Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion of Norway
Arbeids- og inkluderingsminister
Incumbent
Tonje Brenna
since 16 October 2023
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister of Norway
AppointerMonarch
With approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
Formation1 January 1846 (as Minister of the Interior)
First holderFrederik Stang
DeputyState secretaries at the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (Bokmål: Arbeids- og inkluderingsminister) 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 Tonje Brenna of the Labour Party since 2023.[1] From 1992 to 2001 there was also a Minister of Health position in the ministry.

List of ministers

Parties
  Agrarian / Centre Party
  Christian Democratic Party
  Conservative Party
  Communist Party
  Free-minded Liberal Party
  Independent
  Labour Party
  Labour Democrats
  Liberal Party
  Progress Party

Ministry of the Interior (1846–1903)

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Frederik Stang Independent 1 January 1846 15 July 1848 2 years, 196 days Løvenskiold-Vogt
Hans Christian Petersen Independent 15 July 1848 15 July 1849 1 year, 0 days Løvenskiold-Vogt
Frederik Stang Independent 15 July 1849 15 June 1854 4 years, 335 days Løvenskiold-Vogt
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 15 June 1854 15 August 1858 4 years, 61 days Løvenskiold-Vogt
Vogt
August Christian Manthey Independent 15 August 1858 15 July 1859 334 days Vogt
Sibbern-Birch-Motzfeldt
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 15 July 1859 12 August 1861 2 years, 28 days Sibbern-Birch-Motzfeldt
August Christian Manthey Independent 17 December 1861 22 October 1862 309 days F. Stang
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 22 October 1862 15 August 1865 2 years, 297 days F. Stang
August Christian Manthey Independent 15 August 1865 15 August 1866 1 year, 0 days F. Stang
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 15 August 1866 15 June 1868 1 year, 305 days F. Stang
Frederik Stang Independent 17 June 1868 15 October 1869 1 year, 120 days F. Stang
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 15 October 1869 24 February 1871 1 year, 132 days F. Stang
Henrik Laurentius Helliesen Independent 24 February 1871 13 May 1871 78 days F. Stang
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 13 May 1871 15 September 1872 1 year, 125 days F. Stang
Johan Collett Falsen Independent 15 September 1872 15 September 1873 1 year, 0 days F. Stang
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 15 September 1873 15 July 1875 1 year, 303 days F. Stang
Christian August Selmer Independent 15 July 1875 15 August 1876 1 year, 31 days F. Stang
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 15 August 1876 15 August 1878 2 years, 0 days F. Stang
Christian August Selmer Independent 15 August 1878 15 August 1879 1 year, 0 days F. Stang
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 15 August 1879 15 September 1882 3 years, 31 days F. Stang
Selmer
Christian Jensen Independent 15 September 1882 15 September 1883 1 year, 0 days Selmer
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 15 September 1883 21 March 1884 188 days Selmer
Thomas Cathinco Bang Independent 3 April 1884 26 June 1884 84 days Schweigaard
Sofus Arctander Free-minded Liberal 26 June 1884 15 August 1885 1 year, 50 days Sverdrup
Jacob Stang Liberal 15 August 1885 15 August 1886 1 year, 0 days Sverdrup
Sofus Arctander Free-minded Liberal 15 August 1886 17 February 1888 1 year, 186 days Sverdrup
Walter Scott Dahl Liberal 5 March 1888 15 September 1888 194 days Sverdrup
Lars Knutson Liestøl Liberal 15 September 1888 29 December 1888 105 days Sverdrup
Georg August Thilesen Liberal 29 December 1888 13 July 1889 196 days Sverdrup
Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne Conservative 13 July 1889 7 July 1890 359 days Stang I
Ole Andreas Furu Conservative 7 July 1890 6 March 1891 242 days Stang I
Wollert Konow (H) Liberal 6 March 1891 2 May 1893 2 years, 57 days Steen I
Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne Conservative 2 May 1893 3 March 1894 305 days Stang II
Peter Birch-Reichenwald Conservative 3 March 1894 14 October 1895 1 year, 225 days Stang II
Thomas von Westen Engelhart Liberal 14 October 1895 15 August 1897 1 year, 305 days Hagerup I
Olaj Olsen Liberal 15 August 1897 17 February 1898 186 days Hagerup I
Georg August Thilesen Liberal 17 February 1898 29 April 1899 1 year, 71 days Steen II
Ole Anton Qvam Liberal 29 April 1899 24 March 1900 329 days Steen II
Johannes Steen Liberal 24 March 1900 21 April 1902 2 years, 28 days Steen II
Otto Blehr Liberal 21 April 1902 1 January 1903 255 days Blehr I

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)

Photo 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)

The labour tasks were transferred to the Ministry of Local Government in 1948, where it was until 1989 and again from 1992 to 1997. Labour responsibilities were returned to social affairs in 2002, and inclusion was added to the title in 2006.

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Hans Rasmus Astrup Liberal 1 September 1885 15 November 1887 2 years, 75 days Sverdrup
Birger Kildal Liberal 15 November 1887 17 February 1888 94 days Sverdrup
Aimar Sørenssen Liberal 17 February 1888 5 March 1888 17 days Sverdrup
Oscar Jacobsen Liberal 5 March 1888 13 July 1889 1 year, 130 days Sverdrup
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 Steen I
Peder Nilsen Conservative 2 May 1893 15 August 1897 4 years, 105 days Stang II
Hagerup I
Fredrik Stang Lund Liberal 15 August 1897 17 February 1898 186 days Hagerup I
Jørgen Løvland Liberal 17 February 1898 28 February 1899 1 year, 11 days Steen II
Hans Nysom Liberal 28 February 1899 5 June 1900 1 year, 97 days Steen II
Jørgen Løvland Liberal 5 June 1900 22 October 1903 3 years, 139 days Steen II
Blehr I
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

Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (2006–present)

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
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 4 March 2022 141 days Støre
Marte Mjøs Persen Labour 7 March 2022 16 October 2023 1 year, 223 days Støre
Tonje Brenna Labour 16 October 2023 present 120 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Aasland was acting minister from 18 May to 20 December 1948.
  3. ^ Halvorsen was acting minister from 16 April to 6 September 1974.
  4. ^ Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 1 October 2004.

References

  1. ^ Sandvik, Siv (21 September 2012). "Dette mannskapet skal vinne valget for Jens" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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