Liberal Students of Norway

The Liberal Students of Norway (, often: NLSF and Liberale Studenter) is the political student organization of the Norwegian Liberal Party (Venstre), with chapters in the major university cities of Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Ås. It was founded in 1908, making it one of Norway's oldest student organizations.

The organization's name has changed several times. Originally named Social-radikale studenterforening (1908–1911), it has used other names such as Studentenes Venstreforening (1911–1924), Studentenes Venstrelag and Studentvenstrelaget.

NLSF used to publish the magazines Epoke (1947 – ?) and then Liberalt Perspektiv.

History There has previously been Den frisinnede studenterforening which is already mentioned in 1880. A delegation from Studentenes Venstreforening is also mentioned to have participated in a conference in Uppsala in 1901.

The current organization was founded in 1908 under the name Social-radikale studenterforening. The student society of Oslo was then led by the conservative C. J. Hambro and refused to pass a resolution condemning students who were breaking a strike among harbor workers. A committee led by Wilhelm Keilhau sought to gather all the "academical citizens who want radical policies in social matters". Ole Solnørdal was elected president under the constitutive assembly on 27 November 1908.

Studentenes Venstrelag contributed to the revival of Unge Venstre, Venstre's youth wing from 1920 to 1926. It functioned in 1936 as an affiliate of both the youth and mother organization.

The Trondheim chapter is founded in 1946-1947. The Bergen chapter is founded during the first half of the 1950s, it temporarily dissolved in 1970-1971 and transformed into the unaffiliated Populistiske Arbeidsgrupper.

Chairpersons +NameYearsNameYearsNameYearsOle Solnørdal1908 – 1909Wilhelm Keilhau1911Toralv Øksnevad1912Gudbrand Østbye1913Magne Schjødt1913Arne Aas1914Torkell Løvland1914Ivar Moen1914Wilhelm Thagaard1915Finn Schjødt1916Conrad Falsen1916Nils Jøntvedt1917Ivar Rummelhoff1917Ragnar Kringlebotten1918Trygve Laake1919Ivar Myklebust1919Håkon EvjenthChristian StrayEinar Korsvig-RasmussenKnut Anonsen1924Leif Røslie1925Anton Laurin (nn)1926–1927Peder Scheie1927Christian Oftedal1928Ragnar Vold1928–1929Carl Bundi1930Berge Øverland1930Christian A. R. Christensen1931Olav Børge-Ask1932Øyvind Hardeng1933–1934Trygve Jakobsen1934–1935Knut Getz Wold1935Hjørdis Tveterås1936Finn Jørgensen1936Rolf E. Rasmussen1937Aasmund Espeland1937–1938Steinar Skaar1938Helge Seip1939–1945Helge Rognlien1946Kristen Nygaard1946–1947Enevald Skadsem1947Odd Jakobsen1948John Lager1948Bjørn Dalan1949Knut Aspeland 1949Per Torsvik1950Johan Kleppe1950Terje Herrem1951Gunnar Helge Carlsen1951Magne Leirheim1952Håkon Knudsen*1952Arne Eggesvik1953Lars Vilhelm Gjemdal**1953Olav Stokke1954Olav Myklebust1954Georg Stang1955Torstein Slungård1955–1956Torleiv Lid1956Sigurd Skirbekk1957Odd Rødseth1957Ørm Øverland1958Håvard Alstadheim1958Halle Jørn Hanssen 1961–1962Jostein Nerbøvik 1962–1964Arne Bjørlykke 1964–1965Kari Skrede1965–1966Arne Finborud 1966–1967Olav Garvik 1967–1968John M. Nygård 1969–1970Jørund Soma 1970–? * Mari Evenrud and Magne Leirheim assumed the interim chairmanship due to Knudsen's disease

** Håkon Nygaard assumed the interim chairmanship during Gjemdal's military service Torgeir Anda ?–1979 Anita Haugland ca. 1987 Grete Line Simonsen 1991–? Morten Hagen 1995–1996 Per Aage Pleym Christensen 1996–?

+NameYearsNameYearsNameYearsTrond Wathne Tveiten2002–2003Trond Enger2003Knud Berthelsen 2003–2005Kjartan Almenning 2005–2009Erling Gilhus Hillestad 2009–2010Erik Nyman-Apelset2010–2012Daniel Heggelid-Rugaas 2012–2013Erlend Kristoffer Schjelderup2013–2013Simen Eriksen 2014–2016Marcus Pettersen Irgens 2016Linn Skyum 2016–2017Øyvind Dammerud 2017–2018Amanda Haugnes Rygg 2018–2020Jens Kristian Øvstebø 2020–

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External links

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