Einar H. Dyvik
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The longest-serving Prime Minister in Norway since 1814 was Frederik Due, with a government of 17 years, 9 months and 19 days. Einar Gerhardsen of the Labour Party is the second longest-serving in total and the longest-serving since World War 2, with 17 years and 21 days. Erna Solberg, who governed the country between 2013 and 2021, is the Prime Minister from the Conservative Party with the longest time in office. Meanwhile, the government of Christopher Hornsrud in 1928 only lasted 18 days.
