Prime Minister of NorwayThe prime minister of Norway (Norwegian: statsminister, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the monarch, to the Storting (Parliament of Norway), to their political party, and ultimately the electorate.
Council of State (Norway)The Council of State (Norwegian: Statsrådet) is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the prime minister of Norway, and functions as the collective decision-making organ constituting the executive branch of Norway. The council simultaneously plays the role of privy council as well as government Cabinet.
StortingThe Storting (Norwegian: Stortinget; lit.'the Great Thing') is the unicameral legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen multi-seat constituencies. A member of the Storting is known in Norwegian as a stortingsrepresentant (lit.'Storting representative').
Judiciary of NorwayThe judiciary of Norway is hierarchical with the Supreme Court at the apex. The conciliation boards only hear certain types of civil cases. The district courts are deemed to be the first instance of the Courts of Justice. Jury (high) courts are the second instance, and the Supreme Court is the third instance. CourtsThe structure of the courts of justice is hierarchical, with the Supreme Court at the apex. The conciliation boards only hear certain types of civil cases.
Executive (government)The executive is the part of the government that executes or enforces the law and policy of a government. It is typically organized as a branch of government, though in other systems of government like absolute monarchies the executive serves as the organ of a unified state apparatus centered on a singular constitutional authority (ie, the monarch).
Parliamentary systemForm of governmentWorld's states colored by systems of government:Parliamentary systems: Head of government is elected or nominated by and accountable to the legislature. Constitutional monarchy with a ceremonial monarch Semi-constitutional monarchy: Monarch holds significant executive or legislative power but is still restricted by the constitution.
GovernmentA government is the system or group of people which lead a state. As such, it is responsible for directing the only entity whose use of force is socially acceptable. Governments have come in many forms, whether dominated by one person (autocracy), a small ruling class (oligarchy), or the masses (democracy).Multi-party systemPolitical system with three or more parties In political science, a multi-party system is a political system where more than two meaningfully distinct political parties regularly run for office and win offices (eg, membership in parliament) in elections.List of Norwegian cabinetsThis is a list of Norwegian cabinets with parties and Prime Ministers. Within coalition governments the parties are listed according to parliamentary representation with the most popular party first. The Prime Ministers' parties are italicized. GovernmentsBetween 1814 and 1884With exception of the , that was appointed by the then Crown-Prince of Denmark, Christian Fredrik, all the cabinets were appointed by the King of Sweden, who was also King of Norway.
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Monarchy of NorwayThe monarchy of Norway is the system used in Norway by which a reigns as head of state under a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms which were united to form Norway; it has been in unions with both Sweden and Denmark for long periods.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.