Liberal Party (Norway)

The Liberal Party (Norwegian: Venstre, lit. 'Left', V) is a centrist political party in Norway. It was founded in 1884 and it is the oldest political party in Norway.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} It is a liberal party.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Liberal Party Venstre
Leader	Guri Melby
Founded	28 January 1884
Headquarters	Møllergata 16 0179 Oslo
Student wing	Liberal Students of Norway
Youth wing	Young Liberals of Norway
Membership (2017)	7,057[1]
Ideology	Liberalism Social liberalism Green liberalism Pro-Europeanism Republicanism
Political position	Centre
European affiliation	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliation	Liberal International
Nordic affiliation	Centre Group
Colours	Teal
Storting	8 / 169
County Councils[2]	39 / 728
Municipal Councils[3]	544 / 10,781
Sami Parliament	0 / 39
Website
www.venstre.no

References

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