Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norway)

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. The current minister is Sveinung Rotevatn. At the State Council the 17 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]

Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway
Klima- og Miljøvernministeren
Incumbent
Sveinung Rotevatn
since 24 January 2020
Ministry of the Environment
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
with approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
Formation8 May 1972
First holderOlav Gjærevoll
DeputyState secretaries at the Ministry of the Environment
Websiteregjeringen.no/

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 Brundtland, 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 October 1972163 daysBratteli I[7]
— Trygve Haugeland Centre18 October 19725 March 1973138 daysKorvald[8]
— Helga Gitmark Centre5 March 197316 October 1973225 daysKorvald[8]
— Tor Halvorsen Labour16 October 19736 September 1974325 daysBratteli II[9]
Gro Harlem Brundtland Labour6 September 19748 October 19795 years, 32 daysBratteli II
Nordli		[9][10]
— Rolf Arthur Hansen Labour8 October 197914 October 19812 years, 6 daysNordli
Brundtland I		[10][11]
Wenche Frogn Sellæg Conservative14 October 19818 June 19831 year, 237 daysWilloch I[12]
— Rakel Surlien Centre8 June 19839 May 19862 years, 335 daysWilloch II[12]
— Sissel Rønbeck Labour9 May 198616 October 19893 years, 160 daysBrundtland II[13]
— Kristin Hille Valla Centre16 October 19893 November 19901 year, 18 daysSyse[14]
Thorbjørn Berntsen Labour3 November 199017 October 19976 years, 348 daysBrundtland III
Jagland		[15][16]
— Guro Fjellanger Liberal17 October 199717 March 20002 years, 152 daysBondevik I[17]
Siri Bjerke Labour17 March 200019 October 20011 year, 216 daysStoltenberg I[18]
Børge Brende Conservative19 October 200118 June 20042 years, 243 daysBondevik II[19]
Knut Arild Hareide Christian Democratic18 June 200417 October 20051 year, 121 daysBondevik II[19]
Helen Bjørnøy Socialist Left17 October 200518 October 20072 years, 1 dayStoltenberg II[6]
Erik Solheim Socialist Left18 October 200723 March 20124 years, 157 daysStoltenberg II[6]
Bård Vegar Solhjell Socialist Left23 March 201216 October 20131 year, 207 daysStoltenberg II[6]
Tine Sundtoft Conservative16 October 201316 December 20152 years, 61 daysSolberg

[20]

Vidar Helgesen Conservative16 December 201517 January 20182 years, 32 daysSolberg

[2]

Ola Elvestuen Liberal17 January 201824 January 20202 years, 7 daysSolberg[21]
Sveinung Rotevatn Liberal24 January 2020present153 daysSolberg[22]

References
  1. Environment, Ministry of Climate and (19 January 2018). "Ola Elvestuen appointed as new Minister of Climate and Environment". Government.no. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  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. "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. "Trygve Bratteli's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. "Lars Korvald's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. "Trygve Bratteli's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  10. "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  11. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  12. "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  13. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  14. "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  15. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  16. "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  17. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  18. "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  19. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  20. "Erna Solbergs's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  21. "Minister of Climate and the Environment Ola Elvestuen". Government.no. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  22. "This Is Solberg's Cabinet 4.0". NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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