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 16 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.
Oscar Fredrik Torp was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was party leader from 1923 to 1945,and mayor of Oslo in 1935 and 1936. In 1935 he became the acting minister of Defence in the government of Johan Nygaardsvold. He was also the minister of Social Affairs from 1936 to 1939,and then the minister of Finance from 1939 to 1942. He was appointed Minister of Defence again in 1942 in the London-based Norwegian exile government. He continued until the election in 1945 when he became the minister of Provisioning and Reconstruction until 1948.
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.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 14 October 2021,the position has been held by Anniken Huitfeldt of the Labour Party.
Jens Haugland was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party.
Olav Meisdalshagen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party best known for serving as the Norwegian Minister of Finance from December 1947 to November 1951 and as the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture from January 1955 to May 1956. He was also a Member of Parliament for a long time,being elected for the first time in parliamentary election of 1936 and serving until his death,except for the period between 1940 and 1945 when the Parliament of Norway was de facto defunct due to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. His death in 1959 came halfway through his fifth term in Parliament,and shortly after a parliamentary speech.
Sven Oftedal was a Norwegian physician and politician,representing the Labour Party. He was Minister of Social Affairs in 1945 and 1945-1948 and a member of the Storting (1945-1948).
The Minister of Transport is a Councillor of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. The post has been held by Jon-Ivar Nygård of the Labour Party since 2021. The ministry is responsible for policy and public operations within postal services,telecommunications,civil aviation,public roads,rail transport and public transport,including ferry services that are part of national roads and coastal transport infrastructure. The ministry has seven agencies and four limited companies,including the airport operator Avinor,railway operator Vy,the Norwegian National Rail Administration,the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Norway Post. There are also inspectorates and authorities related to accident investigation,civil aviation,and railways.
The Minister of Trade and Shipping was a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Trade and Shipping. The position was created on 6 December 1947 when the position of Minister of Trade and Industry was split into a portfolio for trade and shipping,and a Minister of Industry. As a prelude,a separate Minister of Shipping had been created between 1942 and 1945 to lead the Ministry of Shipping. The Minister of Trade and Industry had its own ministry until 1988,when the responsibility was taken over by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The position was abolished in 1997,when the portfolio was taken over by the Minister of Trade and Industry.
Gunnar Bøe was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party.
Olaf Solumsmoen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.
Jens Mogens Boyesen was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party.
Randi Helene Bratteli was a Norwegian journalist.
Olav Larssen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties.
Events in the year 1955 in Norway.
Trygve Friis Bull was a Norwegian lecturer and politician. He was a member of Mot Dag in the 1920s and 1930s,and contributed to the magazines Mot Dag,Clarté and Kontakt. During World War II he was imprisoned by the Germans,and incarcerated at the Grini and Sachsenhausen concentration camps. He was a politician for the Labour Party,a deputy representative to the Storting from 1957 to 1969,and later a politician for the Socialist Left Party. He was a member of the committee Norsk Språknemnd from its establishment in 1952 until 1972,and Norsk språkråd from 1972 to 1981.
Konrad Mathias Nordahl was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was the leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1939 to 1965,and an MP from 1958 to 1965.
The Minister of Fisheries is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norway). The incumbent minister is Bjørnar Skjæran of the Labour Party.
Jonas Brunvoll was a Norwegian opera singer and actor.
Labour government or Labor government may refer to:
Trygve Martin Bratteli (help·info) (11 January 1910 – 20 November 1984) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He served as the 26th prime minister of Norway from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1973 to 1976. He was president of the Nordic Council in 1978. [1] 
