Duration of Norwegian Governments 1814-

Article | Last updated: 11/06/2018

The list covers both the rather extensive government periods 1814-1884 and the parliamentary dependent governments since 1884 – the year when the introduction of parliamentarism began in Norway.

	Government	Years	Months	Days
1	First Wedel Government 1814-1836	21	10	8
2	Frederik Stang’s Government 1861-1880	18	9	24
3	Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 1844-1856	12	3	9
4	Johan Nygaardsvold’s Government 1935-1945	10	3	5
5	Einar Gerhardsen’s Third Government 1955-1963	8	7	6
6	Jens Stoltenberg’s Second Government 2005-2013	8	0	0
7	Second Wedel Government and its Continuation 1836-1844	7	5	18
8	Gunnar Knudsen’s Second Government 1913-1920	7	4	21
9	Einar Gerhardsen’s Second Government 1945-1951	6	0	14
10	Gro Harlem Brundtland’s Third Government 1990-1996	5	11	22
11	Per Borten’s Government 1965-1971	5	5	5
12	Odvar Nordli’s Government 1976-1981	5	5	20
13	Johan Sverdrup’s Government 1884-1889	5	0	17
14	Erna Solberg's Government 2013 - in office
15	Kåre Willoch’s Government 1981-1986	4	6	25
16	Johannes Steen’s Second Government 1898-1902	4	2	4
17	Kjell Magne Bondevik’s Second Government 2001-2005	3	11	28
18	Christian Selmer’s Government 1880-1884	3	5	23
19	Gro Harlem Brundtland’s Second Government 1986-1989	3	5	7
20	Johan L. Mowinckel’s Second Government 1928-1931	3	2	27
21	Oscar Torp’s Government 1951-1955	3	2	3
22	Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 1858-1861	3	0	1
23	Christian Michelsen’s Government 1905-1907	2	7	12
24	Vogt Government 1856-1858	2	5	29
25	Emil Stang’s Second Government 1893-1895	2	5	12
26	Kjell Magne Bondevik’s First Government 1997-2000	2	5	0
27	Francis Hagerup’s First Government 1895-1898	2	4	3
28	Trygve Bratteli’s Second Government 1973-1976	2	2	30
29	Johannes Steen’s First Government 1891-1893	2	1	26
30	Einar Gerhardsen’s Fourth Government 1963-1965	2	0	20
31	Wollert Konow’s Government 1910-1912	2	0	18
32	Johan L. Mowinckel’s Third Government 1933-1935	2	0	17
33	Ivar Lykke’s Government 1926-1928	1	10	23
34	Gunnar Knudsen’s First Government 1908-1910	1	10	14
35	Otto Blehr’s Second Government 1921-1923	1	8	12
36	Emil Stang’s First Government 1889-1891	1	7	21
37	Johan L. Mowinckel’s First Government 1924-1926	1	7	8
38	Jens Stoltenberg’s First Government 2000-2001	1	7	2
39	Trygve Bratteli’s First Government 1971-1972	1	7	1
40	Otto Blehr’s First Government 1902-1903	1	6	1
41	Francis Hagerup’s Second Government 1903-1905	1	4	19
42	Abraham Berge’s Government 1923-1924	1	1	25
43	Jan P. Syse’s Government 1989-1990	1	0	18
44	Otto B. Halvorsen’s First Government 1920-1921	1	0	1
45	Lars Korvald’s Government 1972-1973	0	11	28
46	Thorbjørn Jaglands’ Government 1996-1997	0	11	22
47	Jens Hundseid’s Government 1932-1933	0	11	17
48	Jens Bratlie’s Government 1912-1913	0	11	11
49	Peder Kolstad’s Government 1931-1932	0	10	2
50	Council of Government/Council of State March-November 1814	0	8	10
51	Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government 1981	0	8	10
52	Jørgen Løvland’s Government 1907-1908	0	4	25
53	Einar Gerhardsen’s First Government 1945	0	4	11
54	Schweigaard/Løvenskiold Government 1884	0	2	23
55	Otto B. Halvorsen’s Second Government 1923	0	2	17
56	John Lyng’s Government 1963	0	0	28
57	Christopher Hornsrud’s Government 1928	0	0	18

Status 11 June 2018