Conservative Party of Norway
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The Conservative Party (Høyre, H, meaning "right") is a Norwegian political party. Founded in 1884, it is Norway's second oldest party. The current leader (since 2004) is Erna Solberg. It is currently the third most influential party in Norway after the Norwegian Labour Party and the Progress Party.
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[edit] History
The Conservative Party of Norway was founded in 1884 with Emil Stang as its first Chairman. Høyre are currently the second largest opposition party in the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget. Høyre are committed to fiscal right-wing policies, including tax cuts and little government involvement in the economy. Their social policies are much more liberal, however, with the party's program openly supporting gay adoption rights, among other things, and they are also in favour of Norwegian membership in the European Union.
[edit] 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 such as budget, organizational work, plans, party platforms, drawing up political lines.
[edit] Notable Achievements
The Conservative Party of Norway played a major role in many of Norway's political events, namely:
- Creating a reliable communications network at the turn of the 20th Century.
- Introducing old-age pensions
- Creating the Norwegian Welfare System
The conservative party is also known for taking credit for the americanization of Norwegian society, but several other parties also take credit for this.[citation needed]
[edit] Parliamentary (Storting) elections 1961-2005
| Year | % of votes |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,3% |
| 1965 | 20,3% |
| 1969 | 18,8% |
| 1973 | 17,2% |
| 1977 | 24,5% |
| 1981 | 31,8% |
| 1985 | 30,4% |
| 1989 | 22,2% |
| 1993 | 17,0% |
| 1997 | 14,3% |
| 2001 | 21,2% |
| 2005 | 14,1% |
[edit] List of Party Chairmen and Leaders
- Emil Stang, 1884-1889
- Christian Homann Schweigaard, 1889-1891
- Emil Stang, 1891-1893
- Christian Homann Schweigaard, 1893-1896
- Emil Stang, 1896-1899
- Francis Hagerup, 1899-1902
- Ole L. Skattebøl, 1902-1905
- Edm. Harbitz, 1905-1907
- Fredrik Stang, 1907-1911
- Jens Bratlie, 1911-1919
- Otto B. Halvorsen, 1919-1923
- Ivar Lykke, 1923-1926
- Carl Joachim Hambro, 1926-1934
- Johan H. Andresen, 1934-1937
- Ole Ludvig Bærøe, 1937-1940
- Arthur Nordlie, 1945-1950
- Carl Joachim Hambro, 1950-1954
- Alv Kjøs, 1954-1962
- Sjur Lindebrække, 1962-1970
- Kåre Willoch, 1970-1974
- Erling Norvik, 1974-1980
- Jo Benkow, 1980-1984
- Erling Norvik, 1984-1986
- Rolf Presthus, 1986-1988
- Kaci Kullmann Five, 1988
- Jan P. Syse, 1988-1991
- Kaci Kullmann Five, 1991-1994
- Jan Petersen, 1994-2004
- Erna Solberg, 2004-
[edit] Unge Høyre
Høyre has its own youth party called Unge Høyre. The leader of The Young Conservatives is Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, who followed Ine Marie Eriksen. The youth party was founded in 1922.
[edit] Internationally
Høyre is an associated member of the European People's Party and full member of the International Democrat Union.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Norwegian) Høyre - Official site
- (English) Conservative Party (Høyre) - Information in English
- (Norwegian) Unge Høyre - Official site of the Young Conservatives
- (Norwegian) Høyres Studenterforbund - Site of the Conservative Students' Union
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