Erna Solberg has been the Prime Minister of Norway since 2013 to 2021 and the leader of the Conservative Party (Høyre) since 2004.
Solberg was born in Bergen 24 February 1961. She is married to Sindre Finnes. The couple has two children. Solberg holds a Cand. Mag. Degree (in Sociology, Political Science, Statistics and Economy) from the University of Bergen in 1986.
Solberg was Minister of Local Government and Regional Development 2001-2005, in Kjell Magne Bondevik’s Second Government.
Solberg has represented the County of Hordaland in the Storting (Parliament) since 1989. At the change of government she was the Conservative Party’s parliamentary leader. During the previous Storting period she was member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services Affairs, the Standing Committee on Foreign and Defence Affairs and the Electoral Committee, 08.10.2009 – 30.09.2013. She has previously been a member of standing committees on i.a. Finance and Local Government, and head of the Storting’s delegation to NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly.