Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Utenriksministeren
Incumbent
Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide
since 20 October 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member of Council of State
Seat Victoria Terrasse, Oslo
Nominator Prime Minister of Norway
Appointer Monarch
With approval of Parliament
Term length No fixed length
Constituting instrument Constitution of Norway
Formation 7 July 1905
First holder Jørgen Løvland
Succession Second to Prime Minister
Deputy State secretaries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Website Official website

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norwegian: norske utanriksministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 20 October 2017, the position has been held by Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide of the Conservative Party.[1]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, based at Victoria Terrasse, Oslo, is responsible for Norway's relation with foreign countries, including diplomacy and diplomatic missions, trade, foreign aid and cooperation with international organisations. Except during the four in which a Deputy of the Prime Minister of Norway was appointed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs ranks second in the cabinet after the Prime Minister and is his deputy.[2]

History

The position was created on 7 June 1905, the day Norway declared independence from Sweden, with the Liberal Party's Jørgen Løvland as the inaugural.[3] Forty people from five parties have held the position, all men excepting the current officeholder. From 1983 to 2013 the Minister of International Development, which was responsible for issues related to foreign aid, was attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]

Notable officeholders

Halvard Lange (Labour) is the longest-serving, having held the position for more than eighteen years in four cabinets. The shortest-serving is the fellow party member, Edvard Bull, Sr., who held the position for the sixteen days that Hornsrud's Cabinet lasted. Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (Liberal) was appointed four times as minister. Three people have sat concurrently as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs: Løvland, Mowinckel and Ivar Lykke (Conservative). Three officeholders would later become Prime Minister: Løvland, Mowinckel and Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic). Two former Prime Ministers have held the office: John Lyng (Conservative) and Thorbjørn Jagland (Labour). Trygve Lie (Labour) resigned from the office to become the inaugural Secretary-General of the United Nations. Two people have died while in office: Knut Frydenlund and Johan Jørgen Holst (both Labour).

List of Ministers

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

Legend

  Centre Party
  Christian Democratic Party
  Conservative Party
  Labour Party
  Liberal Party

