Historical country records

Norway historical timeline

Norway

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
872Kingdom of NorwayLeaders
May 1380personal union with DenmarkLeaders
1536Danish provinceLeaders
24 Jan 1814end of union with DenmarkLeaders
4 Nov 1814 - 7 Jun 1905personal union with SwedenLeaders
9 Apr 1940 - 8 May 1945German occupation (completed 7 Jun 1940; kingship abolished by the Storting 28 Sep 1940, the name of the polity then being simply Norway)Leaders
16 Feb 1814 - 3 Nov 1814Christian FrederikOldenborg dynasty
12 Oct 1814 - 4 Nov 1814Regency - Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz (b. 1762 - d. 1838) - Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm (b. 1764 - d. 1827) - Jonas Collett (b. 1772 - d. 1851) - Niels Aall (b. 1769 - d. 1854) - Diderich Hegermann (b. 1763 - d. 1835) - Thomas Fasting (b. 1769 - d. 1841)Oldenborg dynasty
4 Nov 1814 - 5 Feb 1818Karl IIHolsten-Gottorp dynasty
5 Feb 1818 - 8 Mar 1844Karl III JohanBernadotte dynasty
8 Mar 1844 - 8 Jul 1859Oscar IBernadotte dynasty
8 Jul 1859 - 18 Sep 1872Karl IVBernadotte dynasty
18 Sep 1872 - 7 Jun 1905Oscar IIBernadotte dynasty
7 Jun 1905 - 25 Nov 1905Christian MichelsenBernadotte dynasty
25 Nov 1905 - 21 Sep 1957Haakon VII in London exile 7 Jun 1940 - 7 Jun 1945)Glücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
25 Apr 1940 - 7 May 1945Josef TerbovenGlücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
7 May 1945 - 8 May 1945Franz BöhmeGlücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
8 May 1945 - 14 May 1945Paal Berg (acting for Haakon)Glücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
14 May 1945 - 7 Jun 1945Crown Prince Olav (regent)Glücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
19 Jun 1955 - 21 Sep 1957Crown Prince Olav (regent)Glücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
21 Sep 1957 - 17 Jan 1991Olav VGlücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
Jun 1990 - 17 Jan 1991Crown Prince Harald (regent)Glücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
17 Jan 1991 -Harald VGlücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
25 Nov 2003 - 13 Apr 2004Crown Prince Haakon (regent)Glücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
29 Mar 2005 - 7 Jun 2005Crown Prince Haakon (regent)Glücksborg (in full Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg) dynasty
11 Nov 1814 - 21 Jun 1816Greve Hans Henrik von EssenGovernors-general (stattholder)
21 Jun 1816 - 5 Aug 1816Crown Prince Karl Johan (viceroy)Governors-general (stattholder)
5 Aug 1816 - 10 Oct 1818Greve Carl Carlsson MörnerGovernors-general (stattholder)
10 Oct 1818 - 12 Feb 1824Greve Johan August SandelsGovernors-general (stattholder)
12 Feb 1824 - 21 Oct 1824Crown Prince Oscar (1st time)Governors-general (stattholder)
21 Oct 1824 - 26 Nov 1827Greve Johan August SandelsGovernors-general (stattholder)
26 Nov 1827 - 6 Dec 1829Greve Baltzar Bogislaus von PlatenGovernors-general (stattholder)
6 Dec 1829 - 20 Jul 1833Jonas Collett (1st time)Governors-general (stattholder)
20 Jul 1833 - 3 Sep 1833Crown Prince Oscar (2nd time)Governors-general (stattholder)
3 Sep 1833 - 19 Sep 1836Jonas Collett (2nd time)Governors-general (stattholder)
19 Sep 1836 - 27 Aug 1840Greve Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (b. 1779 - d. 1840)Governors-general (stattholder)
27 Aug 1840 - 27 Feb 1841Nicolay Johan Lohmann KrogGovernors-general (stattholder)
27 Feb 1841 - 17 May 1856Severin LövenskioldGovernors-general (stattholder)
21 May 1856 - 11 Nov 1856Crown Prince Karl (1st time)Governors-general (stattholder)
11 Nov 1856 - 12 Jan 1857Jørgen Herman Vogt (1st time)Governors-general (stattholder)
12 Jan 1857 - 30 May 1857Crown Prince Karl (2nd time)Governors-general (stattholder)
30 May 1857 - 8 Dec 1858Jørgen Herman Vogt (2nd time)Governors-general (stattholder)
8 Dec 1858 - 17 Dec 1861Hans Christian PetersenGovernors-general (stattholder)
17 Dec 1861 - 21 Jul 1873Frederik StangGovernors-general (stattholder)
21 Jul 1873 - 1 Nov 1880Frederik StangPrime ministers
1 Nov 1880 - 3 Apr 1884Christian August SelmerPrime ministers
3 Apr 1884 - 26 Jun 1884Christian Homann SchweigaardPrime ministers
26 Jun 1884 - 13 Jul 1889Johan SverdrupPrime ministers
13 Jul 1889 - 6 Mar 1891Emil Stang (1st time)Prime ministers
6 Mar 1891 - 2 May 1893Johannes Wilhelm Christian SteenPrime ministers
2 May 1893 - 14 Oct 1895Emil Stang (2nd time)Prime ministers
