– We have turned around and got off to an incredibly good start as an opposition party. In the past year, we have developed and launched new and exciting policies in a number of areas, says Erna Solberg in a press release. – The work that is taking place and how well run it is in the Conservative Party now, is my main motivation for going on another term, she adds. Deputy chairmen Henrik Asheim and Tina Bru have also informed the election committee that they wish to be re-elected. – I have thoroughly enjoyed the last year as deputy chairman and I really want to continue with it. That is why I have informed the election committee that I want re-election, says 1st deputy chairman Henrik Asheim. Høyre’s 2nd deputy leader Tina Bru, leader Erna Solberg and 1st deputy leader Henrik Asheim all want to run for re-election. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB 2nd deputy leader Tina Bru also wants to continue in the party leadership: – Two of my three years as deputy leader in the Conservative Party have been characterized by distance, quarantines and cohorts. The most fun part of politics is meeting people and companies, discussing challenges and solutions and having a good time together, she says, and adds: – I want to do more of that together with good Right-wing friends and have therefore informed the election committee that I would like to continue as deputy leader if the party so wishes, says Bru. The Conservative Party’s longest-serving prime minister Erna Solberg is the Conservative Party’s longest-serving prime minister. She is also the one who has led the Conservative Party for the longest time. The 61-year-old became party leader in 2004 and was prime minister for two consecutive parliamentary terms from 2013 to 2021. Erna Solberg is the Conservative Party’s longest-serving prime minister. Photo: Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB If the opposition should win the general election in 2025 and Solberg becomes prime minister again, after 582 days she will pass both the Liberal Party’s Gunnar Knudsen and the Labor Party’s Jens Stoltenberg as head of government. And if she remains prime minister for more than half the term, she will also leave Gro Harlem Brundtland and Johan Nygaardsvold behind. In that case, it will only be Einar Gerhardsen who can boast of having been Norwegian prime minister longer than Erna Solberg. National meeting in March The deadline for making yourself available for a new term expired yesterday. – Now the election committee’s work starts leading up to the national meeting on the last weekend in March. As Guro Angell Gimse gives up, it is already clear that we must find a new leader for the Conservative Women’s Forum, says leader of the election committee Harald Furre. – In addition to that, we will listen to input from the entire party organization and carry out a series of conversations, to map out whether there are any other candidates for any of the other positions, he adds. If everything goes as it should, the election committee will present a recommendation during the month of February, says Furre.
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