List of Presidents of the Lagting
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List of Presidents of the Lagting since 1945
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Mathias Antonson Lothe Jakob Mathias Antonson Lothe Jakob Mathias Antonson Lothe was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party of Norway .-Biography:... |
December 10, 1945 | January 10, 1954 | Liberal |
| Bent Røiseland Bent Røiseland Bent Røiseland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party.... |
January 16, 1954 | September 30, 1961 | Liberal |
| Nils Hønsvald Nils Hønsvald Nils Hønsvald was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He was one of the leading figures in Norwegian politics from 1945 to 1969.Hønsvald was born in Horten, Vestfold County, Norway... |
October 6, 1961 | September 30, 1965 | Labour Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
| Bent Røiseland Bent Røiseland Bent Røiseland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party.... |
October 8, 1965 | September 30, 1969 | Liberal |
| Lars Korvald Lars Korvald was a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1972 to 1973, leading the cabinet that took over when Trygve Bratteli resigned in the wake of the first referendum over Norway's membership in the European Economic Community.-Early life and... |
October 8, 1969 | October 18, 1972 | Christian Democratic |
| Egil Aarvik Egil Aarvik Egil Aarvik was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was born in Børsa.-Career:He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1961, and was re-elected on two occasions... |
October 24, 1972 | September 30, 1973 | Christian Democratic |
| Torild Skard Torild Skard Torild Skard is a Norwegian psychologist and researcher, feminist, politician for the Socialist Left Party, civil servant and former high-ranking United Nations official . She served as a Member of Parliament, President of its upper chamber and Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice... |
October 9, 1973 | September 30, 1977 | Socialist Left Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... |
| Margit Tøsdal Margit Tøsdal Margit Tøsdal was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was born in Os.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1961, and was re-elected on two occasions... |
October 11, 1977 | September 30, 1981 | Labour Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
| Thor Knudsen Thor Knudsen Thor Haakon Knudsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Tønsberg.During the cabinet Borten he worked as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence from January 26 1970 – January 31 1971. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in... |
October 8, 1981 | September 30, 1989 | Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... |
| Hans J. Røsjorde Hans J. Røsjorde Hans Johan Røsjorde is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. A former member of parliament specializing in defense matters, Røsjorde has resigned from active politics and currently serves as County Governor of Oslo and Akershus. He has held this position since 2001.-Early life and... |
October 10, 1989 | September 30, 1993 | Progress Party Progress Party (Norway) The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist... |
| Jan P. Syse Jan P. Syse was a lawyer and Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990. He also served as Minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985... |
October 11, 1993 | September 17, 1997 | Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... |
| Odd Holten Odd Holten Odd Holten is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1989, and was re-elected on three occasions. Holten was President of the Lagting 1997–2001... |
October 8, 1997 | September 30, 2001 | Christian Democratic |
| Lodve Solholm Lodve Solholm Lodve Solholm is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1989, serving until 1993; he was out of parliament from 1993 to 1997, but was re-elected in 1997, 2001, and 2005.Solholm was President of the Lagting 2001–2005.He... |
October 9, 2001 | September 30, 2005 | Progress Party Progress Party (Norway) The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist... |
| Inge Lønning Inge Lønning Inge Lønning is a Norwegian theologian, educator, and politician, active in the Conservative Party of Norway.Lønning was born in Fana, Bergen, Norway. He earned his cand. theol. from the University of Oslo in 1962 and finished the practical-theological seminar in 1963... |
October 10, 2005 | September 30, 2009 | Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... |