Duration of Norwegian Governments 1814-

Article | Last updated: 2018-06-11

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