skei Grande is a Norwegian politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Norway from 2010 to 2020. She also served as Minister of Education from January to March 2020,and as Minister of Culture and Gender Equality from 2018 to 2020. She was also a member of parliament for Oslo from 2001 to 2021.
Solveig Horne is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Children and Equality in the Solberg Cabinet from 2013 to 2018. She was also an MP for Rogaland from 2005 to 2021.
Tord AndréLien is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party and served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013. Lien is the holder of an advanced degree in history,having written his thesis on aspects of Norway's defence policy in the early 20th century.
Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She held several ministerial positions in Erna Solberg's government between 2015 and 2021,with a break between 2019 and 2021. She also served as Vice President of the World Anti-Doping Association from 2016 to 2019. In parliament,she has represented Sør-Trøndelag since 2009,and been a deputy representative between 2001 and 2009.
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.
Harald Gram was a Norwegian jurist,politician and genealogist. He was secretary general for the Conservative Party of Norway for 22 years,deputy mayor of Aker,member of Parliament from 1928 to 1936,and stipendiary magistrate in Oslo from 1936 to 1957. He was also noted for his work during World War II.
Guri Melby is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She has served as the party leader since 2020 and Minister of Education from 2020 to 2021. She is also a member of parliament for Oslo since 2021,having previously been a deputy member for the same constituency between 2013 and 2021. Locally,she has also served as Oslo's City Commissioner for Transport and the Environment between 2013 and 2015.
Nikolai Eivindssøn Astrup is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party. He served as Minister of Local Government from 2020 to 2021. Previously he served as the Minister of International Development from 2018 to 2019 in Prime Minister Erna Solberg's cabinet,being the first since Heikki Holmås from 2012 to 2013. In 2019,he also became the first Minister of Digitalisation after the Christian Democratic Party joined the Cabinet,a post he served in until 2020.
The feminist movement in Norway has made significant progress in reforming laws and social customs in the nation,advancing the rights of the women of Norway.
The Solberg Cabinet was the government of the Kingdom of Norway,headed by Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg as Prime Minister from 16 October 2013 to 14 October 2021. The government was appointed by King Harald V on 16 October 2013 following the parliamentary election on 9 September,consisting of the Conservative Party and the Progress Party as a minority government. On 16 December 2015,the cabinet was re-shuffled. The government secured renewed support following the 2017 parliamentary election. It was expanded on 14 January 2018,when an agreement was reached to include the Liberal Party,and further expanded on 22 January 2019 when the Christian Democratic Party joined the coalition. On 20 January 2020,the Progress Party announced that it would withdraw from the government,citing the decision to bring home the family of a sick child from Syria,which included the child's mother,a Norwegian citizen who had volunteered for the Islamic State.
Frank Josef Jenssen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway for Sør-Trøndelag in 2013 and in 2018,he became the first County Governor of the new Trøndelag county.
Bjørn Haugstad is Director of Organisation and Infrastructure at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is a former Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Conservative Party.
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 September 2021. All 169 seats in the Norwegian legislature,the Storting,were up for election.
