List of presidents of the Odelsting
List of presidents of the Odelsting, the one chamber of the Parliament of Norway from 1945 to 2009, when the chamber was discontinued.
| No. | Portrait | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. J. Hambro[1] (1885–1964) | 10 December 1945 | 10 January 1958 | 12 years, 31 days | Conservative | |
| 2 | Alv Kjøs[2] (1894–1990) | 18 January 1958 | 30 September 1961 | 3 years, 255 days | Conservative | |
| 3 | Per Borten (1913–2005) | 6 October 1961 | 30 September 1965 | 3 years, 359 days | Centre | |
| 4 | Nils Hønsvald (1899–1971) | 8 October 1965 | 30 September 1969 | 3 years, 357 days | Labour | |
| 5 | Håkon Johnsen[3] (1914–1991) | 8 October 1969 | 30 September 1973 | 3 years, 357 days | Labour | |
| (3) | Per Borten (1913–2005) | 9 October 1973 | 30 September 1977 | 3 years, 356 days | Centre | |
| 6 | Asbjørn Haugstvedt (1926–2008) | 11 October 1977 | 30 September 1981 | 3 years, 354 days | Christian Democratic | |
| 7 | Arne Nilsen[4] (born 1924) | 15 October 1981 | 30 September 1985 | 3 years, 350 days | Labour | |
| 8 | Åshild Hauan (1941–2017) | 9 October 1985 | 30 September 1989 | 3 years, 356 days | Socialist Left | |
| 9 | Inger Lise Gjørv (1938–2009) | 10 October 1989 | 30 September 1993 | 3 years, 355 days | Labour | |
| 10 | Gunnar Skaug (1940–2006) | 11 October 1993 | 30 September 2001 | 7 years, 354 days | Labour | |
| 11 | Ågot Valle (born 1945) | 9 October 2001 | 30 September 2005 | 3 years, 356 days | Socialist Left | |
| 12 | Berit Brørby (born 1950) | 10 October 2005 | 30 September 2009 | 3 years, 355 days | Labour |
![C. J. Hambro[1]](/wiki/File:33519_C.J._Hambro.jpg)
![Alv Kjøs[2]](/wiki/File:Alv_Kj%C3%B8s_crop.jpeg)
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![Håkon Johnsen[3]](/wiki/File:No_image.png)
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ John Lyng (Conservative), was temporary President of the Odelsting from 8 November to 15 December 1951.
- ^ John Lyng (Conservative), was temporary President of the Odelsting from 6 October to 13 November 1958 and 9 October to 30 November 1960.
- ^ Salve Andreas Salvesen (Labour), was temporary President of the Odelsting from 14 October to 18 December 1970.
- ^ Hallvard Bakke, Labour, was temporary President of the Odelsting from 5 November to 15 December 1984.