Liberal Students of Norway

The Liberal Students of Norway (Norwegian: Norges Liberale Studentforbund, 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,^[1] making it one of Norway's oldest student organizations.

Liberal Students of Norway Norges Liberale Studentforbund
Chairperson	Jens Kristian Øvstebø
Founded	27 November 1908
Headquarters	Oslo
Ideology	Social liberalism Green liberalism
Mother party	Venstre
International affiliation	International Federation of Liberal & Radical Youth (IFLRY)
European affiliation	European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)
Website	liberalestudenter.no

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.^[2] A delegation from Studentenes Venstreforening is also mentioned to have participated in a conference in Uppsala in 1901.^[3]

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.^[4] 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 the 27th of November 1908.^[4]

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.^[5]

The Trondheim chapter is founded in 1946-1947.^[6] The Bergen chapter is founded during the first half of the 1950s,^[7] it temporarily dissolved in 1970-1971 and transformed into the unaffiliated Populistiske Arbeidsgrupper.

Chairpersons

Name	Years		Name	Years		Name	Years
Ole Solnørdal	1908 - 1909[8]		Wilhelm Keilhau	1911[8]		Toralv Øksnevad	1912[8]
Gudbrand Østbye	1913[8]		Magne Schjødt	1913[8]		Arne Aas	1914[8]
Torkell Løvland	1914[8]		Ivar Moen	1914[8]		Wilhelm Thagaard	1915[8]
Finn Schjødt	1916[8]		Conrad Falsen	1916[8]		Nils Jøntvedt	1917[8]
Ivar Rummelhoff	1917[8]		Ragnar Kringlebotten	1918[8]		Trygve Laake	1919[8]
Ivar Myklebust	1919[8]		Håkon Evjenth	[8]		Christian Stray	[8]
Einar Korsvig-Rasmussen	[8]		Knut Anonsen	1924[8]		Leif Røslie	1925[8]
Anton Laurin (nn)	1926-1927[8]		Peder Scheie	1927[8]		Christian Oftedal	1928[8]
Ragnar Vold	1928-1929[8]		Carl Bundi	1930[8]		Berge Øverland	1930[8]
Christian A. R. Christensen	1931[8]		Olav Børge-Ask	1932[8]		Øyvind Hardeng	1933-1934[8]
Trygve Jakobsen	1934-1935[8]		Knut Getz Wold	1935[8]		Hjørdis Tveterås	1936[8]
Finn Jørgensen	1936[8]		Rolf E. Rasmussen	1937[8]		Aasmund Espeland	1937-1938[8]
Steinar Skaar	1938[8]		Helge Seip	1939-1945[8]		Helge Rognlien	1946[8]
Kristen Nygaard	1946-1947[8]		Enevald Skadsem	1947[8]		Odd Jakobsen	1948[8]
John Lager	1948[8]		Bjørn Dalan	1949[8]		Knut Aspeland	1949[8]
Per Torsvik	1950[8]		Johan Kleppe	1950[8]		Terje Herrem	1951[8]
Gunnar Helge Carlsen	1951[8]		Magne Leirheim	1952[8]		Håkon Knudsen*	1952[8]
Arne Eggesvik	1953[8]		Lars Vilhelm Gjemdal**	1953[8]		Olav Stokke	1954[8]
Olav Myklebust	1954[8]		Georg Stang	1955[8]		Torstein Slungård	1955-1956[8]
Torleiv Lid	1956[8]		Sigurd Skirbekk	1957[8]		Odd Rødseth	1957[8]
Ørm Øverland	1958[8]		Håvard Alstadheim	1958[8]
Halle Jørn Hanssen	1961-1962[9]		Jostein Nerbøvik	1962–1964		Arne Bjørlykke	1964–1965
Kari Skrede	1965–1966		Arne Finborud	1966–1967		Olav Garvik	1967–1968
John M. Nygård	1969–1970		Jørund 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–?

Name	Years		Name	Years		Name	Years
Trond Wathne Tveiten	2002–2003		Trond Enger	2003		Knud Berthelsen	2003–2005
Kjartan Almenning	2005–2009		Erling Gilhus Hillestad	2009–2010		Erik Nyman-Apelset	2010–2012
Daniel Heggelid-Rugaas	2012–2013		Erlend Kristoffer Schjelderup	2013–2013		Simen Eriksen	2014–2016
Marcus Pettersen Irgens	2016		Linn Skyum	2016-2017		Øyvind Dammerud	2017–2018
Amanda Haugnes Rygg	2018–2020		Jens Kristian Øvstebø	2020–[10]