14 Oct 1895 - 17 Feb 1898Georg Francis Hagerup (1st time)Prime ministers
17 Feb 1898 - 21 Apr 1902Johannes Wilhelm Christian SteenPrime ministers
21 Apr 1902 - 22 Oct 1903Otto Albert Blehr (1st time)Prime ministers
22 Oct 1903 - 11 Mar 1905Georg Francis Hagerup (2nd time)Prime ministers
11 Mar 1905 - 23 Oct 1907Christian MichelsenPrime ministers
23 Oct 1907 - 19 Mar 1908Jørgen Gunnarson LøvlandPrime ministers
19 Mar 1908 - 2 Feb 1910Gunnar Knudsen (1st time)Prime ministers
2 Feb 1910 - 20 Feb 1912Wollert KonowPrime ministers
20 Feb 1912 - 31 Jan 1913Jens Kristian Meinich BratliePrime ministers
31 Jan 1913 - 21 Jun 1920Gunnar Knudsen (2nd time)Prime ministers
21 Jun 1920 - 22 Jun 1921Otto Bahr Halvorsen (1st time)Prime ministers
22 Jun 1921 - 6 Mar 1923Otto Albert Blehr (2nd time)Prime ministers
6 Mar 1923 - 23 May 1923Otto Bahr Halvorsen (2nd time)Prime ministers
24 Mar 1923 - 30 May 1923Christian Fredrik MicheletPrime ministers
30 May 1923 - 25 Jul 1924Abraham Theodor BergePrime ministers
25 Jul 1924 - 5 Mar 1926Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1st time)Prime ministers
5 Mar 1926 - 28 Jan 1928Ivar LykkePrime ministers
28 Jan 1928 - 15 Feb 1928Christopher HornsrudPrime ministers
15 Feb 1928 - 12 May 1931Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (2nd time)Prime ministers
12 May 1931 - 5 Mar 1932Peder Ludvik KolstadPrime ministers
1 Feb 1932 - 29 Feb 1932Birger BraadlandPrime ministers
29 Feb 1932 - 10 Mar 1932Nils TrædalPrime ministers
10 Mar 1932 - 14 Mar 1932Birger Braadland (acting)Prime ministers
14 Mar 1932 - 3 Mar 1933Jens HundseidPrime ministers
3 Mar 1933 - 20 Mar 1935Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (3rd time)Prime ministers
20 Mar 1935 - 25 Jun 1945Johan Nygaardsvold in London exile 7 Jun 1940 - 31 May 1945)Prime ministers
9 Apr 1940 - 15 Apr 1940Vidkun Quisling (1st time)Prime ministers
15 Apr 1940 - 25 Sep 1940Ingolf E. ChristensenPrime ministers
25 Sep 1940 - 1 Feb 1942Acting councillors of state - Kjeld Irgens (b. 1879 - d. 1963) - Ragnar Skancke (b. 1890 - d. 1948) - Erling Sandberg (b. 1879 - d. 1956) - Sigurd Johannessen (b. 1881 - d. 1964) - Albert Viljam Hagelin (b. 1882 - d. 1946) - Tormod Hustad (b. 1889 - d. 1973) - Thorstein Fretheim (b. 1886 - d. 1971) - Jonas Lie (b. 1899 - d. 1945) - Gulbrand Lunde (b. 1901 - d. 1942) - Axel Stang (b. 1904 - d. 1974) - Øystein Ravner (b. 1893 - d. 1975) - Birger Meidell (b. 1882 - d. 1958) - Johan Lippestad (b. 1902 - d. 1961) - Sverre Riisnæs (b. 1897 - d. 1988)Prime ministers
1 Feb 1942 - 9 May 1945Vidkun Quisling (2nd time)Prime ministers
9 May 1945 - 14 May 1945Rådmenn ("civil servants") - Alv Helland (b. 1908 - d. 1976) - Carl Platou (b. 1885 - d. 1956) - Sverre Iversen (b. 1879 - d. 1967) - Per Preben Prebensen (b. 1896 - d. 1961) - Reidar Tønnesson (b. 1895 - d. 1963) - Halvdan E. Stokke (b. 1900 - d. 1977) - Egil Sundt (b. 1903 - d. 1950) - Nikolai Schei (b. 1901 - d. 1985)Prime ministers
14 May 1945 - 31 May 1945Oscar Fredrik TorpPrime ministers
25 Jun 1945 - 19 Nov 1951Einar Henry Gerhardsen (1st time)Prime ministers
19 Nov 1951 - 22 Jan 1955Oscar Fredrik TorpPrime ministers
22 Jan 1955 - 28 Aug 1963Einar Henry Gerhardsen (2nd time)Prime ministers
28 Aug 1963 - 25 Sep 1963John LyngPrime ministers
25 Sep 1963 - 12 Oct 1965Einar Henry Gerhardsen (3rd time)Prime ministers
12 Oct 1965 - 17 Mar 1971Per BortenPrime ministers
17 Mar 1971 - 18 Oct 1972Trygve Bratteli (1st time)Prime ministers
18 Oct 1972 - 16 Oct 1973Lars KorvaldPrime ministers
16 Oct 1973 - 15 Jan 1976Trygve Bratteli (2nd time)Prime ministers
15 Jan 1976 - 4 Feb 1981Odvar NordliPrime ministers
4 Feb 1981 - 14 Oct 1981Gro Harlem Brundtland (f)Prime ministers
14 Oct 1981 - 9 May 1986Kåre WillochPrime ministers
17 Apr 1984 - Jun 1984Svenn Thorkild StrayPrime ministers
9 May 1986 - 16 Oct 1989Gro Harlem Brundtland (f)Prime ministers
16 Oct 1989 - 3 Nov 1990Jan Peder SysePrime ministers
3 Nov 1990 - 25 Oct 1996Gro Harlem Brundtland (f)Prime ministers
25 Oct 1996 - 17 Oct 1997Thorbjørn JaglandPrime ministers
17 Oct 1997 - 17 Mar 2000Kjell Magne Bondevik (1st time)Prime ministers
30 Aug 1998 - 23 Sep 1998Anne Enger Lahnstein (f)Prime ministers
17 Mar 2000 - 19 Oct 2001Jens Stoltenberg (1st time)Prime ministers
19 Oct 2001 - 17 Oct 2005Kjell Magne Bondevik (2nd time)Prime ministers
17 Oct 2005 -Jens Stoltenberg (2nd time)Prime ministers

