Det norske Arbeiderparti Norwegian Labour Party
Leader	Jens Stoltenberg
Founded	1887
Headquarters	Youngstorget 2 A, 5.etg. Oslo
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists
Political ideology	Social democracy
International affiliation	Socialist International
Colour(s)	Red
Website	Labour Party
See also the politics of Norway series

The Norwegian Labour Party (Norwegian: Det norske Arbeiderparti (DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet (AP) is a social democratic political party in Norway.

It was founded in 1887 and first ran in elections to the Storting (parliament) in 1894. It finally entered parliament in 1903 and steadily increased its vote until 1927, when it became the largest party--a position it has retained ever since, often with an absolute majority of parliamentary seats. In the election in 2001 it reached a low point of 24.3% of the popular vote, but was still the biggest party in the Storting. In the election of 2005 the party regained support and got 32.7% of the popular vote. It is the leading partner in the centre-left Red-Green Coalition, which won a majority in the 2005 elections. Labour leader Jens Stoltenberg became prime minister and leads a coalition government, the first one that the Norwegian Labour Party has entered. He was previously prime minister from 2000 to 2001.

From its roots as a radical alternative to the political establishment, the party grew to its current dominance through several eras:

The party experienced a split in 1921 caused by a decision made two years earlier to join the Communist International, and the Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway was formed. In 1923 the party left the Communist International, while a significant minority of its members left the party to form the Communist Party of Norway. In 1927, the social democrats were reunited with Labour.

The first Labour government, led by Christopher Hornsrud, was formed in 1928, lasting only two weeks. During the early 1930s Labour abandoned its revolutionary profile and set for a reformist course. Labour then returned to government in 1935 and remained in power until 1965 (except for the exile period between 1940-1945 and one month in 1963). Other periods in government have been 1971-1972, 1973-1981, 1986-1989, 1990-1997 and 2000-2001. It has been in power most of this time and is largely through their efforts that the modern welfare state in Norway has been created.

The Labour Party is still officially a social democratic party committed to liberal democratic ideals. During the last 20 years, the party has included more market liberalist principles in its policy, allowing for privatization of government-held assets and services and reducing progression in the income tax structure, following the liberal wave of the 1980s. However, recently it has tightened its ties to the traditional left.

The Labour Party profiles itself as a progressive party that subscribes to cooperation on a national as well as international level.

The party's youth organization is known as the AUF (Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking).

Party leaders

• Anders Andersen (1887-1888)
• Hans G. Jensen (1888-1889)
• Christian Holtermann Knudsen (1889-1890)
• Carl Jeppesen (1890-1892)
• Ole Georg Gjøsteen (1892-1893)
• Gustav A. Olsen Berg (1893-1894)
• Carl Jeppesen (1894-1897)
• Ludvig Meyer (1897-1900)
• Christian Holtermann Knudsen (1900-1903)
• Christopher Hornsrud (1903-1906)
• Oscar Nissen (1906-1911)
• Christian Holtermann Knudsen (1911-1918)
• Kyrre Grepp (1918-1922)
• Emil Stang jr. (1922-1923)
• Oscar Torp (1923-1945)
• Einar Gerhardsen (1945-1965)
• Trygve Bratteli (1965-1975)
• Reiulf Steen (1975-1981)
• Gro Harlem Brundtland (1981-1992)
• Thorbjørn Jagland (1992-2002)
• Jens Stoltenberg (2002-present)

Labour Prime Ministers

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• Christopher Hornsrud (1928: 26 January – 15 February)
• Johan Nygaardsvold (1935–1945)
• Einar Gerhardsen (1945–1951)
• Oscar Torp (1951–1955)
• Einar Gerhardsen (1955–1965)
• Trygve Bratteli (1971–1972, (1973–1976)
• Odvar Nordli (1976–1981)
• Gro Harlem Brundtland (4 February – 14 October 1981, 1986–1989, 1990–1996)
• Thorbjørn Jagland (1996–1997)
• Jens Stoltenberg (2000–2001, 2005 – present)

Parliamentary election results

Year	% of votes	Members of the Storting
1894	0.3	0 out of 114
1897	0.6	0 out of 114
1900	5.2	0 out of 114
1903	12.1	4 out of 117
1906	15.9	11 out of 123
1909	21.5	11 out of 123
1912	26.2	23 out of 123
1915	32.0	19 out of 123
1918	31.6	18 out of 126
1921	21.3	29 out of 150
1924	18.4	24 out of 150
1927	36.8	59 out of 150
1930	31.4	47 out of 150
1933	40.1	69 out of 150
1936	42.5	70 out of 150
1945	41.0	76 out of 150
1949	45.7	85 out of 150
1953	46.7	77 out of 150
1957	48.3	78 out of 150
1961	46.8	74 out of 150
1965	43.1	68 out of 150
1969	46.5	74 out of 150
1973	35.3	62 out of 155
1977	42.3	76 out of 155
1981	37.1	65 out of 155
1985	40.8	71 out of 157
1989	34.3	63 out of 165
1993	36.9	67 out of 165
1997	35.0	65 out of 165
2001	24.3	43 out of 165
2005	32.7	61 out of 169

External links

• (Norwegian) Arbeiderpartiet - Official site
• (English) Labour Party - Information in English
• Election results for the Labour Party in the 2007 local elections

•  • [ e] Parliamentary political parties in Norway
Parties in government:	Labour (61) - Socialist Left (15) - Centre (11)
Parties in opposition:	Progress (38) - Conservative (23) - Christian Democratic (11) - Liberal (10)