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This is a list of viceroys (visekonge), governors (rigsstatholder), first ministers (førstestatsråd) and prime ministers (statsminister) of Norway.

Until 1873, the king of the personal union between Sweden and Norway governed Norway through two cabinets: one in Stockholm and another in Christiania (now Oslo). The newly created Stockholm cabinet consisted of a prime minister and two ministers, whose role was to convey the attitudes of the Christiania cabinet to the Swedish king.

The cabinet in Christiania was led by a governor (rigsstatholder). For brief periods, the present crown prince was appointed Viceroy of Norway by the king, in which case the viceroy became the highest authority in Christiania.

The Prime Minister's office on the top (17th) floor of what is known as "Høyblokka" (the tall block)

Whenever the king was present in Christiania, however, he assumed the highest authority, thus putting the governor or viceroy temporarily out of charge. Likewise, when there was no governor, viceroy or king present in Christiania (which was not unusual), the cabinet was led by a so-called first minister, who was the most prominent member of the cabinet.

In July 1873, the position of governor was abolished after being vacant since 1856. Simultaneously, the post of first minister in Christiania was upgraded to Prime Minister of Norway. Although the office of Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm still existed, the real power and influence over state affairs was moved to the prime minister in Christiania. When the union was dissolved in 1905, the prime minister in Stockholm simply ceased to function.

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Governors, Viceroys, and First Ministers (1814–1873)

Governors of Norway (1814–1856)

  1. Count Hans Henrik von Essen (1814–1816)
  2. Count Carl Carlsson Mörner (1816–1818)
  3. Count Johan August Sandels (1818–1827)
  4. Count Baltzar von Platen (1827–1829)
  5. Count Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg (1836–1840)
  6. Severin Løvenskiold (1841–1856)

Viceroys of Norway (periodically 1814–1857)

  1. Crown Prince Carl Johan (9 November–17 November 1814)
  2. Crown Prince Carl Johan (10 June–16 July 1816)
  3. Crown Prince Oscar (11 April–1 November 1824)
  4. Crown Prince Oscar (17 June–3 December 1833)
  5. Crown Prince Carl (17 June 1856–22 June 1857)

First Ministers of Norway (1814–1873)

  1. Frederik Gottschalk Haxthausen (1814)
  2. Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz (1814–1815)
  3. Mathias Sommerhielm (1815–1822)
  4. Jonas Collett (1822–1836)
  5. Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog (1836–1855)
  6. Jørgen Herman Vogt (1855–1858)
  7. Hans Christian Petersen (1858–1861)
  8. Frederik Stang (1861–1873); continued as Prime Minister until 1880

In 1873 the position of First Minister was upgraded to Prime Minister.

Prime Ministers of Norway (1814–1905)

Prime Ministers (1814–1873, in Stockholm)

  1. Peder Anker (1814–1822)
  2. Mathias Sommerhielm (1822–1827)
  3. Severin Løvenskiold (1828–1841)
  4. Frederik Due (1841–1858)
  5. Georg Sibbern (1858–1871)
  6. Christian Bretteville (deputy prime minister 1858–1859 and 1861)
  7. Otto Kierulf (1871–1873); stayed as Prime Minister in Stockholm until 1884

In 1873 the office of the Prime Minister moved from Stockholm to Christiania.

Prime Ministers (1873–1905, in Christiania)

  1. Frederik Stang (1873–1880); had been First Minister from 1861 to 1873
  2. Christian August Selmer (1880–1884); resigned after conviction in the High Court of the Realm
  3. Christian Homann Schweigaard (1884)
  4. Johan Sverdrup (1884–1889); the founder of Norwegian parliamentarism
  5. Emil Stang (1889–1891)
  6. Johannes Steen (1891–1893)
  7. Emil Stang (1893–1895)
  8. Francis Hagerup (1895–1898)
  9. Johannes Steen (1898–1902)
  10. Otto Blehr (1902–1903)
  11. Francis Hagerup (1903–1905)

Prime Ministers in Stockholm (1873–1905)

  1. Otto Kierulf (1873–1884); had been Prime Minister from 1871 to 1873
  2. Wolfgang Wenzel von Haffner (acting prime minister 1884)
  3. Carl Otto Løvenskiold (1884)
  4. Ole Jørgen Richter (1884–1888)
  5. Hans Georg Jacob Stang (1888–1889)
  6. Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram (1889–1891)
  7. Otto Albert Blehr (1891–1893)
  8. Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram (1893–1898)
  9. Otto Albert Blehr (1898–1902)
  10. Ole Anton Qvam (1902–1903)
  11. Sigurd Ibsen (1903–1905)
  12. Jørgen Løvland (1905)

Prime Ministers of Norway (1905–present)

In 1905 the union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved. Since then the office of the Prime Minister of Norway has been in Oslo, except from the years of Nazi-German occupation during WWII when the Norwegian government was in exile in London.

