CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NORWAY

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.

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History

Membership

Parliamentary (Storting) elections 1961-2005

List of Party Chairmen and Leaders

Unge Høyre

Internationally

See also

External links

History

The Conservative Party of Norway was founded in 1884 with Emil Stang as its first Chairman. Høyre is currently the third largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, after the Norwegian Labour Party and the Progress Party. Høyre is 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.

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	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%

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-

Unge Høyre

Høyre has its own youth wing called Unge Høyre. The leader of The Young Conservatives is Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, who followed Ine Marie Eriksen. The youth wing was founded in 1922.

Internationally

Høyre is an associated member of the European People's Party (EPP) and full member of the International Democrat Union (IDU).

See also

★ Politics of Norway

External links

★ Høyre - Official site

★ Conservative Party (Høyre) - Information in English

★ Unge Høyre - Official site of the Young Conservatives

★ Høyres Studenterforbund - Site of the Conservative Students' Union