Prime Minister of Norway
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- This is a descriptive article. For a list, see List of heads of government of Norway.
| Prime Minister of Norway |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
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| Residence | Oslo, Norway |
| Appointer | Harald V as sovereign |
| Term length | General Elections are held every four years at a maximum, but may be held sooner. The Prime Minister is by convention the leader of the victorious party. No term limits are imposed on the office. |
| Inaugural holder | Frederik Stang (generally regarded as the first incumbent) |
| Formation | 1973 |
| Website | Government Official Homepage |
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The Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His/Her Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Storting (Parliament) (of which they are members), to their political party, and ultimately the electorate.
The Norway has a constitution officially made on 16 May, 1814.[1] The position of Prime Minister is the result of legislation. Modern Prime Ministers have few statutory powers but, provided they can command the support of their parliamentary party, they can control both the legislature and the executive (the Cabinet) and hence wield considerable de facto powers. The current Prime Minister of Norway is Jens Stoltenberg from the Norwegian Labour Party.
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- ^ "NORWAY'S STRUGGLE WITH HER KING.". The New York Times. November 11, 1882. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9507E0D9143DE533A25752C1A9679D94639FD7CF. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.
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