Minister of Climate and the Environment

Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway
Klima- og Miljøvernministeren
Incumbent
Vidar Helgesen
since 16 December 2015
Ministry of the Environment
Member of Council of State
Seat Oslo
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer Monarch
with approval of Parliament
Term length No fixed length
Constituting instrument Constitution of Norway
Formation 8 May 1972
First holder Olav Gjærevoll
Deputy State secretaries at the Ministry of the Environment
Website Official website

The Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norwegian: Klima- og miljøministeren) is a Councilor of State and Chief of Norway's Ministry of the Environment. At the State Council on Friday the 17 of January 2018, Ola Evestuen (Liberal Party) was appointed as Minister of Climate and Environment[1]. The post was previously held since 16 December 2015 by Vidar Helgesen of the Conservative Party.[2] The ministry is responsible for environmental issues, including influencing environmental impacts on other ministries.[3] Subordinate agencies include the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Polar Institute, the Environment Agency and the Mapping Authority.[4]

The minister and minister post were established on 8 May 1972. The title was known as the Minister of the Environment until 2013.[5] Nineteen people from six parties have held the position. Thorbjørn Berntsen of the Labour Party has held the position the longest, a week short of seven years. Gro Harlem Bruntland, who held the position for five years, later became Prime Minister. Erik Solheim of the Socialist Left Party held the position concurrently with being Minister of International Development.[6]

Key

The following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.

  Centre Party
  Conservative Party
  Christian Democratic Party
  Labour Party
  Liberal Party
  Socialist Left Party

Ministers

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Olav Gjærevoll Labour8 May 197218 August 19720 year, 155 daysBratteli I[7]
— Trygve Haugeland Centre18 August 19725 March 19731 year, 60 daysKorvald[8]
— Helga Gitmark Centre5 March 197316 October 19731 year, 60 daysKorvald[8]
— Tor Halvorsen Labour16 October 19736 September 19742 years, 93 daysBratteli II[9]
Gro Harlem Brundtland Labour6 September 19748 October 19792 years, 93 daysBratteli II
Nordli		[9][10]
— Rolf Arthur Hansen Labour8 October 197914 October 19812 years, 269 daysNordli
Brundtland I		[10][11]
— Wenche Frogn Sellæg Conservative14 October 19818 June 19831 year, 248 daysWilloch I[12]
— Rakel Surlien Centre8 June 19839 May 19862 years, 336 daysWilloch II[12]
— Sissel Rønbeck Labour9 May 198616 October 19893 years, 162 daysBrundtland II[13]
— Kristin Hille Valla Centre16 October 19893 November 19901 year, 19 daysSyse[14]
Thorbjørn Berntsen Labour3 November 199017 October 19977 years, 342 daysBrundtland III
Jagland		[15][16]
— Guro Fjellanger Liberal17 October 199721 March 20002 year, 157 daysBondevik I[17]
Siri Bjerke Labour21 March 200019 October 20011 year, 213 daysStoltenberg I[18]
Børge Brende Conservative19 October 200118 June 20042 years, 212 daysBondevik II[19]
Knut Arild Hareide Christian Democratic18 June 200417 October 20051 years, 152 daysBondevik II[19]
Helen Bjørnøy Socialist Left17 October 200518 October 20072 years, 1 daysStoltenberg II[6]
Erik Solheim Socialist Left20 October 200723 March 20124 years, 158 daysStoltenberg II[6]
Bård Vegar Solhjell Socialist Left23 March 201216 October 20136 years, 203 daysStoltenberg II[6]
Tine Sundtoft Conservative16 October 201316 December 20152 years, 61 daysSolberg

[20]

Vidar Helgesen Conservative16 December 201517 January 20182 years, 300 daysSolberg

[21]

 Ola Elvestuen Liberal Party 17 January 2018 Present Solberg [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Environment, Ministry of Climate and (2018-01-19). "Ola Elvestuen appointed as new Minister of Climate and Environment". Government.no. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Erna Solbergs's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Areas of responsibility". About the ministry. Government.no. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Subordinate agencies". About the ministry. Government.no. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Historical background". About the ministry. Government.no. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Trygve Bratteli's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Lars Korvald's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Trygve Bratteli's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  17. ↑ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  18. ↑ "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  19. 1 2 "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  20. ↑ "Erna Solbergs's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  21. ↑ "Erna Solbergs's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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