Industry and Business Party

The Industry and Business Party (Norwegian: Industri- og Næringspartiet, INP) is a Norwegian political party founded at Vemork in Rjukan on 29 February 2020.[4] The party describes itself as a centre-oriented moderate party, with the slogans "Stability and predictability", "Development, not liquidation" and will, among other things, work to prevent a restriction of the oil and gas industry and better framework conditions for business in general.[5] On 1 February 2023, the Health Party merged with the Industry and Business Party.[6]

Industry and Business Party
Industri- og Næringspartiet
AbbreviationINP
LeaderOwe Ingemann Waltherzøe
Founded29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)
Registered6 May 2020 (2020-05-06)
HeadquartersPorsgrunn
Membership (2023)Increase 10,000[1]
IdeologyIsolationism[2]
Political positionSyncretic[3]
Colours  Orange
  Azure
Slogan"Stability and Predictability"
(Norwegian: «Stabilitet og forutsigbarhet»)
"Development, not Liquidation"
(Norwegian: «Utvikling, ikke avvikling»)
Storting
0 / 169
County Councils
29 / 639
Municipal Councils
241 / 9,344
Website
inpartiet.no

Party program and ideology

The party program was drawn up based on proposals from members of the party's Facebook group.[7]

INP calls itself a centre-oriented moderate party with values from both the right and left in the political landscape.[5][8][9]

The party's rhetoric has been described as left-leaning on social policy and regarding state control over natural resources and opposition to privatization, while being right-wing on tax and environmental issues. The party does not believe the scientific consensus on climate change, describing it as hysteria and saying any change is not caused by humans.[3]

Electoral results

The party collected the necessary 5,000 signatures from eligible Norwegians and was registered as a national political party by the Brønnøysund Register Centre on 6 May 2020. INP presented lists in all counties for the first time in the 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election.[10]

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
2021 (parliamentary) Owe Ingemann Waltherzøe 10,031 0.3 (#13)
0 / 169
 0 Extra-parliamentary
2023 (municipality) 79,996 3.0 (#10)
238 / 9,344
 238
2023 (county) 91,157 4.3 (#7)
29 / 723
 29

Party leaders

As of January 2023, Owe Ingemann Waltherzøe is the party leader and Line Kjos holds the position as deputy leader.[11]

Former party leaders
Period Name
2020– Owe Ingemann Waltherzøe

References
  1. Vil bli slutt
  2. https://www.aftenposten.no/amagasinet/i/O81jrq/en-mann-ved-navn-owe En mann ved navn Owe
  3. "Ikke et parti blant alle «andre»". 22 December 2022.
  4. NRK (2020-03-01). "Nytt politisk parti" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  5. "INDUSTRI- og NÆRINGSPARTIET" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  6. "Helsepartiet slår seg sammen med Industri- og næringspartiet" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ungdom (INPU), Richardo Slagstad Kierulf (15), Industri-og næringspartiets (2022-12-19). "Vi er ikke «udemokratiske klimafornektere»". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Frafjord, Erlend (2019-10-04). "Nytt parti vil gi oljeindustrien fullt spillerom: – Ap er overtatt av akademikere" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  9. "Industri- og Næringspartiet ser seg selv midt mellom Ap og Høyre" (in Norwegian). 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  10. Journalist, Hilde Nyman (2020-04-21). "Industri og næringspartiet ett skritt nærmere å delta i valget 2021" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  11. "Om INP". INP. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
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