Incumbent
Jens Stoltenberg
since 17 October, 2005
Style
The Right Honourable
Residence
Inkognitogata 18
Appointer
Harald V
as sovereign
Term length
General Elections are held every four years. The Prime Minister is by convention the leader of the victorious party. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Inaugural holder
Frederik Stang (generally regarded as the first incumbent)
Formation
1873
Website
Government Official Homepage
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The Prime Minister of Norway (statsminister) is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget (Parliament) (of which they are members), to their political party, and ultimately the electorate.
Norway has a constitution, which was adopted on 17 May 1814.[1] The position of Prime Minister is the result of legislation. Modern Prime Ministers have few statutory powers but, provided they can command the support of their parliamentary party, they can control both the legislature and the executive (the Cabinet) and hence wield considerable de facto powers. As of 2009, the Prime Minister of Norway is Jens Stoltenberg, of the Norwegian Labour Party.
References
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First Ministers, 1814–1873
Prime Ministers, 1873–1905
Prime Ministers, 1905–1940
WWII 1940–1945
Nygaardsvold (Prime Minister in exile, 1940-1945) •
Quisling (Prime Minister, 1940 coup) •
Christensen (Chairman of the Administrative Council, 1940) •
Terboven (German Commissioner for Norway) •
Quisling (Minister President, 1942-1945)
Prime Ministers, 1945–
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