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The Conservative Party (Høyre, H, meaning "right
Right-wing politics

In politics, right-wing, rightist and the Right are terms applied to Conservatism and reactionary positions. Originally, during the French Revolution, right-wing referred to seating arrangements in parliament; those who sat on the right supported the monarchy and aristocracy....
") is a Norwegian
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
. Founded in 1884, it is Norway's second oldest party. The current leader (since 2004) is Erna Solberg
Erna Solberg

Erna Solberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.She was elected to the Storting from Hordaland in 1989, and was re-elected on four occasions....
.

History and Political Platform
The Conservative Party of Norway was founded in 1884 with Emil Stang
Emil Stang

File:Emil Stang by Klem.pngEmil Stang was a Norway jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway....
 as its first Chairman. Ever since its creation, Høyre has been one of the larger political parties in Norway. For many years, it was the largest non-socialist party in Norway and has taken part in many governments.






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The Conservative Party (Høyre, H, meaning "right
Right-wing politics

In politics, right-wing, rightist and the Right are terms applied to Conservatism and reactionary positions. Originally, during the French Revolution, right-wing referred to seating arrangements in parliament; those who sat on the right supported the monarchy and aristocracy....
") is a Norwegian
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
. Founded in 1884, it is Norway's second oldest party. The current leader (since 2004) is Erna Solberg
Erna Solberg

Erna Solberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.She was elected to the Storting from Hordaland in 1989, and was re-elected on four occasions....
.

History and Political Platform


The Conservative Party of Norway was founded in 1884 with Emil Stang
Emil Stang

File:Emil Stang by Klem.pngEmil Stang was a Norway jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway....
 as its first Chairman. Ever since its creation, Høyre has been one of the larger political parties in Norway. For many years, it was the largest non-socialist party in Norway and has taken part in many governments. It lost this disctinction with a historicly bad election in 2005, receiveing only 14.1 percent of the vote. However, according to the 2007 local elections and various opinion polls, the party is again gaining popularity. It is currently the third largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, after the Norwegian Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party

The Norwegian Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Second cabinet Stoltenberg and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
 and the Progress Party
Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party is a Norway political party. It was the second largest political party in Norway following the Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005....
. The party is committed to fiscal free market policies, including tax cut
Tax cut

A tax cut is a reduction in tax. Economic stimulus via tax cuts, along with interest rate intervention and deficit spending, are one of the central tenets of Keynesian economics....
s and little government involvement in the economy
Economic system

An economic system or ?conomic system is a system that involves the Economic production, distribution and consumption of Good and Service between the entities in a particular society....
. In spite of the party's center-right orientation, Høyre's social policies are quite liberal, with the party's programme supporting liberal policies such as gay adoption rights and marriage. It is also the only Norwegian party officially in favour of Norwegian membership
Norway and the European Union

Norway is not a Member State of the European Union of the European Union , but is, in effect, required to adopt much EU legislation due to its participation in the European Economic Area , through the European Free Trade Association ....
 in the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
.

Membership

The party claims 67,000 registered members, organized in about 600 local party units. There are reportedly some 15,000 members active in party affairs. The Central Board of Høyre meets seven times a year to discuss important matters such as budget, organizational work, plans, party platforms, drawing up political lines.

Parliamentary (Storting) elections 1961-2005

Year % of votes
1961
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1961

Results...
 19,3%
1965
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1965

Results...
 20,3%
1969
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1969

The 1969 election proved to be one of the closest ones in Norwegian history. The only left party to win seats, the Norwegian Labour Party, got 74 seats, while the right parties got 76 seats....
 18,8%
1973
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1973

Results?A coalition of the Socialist People's Party , the Communist Party of Norway , and anti-European Economic Community individuals from the Norwegian Labour Party. The coalition evolved into the Socialist Left Party in 1975....
 17,2%
1977
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1977

Results...
 24,5%
1981
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1981

Results...
 31,8%
1985
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1985

A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 9 September 1985.Results...
 30,4%
1989
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1989

A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 11 September 1989....
 22,2%
1993
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993

