Ministry of Trade (of 1916) (1916–1947)
Established: 1. October 1916
Abolished: 6. December 1947
The Ministry of Trade (Ministry of Trade, Shipping, Industry, Craft and Fisheries) was established on 1 October 1916. It is listed here as the Ministry of Trade (of 1916). Affairs were transferred from several ministries.
On 25 April 1919, fishery provisioning affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) from the Ministry of Provisioning (of 1916).
On 30 April 1920, engineering, statistics and personnel affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) from the abolished Ministry of Industrial Provisioning.
On 1 September 1920, harbours administration affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) from the Ministry of Labour (of 1885).
On 1 October 1939, crisis legislation affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) to the new Ministry of Provisioning (of 1939).
During the Second World War 1940-1945, Norwegian ministries were working under the legal leadership of Johan Nygaardsvold’s Government in exile in London, and under Nazi Germany’s occupation authorities in Oslo (marked NS).
On 22 April 1940, shipping affairs were in London transferred from the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) to the Ministry of Provisioning (of 1939). On 1 October 1942, the Trade Department in the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) was transferred to the Ministry of Provisioning (of 1939).
In Oslo, the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) NS and the Ministry of Provisioning (of 1939) NS were on 1 April 1943 merged into the Ministry of Industry (of 1943) NS.
On 8 May 1945, the ministry structure in Oslo was re-established as it was on 9 April 1940. At the same time, pilotage affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) from the Ministry of Defence, and the Shipping Directorate from the abolished Ministry of Shipping, while the Communications Directorate was transferred from the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) to the Ministry of Labour (of 1885).
On 5 November 1945, fisheries affairs were transferred to an additional minister in the Ministry of Trade (of 1916). On 1 July 1946, fisheries affairs were transferred to the new Ministry of Fisheries.
On 6 December 1947, the Ministry of Trade (of 1916) had its name changed to the Ministry of Industry (Ministry of Industry, Craft and Shipping), listed here as the Ministry of Industry (of 1947).
Politicians
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Alvestad, Anton Ludvig (A)
- Minister of Trade – Christopher Hornsrud's Government 28/01/1928–15/02/1928
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Bache-Wiig, Jens
- Administrative Council Member – Administrative Council in Oslo 1940 15/04/1940–25/09/1940
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Bruun, Gerdt Henrik Meyer (H)
- Minister of Trade – Otto B. Halvorsen's First Government 21/06/1920–22/06/1921
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Carlsen, Reidar (A)
- Consultative Minister for Fisheries Affairs – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 05/11/1945–01/07/1946
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Evensen, Lars Samuel Myhrer (A)
- Minister of Trade – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 05/11/1945–06/12/1947
- Minister of Trade – Einar Gerhardsen's First Government 25/06/1945–05/11/1945
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Frihagen, Anders Rasmus (A)
- Minister of Trade – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 15/04/1942–01/10/1942
- Minister of Trade - on travel to Stockholm – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 13/05/1940–30/05/1940
- Minister of Trade – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 02/10/1939–07/06/1940
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Hagelin, Albert Viljam (NS)
- Illegal minister of trade NS and illegal minister of provisioning NS – Illegal Vidkun Quisling government in Oslo 1940 09/04/1940–14/04/1940
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Hindahl, Olav (A)
- Minister of Labour and acting Minister of Trade – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 01/10/1942–12/03/1945
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Holmboe, Johan Henrik Rye (FRIVNSTR)
- Minister of Trade – Abraham Berge's Government 30/05/1923–25/07/1924
- Minister of Trade – Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government 06/03/1923–30/05/1923
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Kirkeby-Garstad, Ivar Larsen (B)
- Minister of Trade – Jens Hundseid's Government 14/03/1932–03/03/1933
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Larssen, Per (B)
- Minister of Trade – Peder Kolstad's Government 12/05/1931–14/03/1932
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Lie, Trygve (A)
- Minister of Trade – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 01/07/1939–02/10/1939
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Madsen, Alfred Martin (A)
- Minister of Trade – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 20/03/1935–01/07/1939
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Meling, Lars Olai (V)
- Minister of Trade – Johan Mowinckel's Third Government 03/03/1933–20/03/1935
- Minister of Trade – Johan Mowinckel's First Government 25/07/1924–05/03/1926
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Mowinckel, Johan Ludwig (V)
- Minister of Trade - also acting Minister of Foreign Affairs from 31.05.1922 – Otto Blehr's Second Government 22/06/1921–20/10/1922
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Nielsen, Sven (H)
- Minister of Trade, acting Minister of Shipping and acting Minister of Labour in Oslo – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 14/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Trade, acting Minister of Labour and acting Minister of Shipping – Government Delegation in Oslo 1945 08/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Trade – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 12/03/1945–25/06/1945
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Oftedal, Lars (V)
- Minister of Trade – Johan Mowinckel's Second Government 15/02/1928–12/05/1931
- Minister of Trade – Otto Blehr's Second Government 20/10/1922–06/03/1923
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Petersen, Kristian Friis (V)
- Minister of Trade – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 01/10/1916–20/02/1919
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Prebensen, Per Preben
- Secretary General – Secretaries General in Oslo 1945 08/05/1945–01/08/1945
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Robertson, Charles (H)
- Minister of Trade – Ivar Lykke's Government 05/03/1926–28/01/1928
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Stuevold-Hansen, Birger (V)
- Minister of Trade – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 20/02/1919–21/06/1920
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Wold, Terje (A)
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Trade – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 07/06/1940–15/04/1942
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Trade – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 13/05/1940–30/05/1940
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Drogseth, Arne Gulbrand
- State Secretary for Evensen, Lars Samuel Myhrer 11/07/1947–06/12/1947
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Drogseth, Arne Gulbrand (A)
- Private Secretary for Evensen, Lars Samuel Myhrer 15/07/1946–11/07/1947