Minister of Health and Care Services

Minister of Health and Care Services of Norway
Helse- og omsorgsministeren
Incumbent
Bent Høie
since 16 October 2013
Ministry of Health and Care Services
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
Precursor Minister of Social Affairs
Formation 4 September 1992
First holder Werner Christie
Deputy State secretaries at the Ministry of Health and Care Services
Website Official website

The Minister of Health and Care Services (Norwegian: Helse- og omsorgsministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Health and Care Services. Since 16 October 2013 the position has been held by Bent Høie of the Conservative Party.[1] The ministry is responsible for healthcare and care services, with the state's healthcare activities being carried out by four regional health authorities. Major institutions subordinate to the ministry include the Directorate for Health, the Board of Health Supervision, the Institute of Public Health, the Medicines Agency, the Radiation Protection Authority, the Labour and Welfare Service and the Food Safety Authority.

The position was created in 1992 and originally held the healthcare portfolio of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The remainder of the ministry's portfolio was taken care of by the Minister of Social Affairs. From 2002 the position has been chief of its own ministry. The position has been held by eleven people from three parties. Dagfinn Høybråten has held the position the longest, for three and a half years, and is also the only person to have held the position twice. No-one has held the seat for less than a year, with Ansgar Gabrielsen having the shortest tenure.

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.

  Christian Democratic Party
  Conservative Party
  Labour Party

Ministers

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Werner Christie Labour4 September 199222 December 19953 years, 79 daysBrundtland III[2]
Gudmund Hernes Labour22 December 199517 October 19971 year, 300 daysBrundtland III
Jagland		[2][3]
Dagfinn Høybråten Christian Democratic17 October 199721 March 20002 year, 156 daysBondevik I[4]
— Tore Tønne Labour21 March 200019 October 20011 year, 213 daysStoltenberg I[5]
Dagfinn Høybråten Christian Democratic19 October 20011 October 20042 years, 346 daysBondevik II[6]
— Ansgar Gabrielsen Conservative1 October 200417 October 20051 years, 18 daysBondevik II[6]
Sylvia Brustad Labour17 October 200520 June 20082 years, 247 daysStoltenberg II[7]
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen Labour20 June 200820 October 20091 year, 122 daysStoltenberg II[7]
Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen Labour20 October 200921 September 20122 years, 335 daysStoltenberg II[7]
Jonas Gahr Støre Labour21 September 201216 October 20131 year, 26 daysStoltenberg II[7]
Bent Høie Conservative16 October 2013present4 years, 361 daysSolberg[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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