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Einar Gerhardsen (May 10, 1897 - September 19, 1987) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1945 to 1951, from 1955 to 1963 and from 1963 to 1965.
| Preceded by: Johan Nygaardsvold† |
Prime Minister of Norway (first period) |
Succeeded by: Oscar Torp |
| Preceded by: Oscar Torp |
Prime Minister of Norway (second period) |
Succeeded by: John Lyng |
| Preceded by: John Lyng |
Prime Minister of Norway (third period) |
Succeeded by: Per Borten |
† Nygaardsvold, along with his cabinet as well as the entire parliament, resided in exile in London during WWII while Norway was occupied by Nazi-Germany. In parts of this period Vidkun Quisling, leader of non-democratic political party Nasjonal Samling, assumed a degree of formal power, but in reality the country was governed by the occupants, represented by Reichskommissar Josef Terboven.
