Solberg takes reins in Norway
October 16, 2013
Norway's Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg (pictured center) unveiled her minority government on Wednesday, giving the key Oil, Finance and Justice ministries, among others, to her smaller coalition ally, the right-wing populist Progress Party. The Conservatives kept 11 of the 18 ministries for themselves, including Foreign and Defense.
The average age of the Cabinet comes in at 44, with Solberg, at 52, one of only three ministers older than 50. The government splits gender lines, nine women, nine men. Solberg, herself, is the second woman to serve as Norway's prime minister.
The parties ran on promises to restrict immigration and lower taxes. The coalition will rule as a minority government with the support of right-wing allies.
mkg/hc (Reuters, AP)