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The prime minister of Norway (Norwegian: statsminister, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway.The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the monarch, to the Storting (Parliament of Norway), to their political ...
This is a list of heads of government of Norway.In the modern era, the head of government has the title prime minister (Norwegian: Statsminister).At various times in the past, the highest governmental title has included steward (Norwegian: Rigsstatholder), viceroy (Norwegian: Vicekonge) and first minister (Norwegian: Førstestatsraad)
1 November: Geoffrey Howe, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, over differences with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over government policy on the European Monetary System. 27 November : Margaret Thatcher , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , after narrowly failing to win outright in the first round of a leadership contest .
Erna Solberg (Norwegian: [ˈæ̀ːɳɑ ˈsûːlbærɡ]; born 24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician and the current Leader of the Opposition.She served as the prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, and has been the leader of the Conservative Party since May 2004.
The first speech he gave in his second term as prime minister was during Norway's "Pharmaceutics days" in 2005 under the title "Vaccination against poverty". Stoltenberg was a board director of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization ( GAVI ) from 2002 to 2005 [ 53 ] and was awarded the Children's Health Award in 2005.
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.
The Central Government of Norway encompasses the Office of the Prime Minister and 16 ministries. [24] It is responsible for national policymaking, drafting legislation (approved by the Storting), and overseeing the implementation of laws and policies through various ministries and agencies. Responsibilities of the central government [25]
4 September – Sissel Knutsen Hegdal resigns as mayor of Stavanger with immediate effect following misused election campaign funds. [ 19 ] 19 September – The Norwegian Veterinary Institute announces the first cases of bluetongue disease in Norway since 2009 following tests on livestock in the south of the country.