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      Norway, coat of arms
             1992-
             1940-1945
      Norway, coat of arms (1905) - vector image
             1905-1992
 File:Coat of Arms of the Union between Sweden and Norway.svg
              1844-1905 
        Norway, coat of arms (1844) - vector image
                   1844
     Norway, coat of arms (1733) - vector image
                   1733
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            1580
 
 
c. 565                    Kingdom of Norway
12 Sep 1380 - 24 Jan 1814 In personal union with Denmark
11 Jul 1396 - 06 Jun 1536 Part of Kalmar Union
04 Nov 1814 - 07 Jun 1905 In personal union with Sweden
07 Jun 1905               Independence, Kingdom of Norway
09 Apr 1940 - 08 May 1945 German occupation
01 Feb 1942 - 08 May 1945 State of Norway
09 May 1945               Kingdom of Norway (restored)
 
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Capital: Oslo
Language: Norwegian (Norsk bokmål, Norsk Nynorsk)
Religion: Lutheran
National Anthem: Ja vi elsker dette landet (Yes we love this land)
National Emblem: Lion and Matyr axe of St Olav
National Day: Constitution day 17th May (1814) Independence day 7th June 1905
National Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway)
EU Accesion: No
Curency: Krone
 
Monarchs
565 - 623 Ingjald Illrade
680 - 710 Olav I
710 - 750 Halfdan I
750 - 780 Eystein
780 - 800 Halfdan II
800 - 810 Gudrod
810 - 840 Olav II
840 - 863 Halfdan III
863 - 933 Yngling, Harald I Halfdansson
912 - 935 Yngling, Erik I Haraldsson Blodoks
935 - 961 Yngling, Håkon I Haraldsson
961 - 965 Yngling, Harald II Eriksson
995 - 1000 Yngling, Olav III Haraldsson
1000 - 1016               Yngling, Erik II Haraldsson
       1016 - 21 Dec 1028 Yngling, Olav IV(II) Gudrodsson The Saint
   Nov 1028 - 12 Nov 1035 Yngling, Knut I Gudrodsson
   Aug 1030 -        1035 Svein Knutsson
                          (co-ruler)
       1035 - 25 Oct 1047 Yngling, Magnus I Olavsson
       1046 - 25 Sep 1066 Yngling, Harald III Sigurdsson
       1066 - 28 Apr 1069 Yngling, Magnus II Haraldsson The Good
       1067 - 22 Sep 1093 Yngling, Olav V Haraldsson
       1093 -    Feb 1094 Yngling, Håkon II Magnusson
       1093 - 24 Aug 1103 Yngling, Magnus III Olavsson
                          (co-ruler to 1094)
       1103 -        1115 Yngling, Olav VI Magnusson
24 Aug 1103 - 22 Aug 1122 Yngling, Øystein I Magnusson
                          (co-ruler)
24 Aug 1103 - 26 Mar 1130 Yngling, Sigurd I Magnusson
                          (co-ruler to 1122)
26 Mar 1130 - 09 Aug 1134 Yngling, Harald IV Magnusson
                          (co-ruler)
26 Mar 1130 - 07 Jan 1135 Yngling, Magnus IV Sigurdsson (1st Time)
   Dec 1136 - 04 Feb 1161 Yngling, Inge I Haraldsson
                          (co-ruler)
   Dec 1137 - 12 Nov 1139 Yngling, Magnus V Sigurdsson (2nd Time)
   Dec 1136 - 10 Jun 1155 Yngling, Sigurd II Haraldsson
                          (co-ruler)
27 May 1142 - 30 Aug 1157 Yngling, Øystein II Haraldsson
                          (co-ruler to 1155)
27 May 1142 - 1145        Yngling, Magnus VI Haraldsson
                          (co-ruler)
       1161 - 07 Jul 1162 Yngling, Håkon III Sigurdsson
       1162 - 29 Sep 1163 Yngling, Sigurd III Slembidkiakn
   Sep 1176 -    Jan 1177 Yngling, Øystein III Sigurdsson
   Jan 1177 - 1180        Yngling, Sverre Sigurdsson
                          (1st Time, co-ruler)
15 Jun 1184 - 09 Mar 1202 Yngling, Sverre Sigurdsson (2nd Time)
       1202 - 01 Jan 1204 Yngling, Håkon III Sverresson
       1204               Yngling, Guttorm Sigurdsson
       1204 - 23 Apr 1217 Guttormsson, Inge II Bårdnsson
23 Apr 1217 - 16 Dec 1263 Yngling, Håkon IV Håkonsson
   Apr 1240 - 05 May 1257 Yngling, Håkon V Håkonsson
                          (co-ruler)
16 Dec 1263 - 09 May 1280 Yngling, Magnus VII Håkonsson
       1273 - 13 Jul 1299 Yngling, Erik III Magnusson
                          (co-ruler to 1280)
10 Aug 1299 - 08 May 1319 Yngling, Håkon VI Magnusson ................. 1268-1319
24 Aug 1319 - 15 Aug 1355 Folkunga, Magnus VIII Eriksson .............. 1319-1364
15 Aug 1355 - 12 Sep 1380 Folkunga, Håkon VII Magnusson ............... 1340-1380
12 Sep 1380 - 03 Aug 1387 Folkunga, Olav VII Magnusson ................ 1370-1387
03 Aug 1387 - 07 Jan 1814 The Monarchs of Denmark
07 Jan      - 20 Oct 1814 Oldemburg, Christian-Frederik ............... 1786-1848
                          (Later Christian VIII of Denmark)
04 Nov 1814 - 07 Jun 1905 The Monarchs of Sweden
25 Nov 1905 - 25 Sep 1940 Oldemburg, Håkon VIII ....................... 1873-1957
                          (1st Time, in exile from 07 Jun 1940)
09 May 1945 - 21 Sep 1957 Oldemburg, Håkon VIII (2nd Time)
21 Sep 1957 - 17 Jan 1991 Oldemburg, Olav VIII(V) ..................... 1903-1991
                          (Regent from 19 Jun 1955)
17 Jan 1991 -             Oldemburg, Harald IV ........................ 1937-
                          (Regent from Jun 1990)
25 Nov 2003 - 13 Apr 2004 Crown Prince Håkon .......................... 1973-
                          (Regent, 1st Time)
29 Mar      - 07 Jun 2005 Crown Prince Håkon
                          (Regent, 2nd Time)
 
Prime Ministers
07 Jan      - 20 Oct 1814 Frederik Gottschalk von Haxthausen .......... 1750-1825
21 Jul 1873 - 31 Oct 1880 Frederik Stang .............................. 1808-1884
01 Nov 1880 - 03 Apr 1884 Christian August Selmar ..................... 1816-1889
03 Apr      - 26 Jun 1884 Christian Homann Schweigard ................. 1838-1899
26 Jun 1884 - 13 Jul 1889 Johan Sverdrup .............................. 1816-1892
13 Jul 1889 - 06 Mar 1891 Emil Stang (1st Time) ....................... 1834-1907
06 Mar 1891 - 02 May 1893 Johannes Wilhelm Christian Steen (1st Time) . 1827-1906
02 May 1893 - 14 Oct 1895 Emil Stang (2nd Time)
14 Oct 1895 - 17 Feb 1898 Georg Francis Hagerup (1st Time) ............ 1853-1921
17 Feb 1898 - 21 Apr 1902 Johannes Wilhelm Christian Steen (2nd Time)
21 Apr 1902 - 22 Oct 1903 Otto Albert Blehr ........................... 1847-1927
22 Oct 1903 - 11 Mar 1905 Georg Francis Hagerup (2nd Time)
11 Mar 1905 - 23 Oct 1907 Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen . 1857-1925
23 Oct 1907 - 19 Mar 1908 Jørgen Gunnarson Løvland .................... 1848-1922
19 Mar 1908 - 02 Feb 1910 Aanon Gunnar Knudsen (1st Time) ............. 1848-1928
02 Feb 1910 - 20 Feb 1912 Wollert Konow ............................... 1847-1932
20 Feb 1912 - 31 Jan 1913 Jens Kristian Meinrich Bratlie .............. 1856-1939
31 Jan 1913 - 21 Jun 1920 Aanon Gunnar Knudsen (2nd Time)
21 Jun 1920 - 22 Jun 1921 Otto Bahr Halvorsen (1st Time) .............. 1872-1923
22 Jun 1921 - 06 Mar 1923 Otto Albert Blehr (2nd Time)
06 Mar      - 30 May 1923 Otto Bahr Halvorsen (2nd Time)
30 May 1923 - 25 Jul 1924 Abraham Theodor Berge ....................... 1863-1927
25 Jul 1924 - 05 Mar 1926 Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1st Time) ........... 1870-1943
05 Mar 1926 - 28 Jan 1928 Ivar Lykke .................................. 1872-1949
15 Feb 1928 - 12 May 1931 Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (2nd Time)
28 Jan      - 15 Feb 1928 Christopher Andersen Hornsrud ............... 1859-1960
12 May 1931 - 05 Mar 1932 Peder Ludvik Kolstad ........................ 1878-1932
10 Mar 1932 - 20 Mar 1933 Jens Valentinsen Hundeseid .................. 1883-1965
03 Mar 1933 - 20 Mar 1935 Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (3rd Time)
20 Mar 1935 - 09 Apr 1940 Johan Nygaardsvold .......................... 1879-1952
09 Apr      - 15 Apr 1940 Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling ..... 1887-1945 NS
                          (1st Time, in rebellion)
Chairmen of the Administration Council
15 Apr      - 25 Sep 1940 Ingolf Elster Christensen ................... 1872-1943
25 Sep 1940 - 01 Feb 1942 Acting Ministers of State
                          - Kjeld Irgens .............................. 1879-1963 NS
                          - Ragner Stub Skancke ....................... 1890-1948 NS
                          - Erling Sandberg ........................... 1879-1956
                          - Sigurd Halvorsen Johannessen .............. 1881-1964
                          - Albert Viljam Haglin ...................... 1882-1946 NS
                          - Tormod Hustad ............................. 1889-1973 NS
                          - Thorstein Fretheim ........................ 1886-1971 NS
                          - Jonas Lie ................................. 1899-1945 NS
                          - Gulbrand Lunde ............................ 1901-1942 NS
                          - Axel Stang ................................ 1904-1974 NS
                          - Øystein Ravner ............................ 1893-1975
                          - Birger Øystein Meidell .................... 1882-1958 NS
                            (from 25 Sep 1941)
                          - Johan Lippestad ........................... 1902-1961 NS
                            (from 25 Sep 1941)
                          - Sverre Riisnaes ........................... 1897-1987 NS
                          - Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang ..................... 1909-1988 NS
                            (from 25 Sep 1941)
 
