Solberg city government

Not to be confused with the Solberg cabinet, the national government led by Erna Solberg from 2013 to 2021.

Solberg city government
City Government of Oslo Muncipality and County
Incumbent
Date formed	25 October 2023
People and organisations
Mayor	Anne Lindboe
Governing Mayor	Eirik Lae Solberg
No. of ministers	8
Member party	Conservative Party Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Coalition minority government (2023–present)
History
Election	2023
Legislature term	2023–2027
Incoming formation	2023 local elections
Predecessor	Johansen city government

The Solberg city government is the incumbent city government of the Norwegian capital of Oslo, in office since 25 October 2023. It is led by Governing Mayor of Oslo, Eirik Lae Solberg of the Conservative Party, and is a minority coalition consisting of the Conservative and Liberal parties. From 2023 to 2025, it was supported by the Progress Party until they withdrew their support.

Formation

The Conservative-led block won a majority at the 2023 local elections, and the Conservatives initially sought to form a new city government with the Liberal Party, Christian Democrats and the Progress Party, but these negotiations collapsed and the Conservatives then sought to form a minority government with only the Liberal Party. ^[1] The Progress Party had also ruled out a cooperation agreement with a new city government, citing that they would not support a government they weren't a part of. However, they later backtracked and agreed to negotiate a cooperation agreement with the Conservatives and Liberals. ^[2] The parties presented their platform on 24 October and Eirik Lae Solberg presented his new government the following day. ^{[3] [4]}

Withdrawal of support

In June 2025, the Progress Party announced that they would withdraw their support for Solberg's government, leaving it in a minority. The party cited the government's lack of action to reverse the previous government's policies within transport, their pace of cutting the property tax and the amount of spending used on road maintenance as their main reasons for withdrawing their support. ^{[5] [6]}

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Governing Mayor of Oslo	Eirik Lae Solberg	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Conservative
Deputy Governing Mayor	Hallstein Bjercke	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Liberal
City Commissioner for Finance	Hallstein Bjercke	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Liberal
City Commissioner for Transport and the Environment	Marit Vea	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Liberal
City Commissioner for Health	Saliba Andreas Korkunc	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Conservative
City Commissioner for Education	Julie Remen Midtgarden	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Conservative
City Commissioner for Urban Development	James Stove Lorentzen	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Conservative
City Commissioner for Social Services	Julianne Ferskaug	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Liberal
City Commissioner for Culture and Industry	Anita Leirvik North	25 October 2023	Incumbent		Conservative

References

1. "Lae Solberg: − Vi tar sikte på et byråd bestående av Høyre og Venstre" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
2. "Oslo Frp snur - vil likevel forhandle med nytt byråd om samarbeid" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. "Slik skal Høyre og Venstre styre Oslo" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
4. "Her er Oslos nye byråd" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
5. Jakobsen, Karl Martin; Noem, Malin (10 June 2025). "Oslo Frps styre vedtar dramatisk brudd med byrådet: – Vi er ikke fornøyde" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Avisa Oslo . Retrieved 11 June 2025.
6. Lykke, Emilie (10 June 2025). "Oslo Frp sier opp samarbeidsavtale med byrådet" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Stor-Oslo. Retrieved 22 October 2025.