Conservative Party of Norway
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The Conservative Party (Høyre, H, meaning "right") is a Norwegian political party. Founded in 1884, it is Norway's second oldest party. The current leader (since 2004) is Erna Solberg.
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Erna Solberg, the party leader
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Headquarters in Oslo
The Conservative Party of Norway was founded in 1884 with Emil Stang as its first Chairman. Ever since it's creation, Høyre has been one of the larger political parties in Norway. Høyre had a historically bad election in 2005, when the party only got 14,1 percent of the votes, however, according to the 2007 local elections and various opinion polls, Høyre is again gaining popularity. Høyre is currently the third largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, after the Norwegian Labour Party and the Progress Party. The party is committed to fiscal free market policies, including tax cuts and little government involvement in the economy. Høyre's social policies are also highly liberal, with the party's program openly supporting gay adoption rights, among other things. Høyre is also strongly in favour of Norwegian membership in the European Union. Membership
The party claims 67,000 registered members, organized in about 600 local party units. There are reportedly some 15,000 members active in party affairs. The Central Board of Høyre meets seven times a year to discuss important matters such as budget, organizational work, plans, party platforms, drawing up political lines. Parliamentary (Storting) elections 1961-2005
List of Party Chairmen and Leaders
Unge HøyreMain article: Unge Høyre Høyre has its own youth wing called Unge Høyre. The leader of The Young Conservatives is Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, who followed Ine Marie Eriksen. The youth wing was founded in 1922. InternationallyHøyre is an associated member of the European People's Party (EPP) and full member of the International Democrat Union (IDU). See alsoExternal links
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