This is a descriptive article. For a list, see List of heads of government of Norway.

Prime Minister of Norway
Incumbent Jens Stoltenberg since 17 October, 2005
Style	The Right Honourable
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Appointer	Harald V as sovereign
Term length	General Elections are held every four years. 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	1873
Website	Government Official Homepage

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The Prime Minister of Norway (statsminister) 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 Stortinget (Parliament) (of which they are members), to their political party, and ultimately the electorate.

Norway has a constitution, which was adopted on 17 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. As of 2009, the Prime Minister of Norway is Jens Stoltenberg, of the Norwegian Labour Party.

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v • d • e Heads of government of Norway First Ministers, 1814–1873 Haxthausen • Rosenkrantz • Sommerhielm • Collett • Krog • Vogt • Petersen • F. Stang Prime Ministers, 1873–1905 F. Stang • Selmer • Schweigaard • Sverdrup • E. Stang • Steen • E. Stang • Hagerup • Steen • Blehr • Hagerup Prime Ministers, 1905–1940 Michelsen • Løvland • Knudsen • Konow • Bratlie • Knudsen • Halvorsen • Blehr • Halvorsen • Berge • Mowinckel • Lykke • Hornsrud • Mowinckel • Kolstad • Hundseid • Mowinckel • Nygaardsvold WWII 1940–1945 Nygaardsvold (Prime Minister in exile, 1940-1945) •  Quisling (Prime Minister, 1940 coup) • Christensen (Chairman of the Administrative Council, 1940) • Terboven (German Commissioner for Norway) •  Quisling (Minister President, 1942-1945) Prime Ministers, 1945– Gerhardsen • Torp • Gerhardsen • Lyng • Gerhardsen • Borten • Bratteli • Korvald • Bratteli • Nordli • Brundtland • Willoch • Brundtland • Syse • Brundtland • Jagland • Bondevik • Stoltenberg • Bondevik • Stoltenberg

v • d • e Cabinets of Norway Cabinets Prime Minister • Minister of Finance • Minister of Petroleum and Energy • Minister of Foreign Affairs • Minister of Education and Research (Research & Higher Education) • Minister of Local Government and Regional Development • Minister of Defence • Minister of the Environment • Minister of International Development • Minister of Trade and Industry • Minister of Transport and Communications • Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion • Minister of Justice • Minister of Children and Equality • Minister of Culture and Church Affairs • Minister of Health and Care Services • Minister of Government Administration and Reform • Minister of Agriculture and Food • Minister of Education and Research (K-12) • Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs