List of presidents of the Lagting
Appearance
List of presidents of the Lagting since 1945, one of the two subdivisions of the Parliament of Norway from 1945 to 2009, when the chamber was discontinued.
No. | Portrait | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
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1 | Jakob A. Lothe[1] (1881–1975) | 10 December 1945 | 10 January 1954 | 8 years, 31 days | Liberal | |
2 | Bent Røiseland (1902–1981) | 16 January 1954 | 11 January 1959 | 4 years, 360 days | Liberal | |
3 | Elisæus Vatnaland (1892–1983) | 12 January 1959 | 30 September 1960 | 1 year, 262 days | Centre | |
(2) | Bent Røiseland (1902–1981) | 1 October 1960 | 30 September 1961 | 364 days | Liberal | |
4 | Nils Hønsvald (1899–1971) | 6 October 1961 | 30 September 1965 | 3 years, 359 days | Labour | |
(2) | Bent Røiseland (1902–1981) | 8 October 1965 | 30 September 1969 | 3 years, 357 days | Liberal | |
5 | Lars Korvald (1916–2006) | 8 October 1969 | 18 October 1972 | 3 years, 10 days | Christian Democratic | |
6 | Egil Aarvik (1912–1990) | 24 October 1972 | 30 September 1973 | 341 days | Christian Democratic | |
7 | Torild Skard[2] (born 1936) | 9 October 1973 | 30 September 1977 | 3 years, 356 days | Socialist Left | |
8 | Margit Tøsdal (1918–1993) | 11 October 1977 | 30 September 1981 | 3 years, 354 days | Labour | |
9 | Thor Knudsen (1927–2006) | 8 October 1981 | 30 September 1989 | 7 years, 357 days | Conservative | |
10 | Hans J. Røsjorde (born 1941) | 10 October 1989 | 30 September 1993 | 3 years, 355 days | Progress | |
11 | Jan P. Syse (1930–1997) | 11 October 1993 | 17 September 1997 | 3 years, 341 days | Conservative | |
12 | Odd Holten (born 1940) | 8 October 1997 | 30 September 2001 | 3 years, 357 days | Christian Democratic | |
13 | Lodve Solholm (born 1949) | 9 October 2001 | 30 September 2005 | 3 years, 356 days | Progress | |
14 | Inge Lønning (1938–2013) | 10 October 2005 | 30 September 2009 | 3 years, 355 days | Conservative |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Bent Røiseland (Liberal) was acting president from 17 to 28 June 1952.
- ^ Einar Nyheim (Socialist Left Party) was acting president from 2 November to 17 December 1974.