Minister-President
01 Feb 1942 - 09 May 1945 Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (2nd Time)
                          (Self styled Fører)
Prime Ministers
14 May      - 31 May 1945 Oskar Fredrik Torp .......................... 1883-1958 DNA
                          (1st Time, acting)
25 Jun 1945 - 19 Nov 1951 Einar Henry Gerhardsen (1st Time) ........... 1897-1987 DNA
19 Nov 1951 - 22 Jan 1955 Oscar Fredrik Torp (2nd Time)                           DNA
22 Jan 1955 - 28 Aug 1963 Einar Henry Gerhardsen (2nd Time)
28 Aug      - 25 Sep 1963 John Daniel Fystenburg Lyng ................. 1905-1978 H
25 Sep 1963 - 12 Oct 1965 Einar Henry Gerhardsen (3rd Time)
12 Oct 1965 - 17 Mar 1971 Per Borton .................................. 1913-2005
17 Mar 1971 - 18 Oct 1972 Trygve Martin Bratteli (1st Time) ........... 1910-1984 DNA
18 Oct 1972 - 16 Oct 1973 Lars Korvald ................................ 1916-2006
16 Oct 1973 - 16 Oct 1976 Trygve Martin Bratteli (2nd Time)
16 Oct 1976 - 04 Feb 1981 Odvar Nordli ................................ 1927-     DNA
04 Feb      - 14 Oct 1981 Gro Harlem Brundtland (1st Time)
16 Oct 1981 - 09 May 1986 Kåre Isaachsen Willoch ...................... 1928-     H
09 May 1986 - 16 Oct 1989 Gro Harlem Brundtland (2nd Time)
16 Oct 1989 - 03 Nov 1990 Jan Peder Syse .............................. 1930-1997 H
03 Nov 1990 - 25 Oct 1996 Gro Harlem Brundtland (3rd Time)
25 Oct 1996 - 17 Oct 1997 Thordøjrn Jagland ........................... 1950-     DNA
17 Oct 1997 - 17 Mar 2000 Kjell Magne Bondevik (1st Time) ............. 1947-
17 Mar 2000 - 19 Oct 2001 Jens Stoltenberg (1st Time) ................. 1959-     DNA
19 Oct 2001 - 17 Oct 2005 Kjell Magne Bondevik (2nd Time)
17 Oct 2005 - 16 Oct 2013 Jens Stoltenberg (2nd Time)
16 Oct 2013 -             Erna Stolberg ............................... 1961-     H
 
 
 
DNA=Det Norske Arbeiderparti (Norwegen Labour Party, social-democratic)
H=Høyre ("Right," Conservative Party, centre right, pro-Europeanism)
KFp=Kristelig Folkeparti (Christian People's Party, Christian-democratic)
SP=Senterparti (Centre Party, agrarian, centrist)
V=Venstre ("Left" Liberal Party)
Former party: NS=Nasjonal Samling (National Unity, Nationalism, Nazism, banned 1945)
 
 
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