List of presidents of the Lagting

List of presidents of the Lagting since 1945, one of the two subdivisions of the Parliament of Norway from 1945 to 2009, when the chamber was discontinued.

No.	Portrait	President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Lothe, Jakob Mathias Antonsen Jakob A. Lothe [2] (1881–1975)	10 December 1945	10 January 1954	8 years, 31 days	Liberal
2		Røiseland, Bent Bent Røiseland (1902–1981)	16 January 1954	11 January 1959	4 years, 360 days	Liberal
3		Vatnaland, Elisæus Elisæus Vatnaland (1892–1983)	12 January 1959	30 September 1960	1 year, 262 days	Centre
(2)		Røiseland, Bent Bent Røiseland (1902–1981)	1 October 1960	30 September 1961	364 days	Liberal
4		Hønsvald, Nils Nils Hønsvald (1899–1971)	6 October 1961	30 September 1965	3 years, 359 days	Labour
(2)		Røiseland, Bent Bent Røiseland (1902–1981)	8 October 1965	30 September 1969	3 years, 357 days	Liberal
5		Korvald, Lars Lars Korvald (1916–2006)	8 October 1969	18 October 1972	3 years, 10 days	Christian Democratic
6		Aarvik, Egil Egil Aarvik (1912–1990)	24 October 1972	30 September 1973	341 days	Christian Democratic
7		Skard, Torild Torild Skard [4] (born 1936)	9 October 1973	30 September 1977	3 years, 356 days	Socialist Left
8		Tøsdal, Margit Margit Tøsdal (1918–1993)	11 October 1977	30 September 1981	3 years, 354 days	Labour
9		Knudsen, Thor Thor Knudsen (1927–2006)	8 October 1981	30 September 1989	7 years, 357 days	Conservative
10		Røsjorde, Hans Johan Hans J. Røsjorde (born 1941)	10 October 1989	30 September 1993	3 years, 355 days	Progress
11		Syse, Jan Peder Jan P. Syse (1930–1997)	11 October 1993	17 September 1997	3 years, 341 days	Conservative
12		Holten, Odd Odd Holten (born 1940)	8 October 1997	30 September 2001	3 years, 357 days	Christian Democratic
13		Solholm, Lodve Lodve Solholm (born 1949)	9 October 2001	30 September 2005	3 years, 356 days	Progress
14		Lønning, Inge Inge Lønning (1938–2013)	10 October 2005	30 September 2009	3 years, 355 days	Conservative

Footnotes

2. Bent Røiseland (Liberal) was acting president from 17 to 28 June 1952.
4. Einar Nyheim (Socialist Left Party) was acting president from 2 November to 17 December 1974.