Conservative Party (Norway)

The Conservative Party (Bokmål: Høyre) is a liberal-conservative political party in Norway. It was the main party of the centre-right in Norway until it was surpassed by the Progress Party in 2025.  

The current party leader is Ine Eriksen Søreide. The party is a member of the International Democrat Union and part of the European People's Party.

Since the 2025 parliamentary election, the Conservatives have been the third-largest party in the Storting behind Labour and the Progress Party. 

List of party chairmen and leaders
 Emil Stang, 1884–1889
 Christian Homann Schweigaard, 1889–1891
 Emil Stang, 1891–1893
 Christian Homann Schweigaard, 1893–1896
 Emil Stang, 1896–1899
 Francis Hagerup, 1899–1902
 Ole Larsen Skattebøl, 1902–1905
 Edm. Harbitz, 1905–1907
 Fredrik Stang, 1907–1911
 Jens Bratlie, 1911–1919
 Otto Bahr Halvorsen, 1919–1923
 Ivar Lykke, 1923–1926
 Carl Joachim Hambro, 1926–1934
 Johan H. Andresen, 1934–1937
 Ole Ludvig Bærøe, 1937–1940
 Arthur Nordlie, 1945–1950
 Carl Joachim Hambro, 1950–1954
 Alv Kjøs, 1954–1962
 Sjur Lindebrække, 1962–1970
 Kåre Willoch, 1970–1974
 Erling Norvik, 1974–1980
 Jo Benkow, 1980–1984
 Erling Norvik, 1984–1986
 Rolf Presthus, 1986–1988
 Kaci Kullmann Five, 1988
 Jan P. Syse, 1988–1991
 Kaci Kullmann Five, 1991–1994
 Jan Petersen, 1994–2004
 Erna Solberg, 2004–2026
 Ine Eriksen Søreide, 2026–present

References

Category:1880s establishments in Norway
Category:1884 establishments in Europe
Category:Political parties in Norway
Category:Conservative parties