Erna Solberg

Erna Solberg

MP
Solberg in 2024
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
14 October 2021
MonarchHarald V
Prime MinisterJonas Gahr Støre
Preceded byJonas Gahr Støre
In office
17 October 2005 – 16 October 2013
MonarchHarald V
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byJens Stoltenberg
Succeeded byJens Stoltenberg
Leader of the Conservative Party
Assumed office
9 May 2004
35th Prime Minister of Norway
In office
16 October 2013 – 14 October 2021
MonarchHarald V
Preceded byJens Stoltenberg
Succeeded byJonas Gahr Støre
Minister of Local Government
In office
19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded bySylvia Brustad
Succeeded byÅslaug Haga
Leader of the Conservative Women's Association
In office
7 March 1993 – 29 March 1998
Preceded bySiri Frost Sterri
Succeeded bySonja Sjøli
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Assumed office
2 October 1989
ConstituencyHordaland
Personal details
Born (1961-02-24) 24 February 1961 (age 65)
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Sindre Finnes
​
(m. 1996)​
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Bergen
Websitehttps://erna.no/

Erna Solberg (ˌæːɳɑ ˈsuːlˈbærɡ; born 24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician. She was the 35th Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 until 2021.

Solberg was the leader of the Conservative Party from 2004 to 2026. Ine Eriksen Søreide took over on the 14 february 2026.

Controversy

2024 conflict-of-interest case (against Solberg), in parliament

On November 7, 2023, she gave answers to questions during a hearing by parliament's Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. On November 21, the committee asked 12 new questions. The committee gave its report in late February 2024.

Previously (September 2023), media told about her husband having bought and sold stocks for at least Norwegian kroner 112 million, while she was a prime minister. The number of transactions, were more than three thousand; Media says that Erna Solberg had a conflict of interest, even if she did not know about every transaction.

All members of parliament voted (March 5, 2024) for strong criticism against Solberg; The vote was the first time that a unanimous parliament, had voted against a former primeminister.

Family

Solberg was born in Bergen. She has two children with her husband, Sindre Finnes.

References

  1. ↑ "Erna Solberg" (in Norwegian). Norske biografiske leksikon. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Erna Solberg replaces Jens Stoltenberg as Norway's prime minister as centre-right bloc takes power". Daily Telegraph. Associated Press. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Conservative PM concedes defeat as in Norway's elections". AP NEWS. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. ↑ Farah, Fathia Mahmoud (2025-09-12). "Erna Solberg varsler at hun vil gå av". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  5. ↑ AS, TV 2 (2026-02-14). "Ine Eriksen Søreide valgt til ny Høyre-leder". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2026-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/norsk-debatt/horingen-erna-med-balansekunst-pa-tynn-is/o/5-95-1439062. Retrieved 2023-11-08
  7. ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/solberg-kritiseres-fortsatt-en-gate/s/5-95-1440566. Retrieved 2023-11-07
  8. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/norge/na-skal-statsradene-sporres-ut-om-habilitet-1.16627253. Retrieved 2023-11-07
  9. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/norge/krever-nye-solberg-svar-om-habilitet_-_-unnvikende-og-omtrentlig-1.16646035. Retrieved 2023-11-21
  10. ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/habilitetssakene/erna-solberg/hoyre/borgerlige-partier-i-tenkeboksen-om-solberg-som-statsministerkandidat/s/5-95-1672352. Retrieved 2024-02-29
  11. ↑ https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/xgL6MQ/ny-utsettelse-i-habilitetssakene?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vg.no. Retrieved 2024-01-27
  12. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/norge/erna-solberg_-_-sa-lenge-jeg-er-gift-med-sindre_-er-det-helt-naturlig-at-vi-bor-sammen-1.16687381. Retrieved 2024-01-01
  13. ↑ [the Conservative Party is getting dragged thru the cover-up operation and potentially into the slipstream] https://www.nettavisen.no/norsk-debatt/hoyre-dras-med-i-dekkoperasjonen-og-potensielt-med-i-dragsuget/o/5-95-1351558. Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 2023-09-26
  14. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/norge/dette-er-detaljene-i-sindre-finnes-saken-1.16562098. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-18
  15. ↑ https://www.dn.no/marked/erna-solberg/sindre-finnes/her-er-finnes-liste-over-handler-skal-ha-tjent-18-millioner-mens-kona-var-statsminister/2-1-1516301. Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 2023-09-18
  16. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/norge/historisk-vedtak_-sterk-kritikk-mot-solberg-1.16790577. Retrieved 2024-03-05
  17. ↑ "Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Conservative Party)". government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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