Solberg city government

Solberg city government

City Government of Oslo Municipality and County
Incumbent
Date formed25 October 2023
People and organisations
Anne Lindboe
Eirik Lae Solberg
No. of ministers
8
Member party
Conservative Party
Liberal Party
Status in legislature
Coalition minority government
(2023–present)
History
Incoming formation
2023 local elections
Election2023
Legislature term2023–2027
PredecessorJohansen city government

The Solberg city government is the incumbent city government of the Norwegian capital of Oslo, in office since 25 October 2023. It is led by Governing Mayor of Oslo, Eirik Lae Solberg of the Conservative Party, and is a minority coalition consisting of the Conservative and Liberal parties. From 2023 to 2025, it was supported by the Progress Party until they withdrew their support.

Formation

The Conservative-led block won a majority at the 2023 local elections, and the Conservatives initially sought to form a new city government with the Liberal Party, Christian Democrats and the Progress Party, but these negotiations collapsed and the Conservatives then sought to form a minority government with only the Liberal Party.[1] The Progress Party had also ruled out a cooperation agreement with a new city government, citing that they would not support a government they weren't a part of. However, they later backtracked and agreed to negotiate a cooperation agreement with the Conservatives and Liberals.[2] The parties presented their platform on 24 October and Eirik Lae Solberg presented his new government the following day.[3][4]

Withdrawal of support

In June 2025, the Progress Party announced that they would withdraw their support for Solberg's government, leaving it in a minority. The party cited the government's lack of action to reverse the previous government's policies within transport, their pace of cutting the property tax and the amount of spending used on road maintenance as their main reasons for withdrawing their support.[5][6]

Composition

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Governing Mayor of Oslo25 October 2023Incumbent Conservative[4]
Deputy Governing Mayor
Hallstein Bjercke
25 October 2023Incumbent Liberal[4]
City Commissioner for Finance
Hallstein Bjercke
25 October 2023Incumbent Liberal[4]
City Commissioner for Transport and the Environment
Marit Vea
25 October 2023Incumbent Liberal[4]
City Commissioner for Health
Saliba Andreas Korkunc
25 October 202319 June 2026 Conservative[4]
19 June 2026Incumbent Conservative[7]
City Commissioner for Education25 October 2023Incumbent Conservative[4]
City Commissioner for Urban Development
James Stove Lorentzen
25 October 202310 March 2026 Conservative[4]
Anita Leirvik North
10 March 2026Incumbent Conservative[8]
City Commissioner for Social Services
Julianne Ferskaug
25 October 2023Incumbent Liberal[4]
City Commissioner for Culture and Industry
Anita Leirvik North
25 October 202310 March 2026 Conservative[4]
Mehmet Kaan Inan
10 March 2026Incumbent Conservative[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Lae Solberg: − Vi tar sikte på et byråd bestående av Høyre og Venstre" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Oslo Frp snur - vil likevel forhandle med nytt byråd om samarbeid" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Slik skal Høyre og Venstre styre Oslo" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Her er Oslos nye byråd" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Jakobsen, Karl Martin; Noem, Malin (10 June 2025). "Oslo Frps styre vedtar dramatisk brudd med byrådet: – Vi er ikke fornøyde" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Avisa Oslo. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Lykke, Emilie (10 June 2025). "Oslo Frp sier opp samarbeidsavtale med byrådet" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Stor-Oslo. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Oluf Ulseth ny helsebyråd" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Stor-Oslo. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 Juven, Olav (10 March 2026). "James Stove Lorentzen (H) går av som byråd i Oslo" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Stor-Oslo. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
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