The ministry was originally established as Ministry of the Interior in 1846. It has since seen changes to its nomenclature, which highlighted its responsibility on social affairs in 1916.[1]
1 January 1846–31 December 1902: Ministry of the Interior
1 January 1903–1 December 1905: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry (Trade)
1 December 1905–30 June 1913: Ministry of Trade, Shipping and Industry (Trade)
1 July 1913–30 September 1916: Ministry of Social Affairs, Trade Industry and Fisheries (Social Affairs)
1 October 1916–7 November 1993: Ministry of Social Affairs
8 November 1993–31 December 2001: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
1 January 2002–1 October 2004: Ministry of Social Affairs
1 October 2004–31 December 2005: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
1 January 2006–31 December 2009: Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
1 January 2010–31 December 2013: Ministry of Labour
1 January 2014–31 December 2021: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
1 January 2022–: Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
Responsibility for labour affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Local Government in 1948, where it was until 1989 and again from 1993 to 1997. The responsibilities were returned to social affairs in 2002, and inclusion was added to the title in 2006.
1 September 1885–22 February 1946: Ministry of Labour
Political adviser Herman Høgby Robertsen (Labour Party)
Subsidiaries
Agencies
Arbeids- og velferdsetaten (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service) — Administers age- and disability pensions and other welfare and manages unemployment.
Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet (Norwegian Directorate of Labour and Welfare) — Manages the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service.
Arbeidsretten (Labour Court of Norway) — Court that takes under consideration disputes about validity, interpretation and existence of collective agreements, questions regarding breach of collective agreements, questions regarding breach of the peace obligation, and claims for damages resulting from such breaches.
