Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion

The Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion is the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The position has existed since 1 January 1846, when the Ministry of the Interior was created. Several different names have been used since then, with three name changes after 2000. The incumbent minister is Torbjørn Røe Isaksen of the Conservative Party.^[1] From 1992 to 2001 there was also a Minister of Health position in the ministry.

List of ministers[]

Ministry of the Interior (1846–1903)[]

Name	From	To
Frederik Stang	1846	1848
Hans Christian Petersen	1848	1849
Frederik Stang	1849	1854
Christian Bretteville	1854	1858
August Christian Manthey	1858	1859
Christian Bretteville	1859	1861
Johan Christian Collett (acting)	1861	1861
August Christian Manthey	1861	1862
Christian Bretteville	1862	1865
August Christian Manthey	1865	1866
Christian Bretteville	1866	1868
Frederik Stang	1868	1869
Christian Bretteville	1869	1871
Henrik Laurentius Helliesen	1871	1871
Niels Petersen Vogt	1871	1872
Johan Collett Falsen	1872	1873
Niels Petersen Vogt	1873	1875
Christian Selmer	1875	1876
Niels Petersen Vogt	1876	1878
Christian Selmer	1878	1879
Niels Petersen Vogt	1879	1882
Christian Jensen	1882	1883
Niels Petersen Vogt	1883	1884
Niels Mathias Rye (acting)	1884	1884
Thomas Cathinco Bang	1884	1884
Sofus Arctander	1884	1885
Jacob Stang	1885	1886
Sofus Arctander	1886	1888
Walter Scott Dahl	1888	1888
Peter Olrog Schjøtt	1888	1888
Oscar Jacobsen	1888	1888
Lars Knutson Liestøl	1888	1888
Georg August Thilesen	1888	1889
Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne	1889	1890
Ole Andreas Furu	1890	1891
Wollert Konow (H)	1891	1893
Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne	1893	1894
Peter Birch-Reichenwald	1894	1895
Thomas von Westen Engelhart	1895	1897
Olaj Olsen	1897	1898
Georg August Thilesen	1898	1899
Ole Anton Qvam	1899	1900
Johannes Steen	1900	1902
Otto Blehr	1902	1903

Ministry of Social Affairs, Trade, Industry and Fisheries (1913–1916)[]

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet
	Johan Castberg	Labour Democrats	1 July 1913	22 April 1914	295 days	Knudsen II
	Kristian Friis Petersen	Liberal	22 April 1914	1 October 1916	2 years, 162 days	Knudsen II

Ministry of Social Affairs (1916–2005)[]

Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet
Lars Abrahamsen	Liberal	1 October 1916	20 February 1919	2 years, 142 days	Knudsen II
Paal Berg	Liberal	20 February 1919	21 June 1920	1 year, 122 days	Knudsen II
Odd Klingenberg	Conservative	21 June 1920	22 June 1921	1 year, 1 day	Bahr Halvorsen I
Lars Oftedal	Liberal	22 June 1921	20 October 1922	1 year, 122 days	Blehr II
Rasmus O. Mortensen	Liberal	20 October 1922	6 March 1923	135 days	Blehr II
Odd Klingenberg	Conservative	6 March 1923	25 July 1924	1 year, 141 days	Bahr Halvorsen II Berge
Lars Oftedal	Liberal	25 July 1924	5 March 1926	1 year, 223 days	Mowinckel I
Peter Morell	Conservative	5 March 1926	28 January 1928	1 year, 329 days	Lykke
Alfred Madsen	Labour	28 January 1928	15 February 1928	18 days	Hornsrud
Torjus Værland	Liberal	15 February 1928	12 May 1931	3 years, 86 days	Mowinckel II
Jakob N. Vik	Agrarian	12 May 1931	3 March 1933	1 year, 295 days	Kolstad Hundseid
Ole N. I. Strømme	Liberal	3 March 1933	28 October 1933	239 days	Mowinckel III
Trygve Utheim	Liberal	28 October 1933	20 March 1935	1 year, 143 days	Mowinckel III
Kornelius Bergsvik	Labour	20 March 1935	13 November 1936	1 year, 238 days	Nygaardsvold
Oscar Torp	Labour	13 November 1936	1 July 1939	2 years, 230 days	Nygaardsvold
Sverre Støstad	Labour	1 July 1939	25 June 1945	5 years, 359 days	Nygaardsvold
Sven Oftedal	Labour	25 June 1945	23 June 1948	2 years, 364 days	Gerhardsen I-II^[a]
Aaslaug Aasland	Labour	20 December 1948	2 November 1953^[b]	4 years, 317 days	Gerhardsen II Torp
Rakel Seweriin	Labour	2 November 1953	1 August 1955	1 year, 272 days	Torp Gerhardsen II
Gudmund Harlem	Labour	1 August 1955	18 February 1961	5 years, 201 days	Gerhardsen II
Olav Bruvik	Labour	18 February 1961	30 December 1962	1 year, 315 days	Gerhardsen II
Olav Gjærevoll	Labour	4 February 1963	28 August 1963	205 days	Gerhardsen II
Kjell Bondevik	Christian Democratic	28 August 1963	25 September 1963	28 days	Lyng
Olav Gjærevoll	Labour	25 September 1963	12 October 1965	2 years, 17 days	Gerhardsen IV
Egil Aarvik	Christian Democratic	12 October 1965	17 March 1971	5 years, 156 days	Borten
Odd Højdahl	Labour	17 March 1971	18 October 1972	1 year, 215 days	Bratteli I
Bergfrid Fjose	Christian Democratic	18 October 1972	16 October 1973	363 days	Korvald
Sonja Ludvigsen	Labour	16 October 1973	12 July 1974	269 days	Bratteli II
Tor Halvorsen	Labour	12 July 1974^[c]	15 January 1976	1 year, 187 days	Bratteli II
Ruth Ryste	Labour	15 January 1976	8 October 1979	3 years, 266 days	Nordli
Arne Nilsen	Labour	8 October 1979	14 October 1981	2 years, 6 days	Nordli Brundtland I
Leif Arne Heløe	Conservative	14 October 1981	9 May 1986	4 years, 207 days	Willoch I-II
Tove Strand	Labour	9 May 1986	16 October 1989	3 years, 160 days	Brundtland II
Wenche Frogn Sellæg	Conservative	16 October 1989	3 November 1990	1 year, 18 days	Syse
Tove Veierød	Labour	3 November 1990	4 September 1992	1 year, 306 days	Brundtland III
Grete Knudsen	Labour	4 September 1992	24 January 1994	1 year, 142 days	Brundtland III
Hill-Marta Solberg	Labour	24 January 1994	17 October 1997	3 years, 266 days	Brundtland III Jagland
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa	Centre	17 October 1997	17 March 2000	2 years, 152 days	Bondevik I
Guri Ingebrigtsen	Labour	17 March 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 216 days	Stoltenberg I
Ingjerd Schou	Conservative	19 October 2001	18 June 2004	2 years, 243 days	Bondevik II
Dagfinn Høybråten^[d]	Christian Democratic	18 June 2004	17 October 2005	1 year, 121 days	Bondevik II

Ministry of Labour (1885–1946) and Social Inclusion (2006–present)[]

In 2002, it had been renamed the Ministry of Social Affairs. It was then renamed Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion in 2006, thereby also re-establishing the position Minister of Labour for the first time since 1946.

Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet
Hans Rasmus Astrup	Liberal	1 September 1885	15 November 1887	2 years, 75 days
Birger Kildal	Liberal	15 November 1887	17 February 1888	94 days
Aimar Sørenssen	Liberal	17 February 1888	5 March 1888	17 days
Oscar Jacobsen	Liberal	5 March 1888	13 July 1889	1 year, 130 days
Peter Birch-Reichenwald	Conservative	13 July 1889	6 March 1891	1 year, 140 days	Stang I
Hans Nysom	Liberal	6 March 1891	2 May 1893	2 years, 57 days
Peder Nilsen	Conservative	2 May 1893	15 August 1897	4 years, 105 days	Stang II
Fredrik Stang Lund	Liberal	15 August 1897	17 February 1898	186 days
Jørgen Løvland	Liberal	17 February 1898	28 February 1899	1 year, 11 days
Hans Nysom	Liberal	28 February 1899	5 June 1900	1 year, 97 days
Jørgen Løvland	Liberal	5 June 1900	22 October 1903	3 years, 139 days
Albert Hansen	Conservative	22 October 1903	11 March 1905	1 year, 140 days	Hagerup II
Kristofer Lehmkuhl	Conservative	11 March 1905	28 September 1907	2 years, 201 days	Michelsen
Jørgen Brunchorst	Independent	28 September 1907	19 March 1908	173 days	Michelsen Løvland
Nils Claus Ihlen	Liberal	19 March 1908	2 February 1910	1 year, 320 days	Knudsen I
Bernhard Brænne	Conservative	2 February 1910	11 June 1910	129 days	Konow
Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen	Free-minded Liberal	11 June 1910	20 February 1912	1 year, 254 days	Konow
Bernhard Brænne	Conservative	20 February 1912	23 August 1912	185 days	Bratlie
Nils Olaf Hovdenak	Conservative	23 August 1912	31 January 1913	161 days	Bratlie
Andreas Urbye	Liberal	31 January 1913	26 July 1916	3 years, 177 days	Knudsen II
Martin Olsen Nalum	Liberal	26 July 1916	10 May 1920	3 years, 289 days	Knudsen II
Ole Monsen Mjelde	Liberal	10 May 1920	21 June 1920	42 days	Knudsen II
Cornelius Middelthon	Conservative	21 June 1920	22 June 1921	1 year, 1 day	Halvorsen I
Ole Monsen Mjelde	Liberal	22 June 1921	6 March 1923	1 year, 257 days	Blehr II
Cornelius Middelthon	Conservative	6 March 1923	25 July 1924	1 year, 141 days	Halvorsen II Berge
Ole Monsen Mjelde	Liberal	25 July 1924	5 March 1926	1 year, 223 days	Mowinckel I
Anders Venger	Conservative	5 March 1926	26 July 1926	143 days	Lykke
Worm Darre-Jenssen	Conservative	26 July 1926	28 January 1928	1 year, 186 days	Lykke
Magnus Nilssen	Labour	28 January 1928	15 February 1928	18 days	Hornsrud
Ole Monsen Mjelde	Liberal	15 February 1928	12 May 1931	3 years, 86 days	Mowinckel II
Rasmus Langeland	Agrarian	12 May 1931	3 March 1933	1 year, 295 days	Kolstad Hundseid
Ole Monsen Mjelde	Liberal	3 March 1933	20 March 1935	2 years, 17 days	Mowinckel III
Johan Nygaardsvold	Labour	20 March 1935	2 October 1939	4 years, 196 days	Nygaardsvold
Olav Hindahl	Labour	2 October 1939	25 June 1945	5 years, 266 days	Nygaardsvold
Johan Strand Johansen	Communist	25 June 1945	5 November 1945	133 days	Gerhardsen I
Nils Langhelle	Labour	5 November 1945	22 February 1946	109 days	Gerhardsen II
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen	Labour	17 October 2005	20 June 2008	2 years, 247 days	Stoltenberg II
Dag Terje Andersen	Labour	20 June 2008	20 October 2009	1 year, 122 days	Stoltenberg II
Hanne Bjurstrøm	Labour	21 December 2009	21 September 2012	2 years, 275 days	Stoltenberg II
Anniken Huitfeldt	Labour	21 September 2012	16 October 2013	1 year, 25 days	Stoltenberg II
Robert Eriksson	Progress	16 October 2013	16 December 2015	2 years, 61 days	Solberg
Anniken Hauglie	Conservative	16 December 2015	24 January 2020	4 years, 39 days	Solberg
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen	Conservative	24 January 2020	14 October 2021	1 year, 263 days	Solberg
Hadia Tajik	Labour	14 October 2021	Incumbent	110 days	Støre

Consultative ministers[]

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet
	Kirsten Hansteen	Communist	25 June 1945	5 November 1945	133 days	Gerhardsen I
	Aaslaug Aasland	Labour	5 November 1945	20 December 1948	3 years, 45 days	Gerhardsen II

List of Norwegian Ministers of Health within the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs[]

Name	From	To
Werner Christie	1992	1995
Gudmund Hernes	1995	1997
Dagfinn Høybråten	1997	2000
Tore Tønne	2000	2001
Dagfinn Høybråten	2001	position defunct

For later Ministers, see Minister of Health and Care Services (Norway).

Notes[]

^ From June 1940 to June 1945, the Norwegian government was exiled in London. Ministers of Social Affairs during this period were Andreas Diesen of the Administrative Council from April to September 1940, and Sverre Iversen briefly in 1945.
^ Aasland was acting minister from 18 May to 20 December 1948.
^ Halvorsen was acting minister from 16 April to 6 September 1974.
^ Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 1 October 2004.

References[]

^ Sandvik, Siv (21 September 2012). "Dette mannskapet skal vinne valget for Jens" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

[2] From June 1940 to June 1945, the Norwegian government was exiled in London. Ministers of Social Affairs during this period were Andreas Diesen of the Administrative Council from April to September 1940, and Sverre Iversen briefly in 1945.

[3] Aasland was acting minister from 18 May to 20 December 1948.

[4] Halvorsen was acting minister from 16 April to 6 September 1974.

[5] Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 1 October 2004.

[1] Sandvik, Siv (21 September 2012). "Dette mannskapet skal vinne valget for Jens" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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