Norwegian Prime Ministers since 1945
(Years indicate general elections;
colours indicate PM's parties,
not all parties in government)

Prime Ministers (1905-1940)

Name Term start Term end Political Party
Christian Michelsen March 11, 1905 October 23, 1907 Liberal
Jørgen Løvland October 23, 1907 March 19, 1908 Liberal
Gunnar Knudsen March 19, 1908 February 2, 1910 Liberal
Wollert Konow February 2, 1910 February 20, 1912 Liberal Left
Jens Bratlie February 20, 1912 January 31, 1913 Conservative
Gunnar Knudsen January 31, 1913 June 21, 1920 Liberal
Otto Bahr Halvorsen June 21, 1920 June 22, 1921 Conservative
Otto Albert Blehr June 22, 1921 March 6, 1923 Liberal
Otto Bahr Halvorsen March 6, 1923 May 30, 1923 Conservative
Abraham Berge May 30, 1923 July 25, 1924 Liberal Left
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel July 25, 1924 March 5, 1926 Liberal
Ivar Lykke March 5, 1926 January 28, 1928 Conservative
Christopher Hornsrud January 28, 1928 February 15, 1928 Labour
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel February 15, 1928 May 12, 1931 Liberal
Peder Kolstad May 12, 1931 March 14, 1932 Agrarian
Jens Hundseid March 14, 1932 March 3, 1933 Agrarian
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel March 3, 1933 March 20, 1935 Liberal
Johan Nygaardsvold March 20, 1935 June 25, 1945 Labour

Heads of Government during German occupation of Norway (1940-1945)

These Prime Ministers were the de facto heads of government of Norway during the war, though Johan Nygaardsvold still held the de jure office, in exile in London, United Kingdom.

Name Term start Term end Political Party
Vidkun Quisling April 9, 1940 April 15, 1940 National Unification
Ingolf Elster Christensen April 15, 1940 September 22, 1940 Independent
Josef Terboven September 22, 1940 February 1, 1942 National Unification
Vidkun Quisling February 1, 1942 May 8, 1945 National Unification

Prime Ministers since 1945

Name Term start Term end Political Party
Einar Gerhardsen June 25, 1945 November 19, 1951 Labour
Oscar Torp November 19, 1951 January 22, 1955 Labour
Einar Gerhardsen January 22, 1955 August 28, 1963 Labour
John Lyng August 28, 1963 September 25, 1963 Conservative
Einar Gerhardsen September 25, 1963 October 12, 1965 Labour
Per Borten October 12, 1965 March 17, 1971 Centre
Trygve Bratteli March 17, 1971 October 18, 1972 Labour
Lars Korvald October 18, 1972 October 16, 1973 Christian Democratic
Trygve Bratteli October 16, 1973 January 15, 1976 Labour
Odvar Nordli January 15, 1976 February 4, 1981 Labour
Gro Harlem Brundtland February 4, 1981 October 14, 1981 Labour
Kåre Willoch October 14, 1981 May 9, 1986 Conservative
Gro Harlem Brundtland May 9, 1986 October 16, 1989 Labour
Jan P. Syse October 16, 1989 November 3, 1990 Conservative
Gro Harlem Brundtland November 3, 1990 October 25, 1996 Labour
Thorbjørn Jagland October 25, 1996 October 17, 1997 Labour
Kjell Magne Bondevik October 17, 1997 March 17, 2000 Christian Democratic
Jens Stoltenberg March 17, 2000 October 19, 2001 Labour
Kjell Magne Bondevik October 19, 2001 October 17, 2005 Christian Democratic
Jens Stoltenberg October 17, 2005 Present Labour

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