Erna Solberg

Erna Solberg

Solberg in 2017
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
14 October 2021
MonarchHarald V
Prime MinisterJonas Gahr Støre
Preceded byJonas Gahr Støre
In office
17 October 2005 – 16 October 2013
MonarchHarald V
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byJens Stoltenberg
Succeeded byJens Stoltenberg
Leader of the Conservative Party
Assumed office
9 May 2004
35th Prime Minister of Norway
In office
16 October 2013 – 14 October 2021
MonarchHarald V
Preceded byJens Stoltenberg
Succeeded byJonas Gahr Støre
Minister of Local Government
In office
19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded bySylvia Brustad
Succeeded byÅslaug Haga
Leader of the Conservative Women's Association
In office
7 March 1993 – 29 March 1998
Preceded bySiri Frost Sterri
Succeeded bySonja Sjøli
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Assumed office
2 October 1989
ConstituencyHordaland
Personal details
Born (1961-02-24) 24 February 1961 (age 63)
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Sindre Finnes
(m. 1996)
[1]
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Bergen
Websitehttps://erna.no/

Erna Solberg (ˌæːɳɑ ˈsuːlˈbærɡ; born 24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician. She has been leader of the Conservative Party since 2004. She was the 35th Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 until 2021.[2] Solberg lost her re-election in September 2021, after the Conservative party lost many seats in the election.[3]

Solberg is the leader of the Conservative Party [as of 2024's first quarter].[4]

As of the end of February 2024, two[5] political parties have Solberg as the main candidate to lead a coalition of parties after the elections (for parliament) in 2025. The parties are KrF and the Conservative Party.

  1. "Erna Solberg" (in Norwegian). Norske biografiske leksikon. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. "Erna Solberg replaces Jens Stoltenberg as Norway's prime minister as centre-right bloc takes power". Daily Telegraph. Associated Press. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. "Conservative PM concedes defeat as in Norway's elections". AP NEWS. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. https://www.nrk.no/norge/solberg-saken_-_-blir-mer-alvorlig-for-hver-dag-som-gar-1.16604076. Retrieved 2023-10-21
  5. Cite error: The named reference OnePlusOne was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

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