Prime Minister of Norway

The 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 work together and are responsible for their decisions to the monarch, the Storting (Parliament of Norway), their political party, and the people of Norway. Because the government must have the support of the Storting, the prime minister mainly answers to the parliament.

Norway has a constitution, created on 17 May 1814. The role of prime minister comes from laws rather than the constitution itself. Although modern prime ministers do not have many official powers written down, they can control both the parliament and the government if they keep the support of their party. This lets them have a lot of real power in how the country is run.

As of 2021^[update], the prime minister of Norway is Jonas Gahr Støre, from the Labour Party. He took over after Erna Solberg of the Conservative Party left office in October 2021. Unlike in some other European countries, the prime minister of Norway cannot ask the king to end the parliament early. The Storting always serves its full four-year term. If the prime minister loses the support of the Storting, they have to step down.