List of presidents of the Storting

President of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Norway
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since 25 November 2021
Parliament of Norway
StyleHonorable President
Ærede President (no)
SeatOslo, Norway
NominatorPrime Minister of Norway
AppointerElected by Parliament
Term lengthFour years; renewable
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
Formation1814 (Riksforsamlinga)
First holderPeder Anker
Websitehttp://www.stortinget.no
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The president (speaker) of the Storting is the presiding officer of the Storting legislature of Norway. The position was created in 1814, when the country received its constitution.

List of presidents of the Norwegian Parliament

Below is a list of the Storting's office-holders:[1]

Period Name(s) Party
2021– Masud Gharahkhani Labour
2021 Eva Kristin Hansen Labour
2018–2021 Tone W. Trøen Conservative
2013–2018 Olemic Thommessen Conservative
2009–2013 Dag Terje Andersen Labour
2005–2009 Torbjørn Jagland Labour
2001–2005 Jørgen Kosmo Labour
1993–2001 Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl Labour
1985–1993 Jo Benkow Conservative
1981–1985 Per Hysing-Dahl Conservative
1973–1981 Guttorm Hansen Labour
1972–1973 Leif Granli Labour
1965–1972 Bernt Ingvaldsen Conservative
1961–1965 Nils Langhelle Labour
1958–1961 Nils Langhelle,
Oscar Torp		 Labour
1953–1957 Oscar Torp,
Einar Gerhardsen		 Labour
1949–1953 Gustav Natvig-Pedersen Labour
1945–1949 Gustav Natvig-Pedersen,
Fredrik Monsen		 Labour
1945 Carl Joachim Hambro Conservative
1940–1945 vacant see Occupation of Norway
1937–1940 Carl Joachim Hambro Conservative
1934–1936 Carl Joachim Hambro,
Johan Nygaardsvold		 Conservative
Labour
1931–1933 Carl Joachim Hambro Conservative
1928–1930 Carl Joachim Hambro Conservative
1925–1927 Carl Joachim Hambro,
Gunder A. J. Jahren,
Ivar Lykke		 Conservative
1922–1924 Ivar Lykke,
Otto B. Halvorsen		 Conservative
1919–1921 Gunnar Knudsen,
Ivar Lykke,
Anders Buen,
Ivar Petterson Tveiten,
Otto B. Halvorsen		 Liberal
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Conservative
1916–1918 Ivar Petterson Tveiten,
Martin Olsen Nalum,
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel		 Liberal
1913–1915 Søren Tobias Årstad,
Jørgen Løvland,
Gunnar Knudsen		 Liberal
1910–1912 Magnus Halvorsen,
Wollert Konow (SB),
Jens K. M. Bratlie		 Liberal
Liberal
Conservative
1906–1909 Edvard A. Liljedahl,
Gunnar Knudsen,
Carl Berner		 Liberal
1903–1906 Carl Berner,
Johan H. P. Thorne,
Francis Hagerup		 Liberal
Conservative
Conservative
1900–1903 Edvard A. Liljedahl,
Carl Berner		 Liberal
1898–1900 Viggo Ullmann,
Carl Berner,
Johannes Steen		 Liberal
1895–1897 Viggo Ullmann,
Sivert A. Nielsen,
Johannes Steen		 Liberal
1892–1894 Viggo Ullmann,
Sivert A. Nielsen		 Liberal
1889–1891 Thomas Cathinco Bang,
Sivert A. Nielsen,
Olaus Olsen Eskeland,
Emil Stang		 n/a
Liberal
Moderate Liberal
Conservative
1886–1888 Wollert Konow (SB),
Sivert A. Nielsen,
Johannes Steen		 Liberal
1883–1885 Johannes Steen,
Johan Sverdrup		 n/a
1882 Johannes Steen n/a
1880–1882 Johannes Steen,
Johan Sverdrup;
Bernhard L. Essendrop		 n/a
1877–1879 Bernhard L. Essendrop,
Johan Sverdrup		 n/a
1874–1876 Bernhard L. Essendrop,
Johan Sverdrup		 n/a
1871–1873 P. Daniel B. W. Kildal,
Johan Sverdrup		 n/a
1868–1869 Hans Jørgen C. Aall,
Georg Prahl Harbitz		 n/a
1865–1866 Nils Vogt,
Georg Prahl Harbitz		 n/a
1864 Georg Prahl Harbitz n/a
1862–1863 Hans Jørgen C. Aall,
Georg Prahl Harbitz		 n/a
1859–1860 Hans Jørgen C. Aall,
Georg Prahl Harbitz		 n/a
1858 Ulrik Motzfeldt,
Georg Prahl Harbitz		 n/a
1857 Ulrik Motzfeldt,
Georg Prahl Harbitz		 n/a
1854 Hans Jørgen C. Aall,
Georg Prahl Harbitz		 n/a
1851 Hans Jørgen C. Aall,
Georg Prahl Harbitz		 n/a
1848 Halvor Olaus Christensen,
Georg Prahl Harbitz,
Hans Riddervold,
Carl Valentin Falsen		 n/a
1845 Niels Arntzen Sem,
Søren A. W. Sørenssen,
Carl Valentin Falsen		 n/a
1842 Hans Riddervold,
Søren A. W. Sørenssen		 n/a
1839 Hans Riddervold,
Søren A. W. Sørenssen		 n/a
1836–1837 Johan Henrik Rye,
Søren A. W. Sørenssen		 n/a
1836 Hans Riddervold,
Søren A. W. Sørenssen,		 n/a
1833 Søren A. W. Sørenssen,
Carl Valentin Falsen,
Hans Riddervold		 n/a
1830 Hans Riddervold,
Søren A. W. Sørenssen,
Niels Arntzen Sem,
J. C. Herman Wedel Jarlsberg,
Carl Valentin Falsen		 n/a
1828 Herman Wedel Jarlsberg n/a
1827 Niels Stockfleth Schultz,
Lauritz Weidemann,
J. C. Herman Wedel Jarlsberg,
Christian Krohg		 n/a
1824 Herman Wedel Jarlsberg,
Christian Krohg,
Georg Sverdrup,
Valentin C. W. Sibbern
 n/a
1822 Carl Valentin Falsen,
Valentin C. W. Sibbern		 n/a
1821 Ingelbrecht Knudssøn,
Carsten Tank,
Christian Magnus Falsen,
Andreas Arntzen,
Valentin C. W. Sibbern		 n/a
1818 Valentin C. W. Sibbern,
Wilhelm F. K. Christie,
Georg Sverdrup		 n/a
1815–1816 Wilhelm F. K. Christie n/a
1814 Wilhelm F. K. Christie,
Christian A. Diriks		 n/a
Eidsvold (1814) Georg Sverdrup,
Christian Magnus Falsen,
Christian A. Diriks,
Jens S. Fabricius,
Diderik Hegermann,
Peder Anker		 n/a

References

  1. ^ Oversikt over alle stortingspresidenter tilbake til 1814. Regjeringen.no, retrieved 8 April 2013 (in Norwegian)

Sources

  • Rulers.org