Portrait Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Jørgen Løvland Liberal7 June 190519 March 19082 years, 258 daysMichelsen
Løvland		[3][5]
Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen Liberal19 March 19082 February 19101 year, 321 daysKnudsen I[6]
Johannes Irgens Conservative2 February 191020 February 19122 years, 19 daysKonow[7]
Nils Claus Ihlen Liberal20 February 191221 June 19208 years, 121 daysBratlie
Knudsen II		[8][9]
Christian Fredrik Michelet Conservative21 June 192021 June 19211 year, 2 daysBahr Halvorsen I[10]
— Arnold Christopher Ræstad Liberal21 June 192131 May 19220 years, 345 daysBlehr II[11]
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Liberal31 May 19226 March 19230 years, 280 daysBlehr II[11]
Christian Fredrik Michelet Conservative6 March 192325 July 19241 year, 112 daysBahr Halvorsen II
Berge		[12][13]
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Liberal25 July 19245 March 19261 year, 224 daysMowinckel I[14]
Ivar Lykke Conservative5 March 192628 January 19281 year, 323 daysLykke[15]
Edvard Bull, Sr. Labour28 January 192815 February 19280 years, 18 daysHornsrud[16]
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Liberal15 February 192812 May 19311 year, 88 daysMowinckel II[17]
Birger Braadland Agrarian12 May 19313 March 19331 year, 296 daysKolstad
Hundseid		[18][19]
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Liberal3 March 193320 March 19352 years, 20 daysMowinckel III[20]
Halvdan Koht Labour20 March 193519 November 19405 years, 245 daysNygaardsvold[21]
Trygve Lie Labour19 November 19402 February 19466 years, 76 daysNygaardsvold
Gerhardsen I
Gerhardsen II		[21][22][23]
Halvard Lange Labour2 February 194628 August 196317 years, 208 daysGerhardsen II
Torp
Gerhardsen III		[23][24][25]
Erling Wikborg Christian Democratic28 August 196325 September 19630 years, 28 daysLyng[26]
Halvard Lange Labour25 September 196312 October 19651 year, 18 daysGerhardsen IV[27]
John Lyng Conservative12 October 196522 May 19704 years, 66 daysBorten[28]
Svenn Stray Conservative22 May 197017 March 19710 years, 300 daysBorten[28]
— Andreas Zeier Cappelen Labour17 March 197118 August 19721 year, 155 daysBratteli I[29]
— Dagfinn Vårvik Centre18 August 197216 October 19731 year, 60 daysKorvald[30]
Knut Frydenlund Labour16 October 197314 October 19817 years, 363 daysBratteli II
Nordli
Brundtland I		[31][32][33]
Svenn Stray Conservative14 October 19819 May 19864 years, 219 daysWilloch I
Willoch II		[34]
Knut Frydenlund Labour9 May 198626 February 19872 years, 36 daysBrundtland II[35]
Johan Jørgen Holst Labour26 February 19879 March 19870 years, 12 daysBrundtland II[35]
Thorvald Stoltenberg Labour9 March 198716 October 19890 years, 179 daysBrundtland II[35]
Kjell Magne Bondevik Christian Democratic16 October 19893 November 19901 year, 19 daysSyse[36]
Thorvald Stoltenberg Labour3 November 19902 April 19932 years, 150 daysBrundtland III[37]
Johan Jørgen Holst Labour2 April 199313 January 19942 years, 287 daysBrundtland III[37]
Bjørn Tore Godal Labour24 January 199417 October 19973 years, 267 daysBrundtland III
Jagland		[37][38]
Knut Vollebæk Christian Democratic17 October 199721 March 20002 year, 156 daysBondevik I[39]
Torbjørn Jagland Labour21 March 200019 October 20011 year, 213 daysStoltenberg I[40]
Jan Petersen Conservative19 October 200117 October 20053 years, 364 daysBondevik II[41]
Jonas Gahr Støre Labour17 October 200521 September 20126 years, 340 daysStoltenberg II[42]
Espen Barth Eide Labour21 September 201216 October 20131 year, 25 daysStoltenberg II[42]
Børge Brende Conservative16 October 201320 October 20174 years, 4 daysSolberg[43]
Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide Conservative20 October 2017Incumbent357 daysSolberg[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ask, Alf Ole (2017-10-20). "Tre bytter i Regjeringen – Ine Eriksen Søreide første kvinnelige utenriksminister" (Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Deputy to the Norwegian Prime Minister". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Christian Michelsen's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Solberg kutter bistandsministeren" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Jøgen Løvland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Gunnar Knudsen's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Wollert Konow's (S.B.) Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Jens Bratlie's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Gunnar Knudsen's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Otto B. Halvorsen's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Otto Blehr's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "Abraham Berge's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Johan Ludwig Mowinckel's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Ivar Lykke's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Christopher Hornsrud's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "Johan Ludwig Mowinckel's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "Peder Kolstad's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "Jens Hundseid's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  20. ↑ "Johan Ludwig Mowinckel's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  21. 1 2 "Johan Nygaardsvoll's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  22. ↑ "Einar Gerhardsen's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  23. 1 2 "Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  24. ↑ "Oscar Torp's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  25. ↑ "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  26. ↑ "John Lyng's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  27. ↑ "Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  28. 1 2 "Per Borten's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  29. ↑ "Trygve Bratteli's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  30. ↑ "Lars Korvald's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  31. ↑ "Trygve Bratteli's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  32. ↑ "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  33. ↑ "Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  34. ↑ "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  35. 1 2 3 "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  36. ↑ "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  37. 1 2 3 "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  38. ↑ "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  39. ↑ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  40. ↑ "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  41. ↑ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  42. 1 2 "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  43. ↑ "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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