Free-minded Liberal Party

Free-minded Liberal Party
Frisinnede Venstre
Founded1909
Banned25 September 1940
Split fromLiberal Party
Merged intoConservative Party (De facto)
NewspaperTidens Tegn, Morgenavisen, Dagsposten
IdeologyConservative liberalism[1]
Economic liberalism[1][2]
National liberalism[2][3]
Political positionCentre-right[1][4]

The Free-minded Liberal Party (Norwegian: Frisinnede Venstre) was a political party in Norway founded in 1909 by the conservative-liberal faction of the Liberal Party. The party cooperated closely with the Conservative Party and participated in several short-lived governments, including two headed by Free-minded Prime Ministers. In the 1930s the party changed its name to the Free-minded People's Party (Norwegian: Frisinnede Folkeparti) and initiated cooperation with nationalist groups. The party contested its last election in 1936, and was not reorganised in 1945.

  1. ^ a b c Salvatore Garau (2015). Fascism and Ideology: Italy, Britain, and Norway. Routledge. pp. 215/216/233. ISBN 978-1-317-90946-0.
  2. ^ a b Francis Brendan Jacobs; John Fitzmaurice (1989). Western European Political Parties: A Comprehensive Guide. Addison-Wesley Longman Limited. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-582-00113-8. After 1905 Venstre changed its policy away from more traditional economic liberalism, and again lost a considerable number of members. While some joined Høyre, others subsequently established another Liberal Party. Frisinnede Venstre (National Liberals), which contested elections from 1909 to 1936 (after 1931 under the name Frisinnede Folkeparti or Liberal People's Party).
  3. ^ David Arter (1999). Scandinavian Politics Today. Manchester University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7190-5133-3.
  4. ^ Peder Roberts (2011). The European Antarctic: Science and Strategy in Scandinavia and the British Empire, p.189