Svalbard

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
9 Feb 1920sovereignty awarded to NorwayLeaders
14 Aug 1925formal assumption of sovereignty by NorwayLeaders
1941 - 14 May 1942German occupationLeaders
1925 - 1935Johannes Gerken BassøeGovernors (sysselmenn)
1935 - 1941Wolmar Tycho MarlowGovernors (sysselmenn)
1942Ernst Ullring (1st time)Military governors
1942Albert Tornerud (acting)Military governors
1942 - 1943Ernst Ullring (2nd time)Military governors
1943 - 1944Ove Roll LundMilitary governors
1944 - 1945Johannes EtterlidMilitary governors
1945 - 1956Håkon BalstadGovernors (sysselmenn)
1956 - 1960Odd BirketvedtGovernors (sysselmenn)
1960 - 1963Finn Backer MidtbøeGovernors (sysselmenn)
1963 - 1967Tollef LandsverkGovernors (sysselmenn)
1967 - 1970Stephen StephensenGovernors (sysselmenn)
1970 - 1974Fredrik BeichmannGovernors (sysselmenn)
1974 - 1978Leif T. Eldring (1st time)Governors (sysselmenn)
1978 - 1982Jan S. GrøndahlGovernors (sysselmenn)
1982 - 1986Carl Alexander WendtGovernors (sysselmenn)
1986 - 1991Leif T. Eldring (2nd time)Governors (sysselmenn)
1991 - 1995Odd Emil BlomdalGovernors (sysselmenn)
1995 - 1998Ann-Kristin Olsen (f)Governors (sysselmenn)
1998 - 2001Morten RuudGovernors (sysselmenn)
2001 - 2005Odd Olsen IngerøGovernors (sysselmenn)
Feb 2005 - 2005Sven Ole FagernæsGovernors (sysselmenn)
1 Oct 2005 -Per SeflandGovernors (sysselmenn)

Jan Mayen

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
27 Feb 1930formal annexation by Norway; administered by the governor of Svalbard (s.a.)Leaders
1 Jan 1995administered by the governor of Nordland countyLeaders