A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 13 September 1993. The Norwegian Labour Party won a plurality of seats, and Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland remained in office....
 17,0%
1997
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1997

A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 15 September 1997. Before the election, Prime Ministers of Norway Thorbj?rn Jagland of the Norwegian Labour Party, decleared that the government would step down unless it gained 36,9 per cent of the vote, the percentage gained by the Labour Party in Norwegian parliamentary el...
 14,3%
2001
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001

A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on September 10, 2001. The Norwegian Labour Party won a plurality of votes and seats, closely followed by the Conservative Party of Norway....
 21,2%
2005
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. More than 3.4 million Norwegians were eligible for vote for the Storting, the parliament of Norway....
 14,1%


List of Party Chairmen and Leaders


  • Emil Stang
    Emil Stang

    File:Emil Stang by Klem.pngEmil Stang was a Norway jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway....
    , 1884-1889
  • Christian Homann Schweigaard
    Christian Homann Schweigaard

    Christian Homann Schweigaard was a Norway politician from the Conservative Party of Norway, and Prime Minister of Norway in 1884, the so-called Christian Homann Schweigaard's ministerium....
    , 1889-1891
  • Emil Stang
    Emil Stang

    File:Emil Stang by Klem.pngEmil Stang was a Norway jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway....
    , 1891-1893
  • Christian Homann Schweigaard
    Christian Homann Schweigaard

    Christian Homann Schweigaard was a Norway politician from the Conservative Party of Norway, and Prime Minister of Norway in 1884, the so-called Christian Homann Schweigaard's ministerium....
    , 1893-1896
  • Emil Stang
    Emil Stang

    File:Emil Stang by Klem.pngEmil Stang was a Norway jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway....
    , 1896-1899
  • Francis Hagerup
    Francis Hagerup

    George Francis Hagerup was a Norway lawyer, diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 14 October 1895 to February 17, 1898 and from 22 October 1903 to 11 March 1905....
    , 1899-1902
  • Ole L. Skattebøl, 1902-1905
  • Edm. Harbitz
    Edm. Harbitz

    Edm. Harbitz was a Norway politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. He chaired the party from 1905 to 1907....
    , 1905-1907
  • Fredrik Stang
    Fredrik Stang

    Fredrik Stang was the Norway Minister of Justice 1912-1913....
    , 1907-1911
  • Jens Bratlie
    Jens Bratlie

    Jens Kristian Meinich Bratlie was a Norway politician, representing the Conservative Party of Norway. He was born in Nordre Land. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1912 to 1913....
    , 1911-1919
  • Otto B. Halvorsen, 1919-1923
  • Ivar Lykke
    Ivar Lykke

    Ivar Lykke was a Norway politician from the H?yre. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1926 to 1928.References...
    , 1923-1926
  • Carl Joachim Hambro
    Carl Joachim Hambro (1885-1964)

    Carl Joachim Hambro was a leading politician from the H?yre. He was a member of the Storting from 1919 to 1957, party Chairman from 1928 to 1934, speaker in the Parliament 1926 to 1933 and 1935 to 1945, and President of the Assembly of the League of Nations delegates in 1939-40 and 1946....
    , 1926-1934
  • Johan H. Andresen, 1934-1937
  • Ole Ludvig Bærøe
    Ole Ludvig Bærøe

    Ole Ludvig B?r?e was a Norway politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. He was Minister of Agriculture 1926-1928, as well as head of the Ministry of Education and Church Affairs 1927-1928....
    , 1937-1940
  • Arthur Nordlie
    Arthur Nordlie

    Arthur Henry Eugen Nordlie was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.He was elected to the Stortinget from Oslo in 1928, and was re-elected on three occasions....
    , 1945-1950
  • Carl Joachim Hambro
    Carl Joachim Hambro (1885-1964)

    Carl Joachim Hambro was a leading politician from the H?yre. He was a member of the Storting from 1919 to 1957, party Chairman from 1928 to 1934, speaker in the Parliament 1926 to 1933 and 1935 to 1945, and President of the Assembly of the League of Nations delegates in 1939-40 and 1946....
    , 1950-1954
  • Alv Kjøs
    Alv Kjøs

