Changes in the Government

Erna Solberg (Conservative Party)

Prime Minister

The Prime Minister is the most senior member of the Government, responsible for coordinating and leading the work of the Government.

Siv Jensen (Progress Party)

Minister of Finance

The Minister of Finance has a main responsibility for national economic policy and co-ordinates the preparation of the national budget.

Trine Skei Grande (Liberal Party)

Minister of Culture and Equality

The Minister of Culture and Equality is responsible for cultural policy, equality- and discrimination policy, media policy, sports policy, gaming and lottery regulation, and the coordination of government policy relating to the voluntary sector.

Olaug Vervik Bollestad (Christian Democratic Party)

Minister of Agriculture and Food

The Minister of Agriculture and Food is responsible for implementing the Government's policy concerning agriculture and food.

Jan Tore Sanner (Conservative Party)

Minister of Education and Integration

The Minister of Education and Integration is responsible for primary and secondary school, upper secondary and tertiary vocational education, educational loans and grants, adult education and skills and integration. The minister is also responsible for Nordic cooperation.

Jon Georg Dale (Progress Party)

Minister of Transport and Communications

Minister of Transport and Communications is responsible for policies relating to the transport of people and goods, telecommunication ands postal services.

Monica Mæland (Conservative Party)

Minister of Local Government and Modernisation

Bent Høie (Conservative Party)

Minister of Health

The Minister of Health is responsible for government policy related to hospitals, municipal health care services, preventive measures, psychiatric health and drug addiction.

Ine Eriksen Søreide (Conservative Party)

Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for Norwegian foreign policy, the promotion of Norway’s interests internationally and the foreign service, which includes more than 100 embassies, permanent missions and delegations, and consulates general.

Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (Conservative Party)

Minister of Trade and Industry

The Ministry of Trade and Industry is responsible for designating industrial policy with an eye to the future. This includes involvement in any policy area that affects value creation.

Anniken Hauglie (Conservative Party)

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs has the main responsibility for labour market policy, working environment and safety policy, pensions policy, and welfare and social policy.

Frank Bakke-Jensen (Conservative Party)

Minister of Defence

The Minister of Defence is responsible for the formation and implementation of Norwegian security and defence policy.

Åse Michaelsen ( Progress Party)

Minister for the Elderly and Public Health

Ola Elvestuen (Liberal Party)

Minister of Climate and Environment

The minister of Climate and Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying out the environmental policies of the Government.

Nikolai Astrup (Conservative Party)

Minister of Digitalisation

Iselin Nybø (Liberal Party)

Minister of Research and Higher Education

The Minister of Research and Higher Education is responsible for research policy and for higher education.

Tor Mikkel Wara (Progress Party)

Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration

The minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration is responsible for the Government's justice, public security, asylum and immigration policies.

Harald Tom Nesvik (Progress Party)

Minister of Fisheries

As Minister of Fisheries, Harald Tom Nesvik (Progress Party) is responsible for fisheries and aquaculture management, seafood safety, fish health and welfare, framework conditions for the seafood trade and market access for Norwegian seafood.

Kjell-Børge Freiberg (Progress Party)

Minister of Petroleum and Energy

The Minister of Petroleum and Energy’s responsibility is to ensure high value creation through efficient and environment-friendly management of Norway’s energy resources.

Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde (Progress Party)

Minister of Public Security

Dag Inge Ulstein (Christian Democratic Party)

Minister of International Development

Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (Christian Democratic Party)

Minister of Children and Families