Norwegian Labour Party
The Norwegian Labour Party (Bokmål: Arbeiderpartiet) is a social democratic political party in Norway. It is the main centre-left party in Norway and has been the country's largest party since 1927 and the ruling party since 2021.
Arbeiderpartiet Arbeidarpartiet | |
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| Leader | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Headquarters | Youngstorget 2 A, 5th floor Oslo |
| Youth wing | Workers' Youth League |
| Membership | 200,500 (peak, 1950)[1] 55,869 (2011)[2] |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Socialist International * |
| Nordic affiliation | SAMAK |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | "Alle skal med" ("Everyone shall be included") |
| Parliament | 53 / 169 |
| County Councils[3] | 273 / 728 |
| Municipal / City Councils[4] | 3,373 / 10,781 |
| Sami Parliament | 14 / 39 |
| Website | |
| arbeiderpartiet.no | |
* Formerly member of Comintern (1919–1923) and Labour and Socialist International (1938–1940). | |
The party has been led by Jonas Gahr Støre since 2014, who has also served as prime minister since 2021.[5]
Norwegian Labour Party Media
The party headquarters in Oslo
Campaign booth at Karl Johans gate ahead of the 2007 Norwegian local elections
Jonas Gahr Støre, party leader since 2014 and prime minister since 2021.
References
- ↑ Røed, Lars-Ludvig (7 January 2009). "Lengre mellom partimedlemmene i dag". Aftenposten. http://www.aftenposten.no/fakta/innsikt/article2852464.ece.
- ↑ Historisk økning i medlemstallet - Partiet - Arbeiderpartiet. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ Valg 2011: Landsoversikt per parti (in Norwegian)Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ Arbeidarpartiet (in Norwegian). Valg 2011Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ Government.no. Jonas Gahr Støre's Government (in en-GB). Government.no (2021-11-01). Retrieved 2026-02-21.
Other websites
- (in Norwegian) Arbeiderpartiet - Official site
- (in English) [1] - Information in English
- Election results for the Labour Party in the 2011 local elections
