Prime Minister of Norway facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of Norway |
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State coat of arms of Norway
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| Executive branch of the Norwegian Government Office of the Prime Minister |
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| Member of | Council of State |
| Reports to | The Storting |
| Residence | Statsministerboligen |
| Seat | Regjeringskvartalet, Oslo |
| Nominator | The previous prime minister |
| Appointer | Monarch of Norway on the advice of the previous prime minister or the president of the Storting |
| Term length | No fixed term
Serves as long as the incumbent does not have the majority of the Storting against them.
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| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Norway |
| Inaugural holder | Peder Anker |
| Formation | 17 May 1814 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Salary | annual: 1,735,682 NOK/US$ 168,023 |
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The prime minister of Norway (called statsminister in Norwegian) is the main leader of the Norwegian government. They are like the chief manager for the whole country. The prime minister and their team of top government officials, called the Cabinet, are in charge of making big decisions.
They are responsible for their actions to the King, to the Storting (Norway's Parliament), and to the people who elected them. Because the government needs the support of the Storting, the prime minister mostly answers to the Storting. The prime minister is usually the leader of the biggest political party in the Storting. Sometimes, they lead a group of parties working together.
Norway has a special rule book called the Constitution, which was created on May 17, 1814. The job of prime minister came from laws, not directly from this Constitution. Even though the prime minister doesn't have many powers written in law, they have a lot of real power. This is because they usually have the support of their political party in Parliament. This allows them to guide both the laws and the government's actions.
As of 2021, Jonas Gahr Støre from the Labour Party is the prime minister of Norway. He took over from Erna Solberg of the Conservative Party in October 2021.
Elections and Terms
Unlike leaders in many other European countries, the Norwegian prime minister cannot ask the King to end the Storting's term early and call a new election. The Constitution says that the Storting must serve its full four-year term. If the prime minister loses the support of the Storting, they must step down from their position.
See also
In Spanish: Primer ministro de Noruega para niños
- List of heads of government of Norway
- Regjeringskvartalet