    Alv Kj?s was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.He was born in L?ten.He was elected to the Stortinget from Hedmark in 1937, and was re-elected on five occasions....
    , 1954-1962
  • Sjur Lindebrække
    Sjur Lindebrække

    Sjur Lindebr?kke was a Norwegian banker and Conservative Party of Norway politician. From 1940 he worked as assistant manager in Bergens Privatbank, and became bank manager in 1945, administrative director in 1959, and from 1969 he was working chairman....
    , 1962-1970
  • Kåre Willoch
    Kåre Willoch

    is a Norway politician from the H?yre. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986.Willoch graduated as an economist from the University of Oslo....
    , 1970-1974
  • Erling Norvik
    Erling Norvik

    Erling Norvik was a Norway politician from the H?yre.Norvik was born in Vads?, the son of Erling Johannes Norvik, who served in the Stortinget from 1949 to 1961....
    , 1974-1980
  • Jo Benkow
    Jo Benkow

    Jo Benkow is a Norway politician and writer, notable for being an important person in the Conservative Party of Norway, and the President of the Parliament 1985-1993....
    , 1980-1984
  • Erling Norvik
    Erling Norvik

    Erling Norvik was a Norway politician from the H?yre.Norvik was born in Vads?, the son of Erling Johannes Norvik, who served in the Stortinget from 1949 to 1961....
    , 1984-1986
  • Rolf Presthus
    Rolf Presthus

    Rolf Presthus was a Norway politician, who was chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway 1986-1988.Presthus was also Minister of Finance 1981-1986, and Minister of Defence in 1986....
    , 1986-1988
  • Kaci Kullmann Five
    Kaci Kullmann Five

    Kaci Kullmann Five is a Norway politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, and a business professional. She was born Karin Cecilie Kullmann in B?rum and was educated in Law, French language and Political Science at University of Oslo in 1981....
    , 1988
  • Jan P. Syse
    Jan P. Syse

    was a lawyer and Norway politician from the Conservative Party of Norway. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990. He also served as Minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985....
    , 1988-1991
  • Kaci Kullmann Five
    Kaci Kullmann Five

    Kaci Kullmann Five is a Norway politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, and a business professional. She was born Karin Cecilie Kullmann in B?rum and was educated in Law, French language and Political Science at University of Oslo in 1981....
    , 1991-1994
  • Jan Petersen
    Jan Petersen

    Jan Petersen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.He was elected to the Storting from Akershus in 1981, and was re-elected on six occasions....
    , 1994-2004
  • Erna Solberg
    Erna Solberg

    Erna Solberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.She was elected to the Storting from Hordaland in 1989, and was re-elected on four occasions....
    , 2004-


Unge Høyre

Main article: Unge Høyre

Høyre has its own youth wing called Unge Høyre. The leader of The Young Conservatives is Henrik Asheim
Henrik Asheim

Henrik Asheim is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.In 2007 Asheim was elected to B?rum municipal council . In 2008 he became leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives, the youth wing of the Conservative Party....
, who followed Torbjørn Røe Isaksen
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen

Torbj?rn R?e Isaksen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.He was the leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives , the youth wing of the Conservative Party, from 2004 to 2008....
. The youth wing was founded in 1922.

Internationally

Høyre is an associated member of the European People's Party
European People's Party

The European People's Party is a Christian Democracy, Liberal conservatism and Conservatism European political party. Founded in 1976, the EPP has 72 member-parties from 39 countries, 12 EU and 6 non-EU heads of government, 10 European Commissioners , and the largest group in the European Parliament with 288 members....
 (EPP) and full member of the International Democrat Union
International Democrat Union

The International Democrat Union is a center-right :Category:Political internationals of Conservatism, Christian democracy and Liberal conservatism political party....
 (IDU).

See also

  • Politics of Norway
    Politics of Norway

    Politics in Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary system representative democracy constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the King of Norway and his council, the List of Norwegian governments, led by the Prime Minister of Norway....


External links

  • - Official site
  • - Information in English
  • - Official site of the Young Conservatives
  • - Site of the Conservative Students' Union