Ministry of Health and Care Services (2004–)
Established: 1. October 2004
The Ministry of Health and Care Services (HOD) is responsible for providing good and equal health and care services for the population of Norway. The ministry directs these services by means of a comprehensive legislation, annual budgetary allocations and through various governmental institutions.
On 1 October 2004, the Ministry of Health had its name changed to the Ministry of Health and Care Services. A number of social affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Social Affairs (of 2002). This now had its name changed to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, listed here as the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (of 2004).
On 1 January 2006, alcohol and drug affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Health and Care Services from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (of 2004). The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (of 2004) now had its name changed to the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.
On 17 January 2018, responsibility for elderly and public health affairs was transferred to an additional minister in the Ministry of Health and Care Services.
Politicians
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Brustad, Sylvia (A)
- Minister of Health and Care Services – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 17/10/2005–20/06/2008
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Gabrielsen, Ansgar (H)
- Minister of Health and Care Services – Kjell Magne Bondevik' Second Government 01/10/2004–17/10/2005
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Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon (A)
- Minister of Health and Care Services – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 20/06/2008–20/10/2009
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Høie, Bent (H)
- Minister of Health and Care Services – Erna Solberg's Government 16/10/2013–14/10/2021
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Kjerkol, Ingvild (A)
- Minister of Health and Care services – Jonas Gahr Støre's Government 14/10/2021–19/04/2024
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Listhaug, Sylvi (Frp)
- Minister for the Elderly and Public Health – Erna Solberg's Government 03/05/2019–18/12/2019
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Michaelsen, Åse (Frp)
- Minister for the Elderly and Public Health – Erna Solberg's Government 17/01/2018–03/05/2019
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Søviknes, Terje (Frp)
- Minister for the Elderly and Public Health – Erna Solberg's Government 18/12/2019–24/01/2020
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Støre, Jonas Gahr (A)
- Minister of Health and Care Services – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 21/09/2012–16/10/2013
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Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete (A)
- Minister of Health and Care Services – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 20/10/2009–21/09/2012
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Vestre, Jan Christian (A)
- Minister of Health and Care Services – Jonas Gahr Støre's Government 19/04/2024–
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Aasrud, Rigmor (A)
- State Secretary for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 20/06/2008–30/09/2009
- State Secretary for Brustad, Sylvia 21/10/2005–20/06/2008
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Aspaker, Elisabeth Vik (H)
- State Secretary for Gabrielsen, Ansgar 01/10/2004–30/09/2005
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Bekeng, Karl Kristian (A)
- State Secretary for Vestre, Jan Christian 19/04/2024–
- State Secretary for Kjerkol, Ingvild 13/10/2023–19/04/2024
- State Secretary (leave of absence) for Kjerkol, Ingvild 22/05/2023–12/10/2023
- State Secretary for Kjerkol, Ingvild 14/10/2021–21/05/2023
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Bjerke, Maria Jahrmann (H)
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 03/10/2020–14/10/2021
- State Secretary (leave of absence) for Høie, Bent 16/01/2020–02/10/2020
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 22/09/2017–15/01/2020
- State Secretary (acting) for Høie, Bent 01/08/2016–05/10/2016
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Bjørkholt, Ole Henrik Krat (A)
- State Secretary for Kjerkol, Ingvild 22/10/2021–19/04/2024
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Bøe, Erlend Svardal (H)
- Acting State Secretary for Høie, Bent 04/06/2021–11/07/2021
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Bramo, Anne (Frp)
- State Secretary for Søviknes, Terje 18/12/2019–24/01/2020
- State Secretary for Listhaug, Sylvi 03/05/2019–18/12/2019
- State Secretary for Michaelsen, Åse 03/12/2018–03/05/2019
- Acting State Secretary for Michaelsen, Åse 31/08/2018–03/12/2018
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Brein-Karlsen, Cecilie (Frp)
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 16/10/2013–20/12/2016
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Dale, Tord (A)
- Acting State Secretary for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 03/03/2011–11/05/2011
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Erlandsen, Anne Grethe (H)
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 16/10/2013–14/10/2021
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Gierløff, Fredrik Wang (H)
- Acting State Secretary for Høie, Bent 14/05/2016–20/01/2017
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Grønvold, Nina Tangnes (A)
- State Secretary for Støre, Jonas Gahr 28/09/2012–16/10/2013
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Harsvik, Wegard (A)
- State Secretary for Brustad, Sylvia 21/10/2005–03/12/2007
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Heiberg, Astrid Nøklebye (H)
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 16/10/2013–15/04/2016
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Henriksen, Kari (A)
- State Secretary for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 20/06/2008–03/04/2009
- State Secretary for Brustad, Sylvia 03/12/2007–20/06/2008
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Hestnes, Frode Gaasland (Frp)
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 09/01/2017–27/10/2017
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Høyem, Frøydis (H)
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 31/01/2020–05/02/2021
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Ingebrigtsen, Roger (A)
- State Secretary for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 20/10/2009–28/06/2010
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Kåss, Robin Martin (A)
- State Secretary for Støre, Jonas Gahr 21/09/2012–16/10/2013
- State Secretary (leave of absence) for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 03/03/2011–11/05/2011
- State Secretary for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 25/06/2010–21/09/2012
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Klippen, Inger (H)
- Acting State Secretary for Høie, Bent 01/01/2020–04/10/2020
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Knutsen, Lotte Grepp (A)
- State Secretary for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 27/12/2011–20/04/2012
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Korkunc, Saliba Andreas (H)
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 05/02/2021–14/10/2021
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Libak, Arvid (A)
- State Secretary for Brustad, Sylvia 13/10/2006–20/06/2008
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Lindseth, Ketil (A)
- State Secretary for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 27/02/2009–20/10/2009
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Mathisen, Ragnhild (A)
- State Secretary for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 23/10/2009–07/09/2012
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Mushtaq, Usman Ahmad (A)
- State Secretary for Vestre, Jan Christian 09/08/2024–
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Normann, Lisbeth (H)
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 16/10/2013–15/09/2017
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Øie, Kjell Erik (A)
- State Secretary for Støre, Jonas Gahr 21/09/2012–16/10/2013
- State Secretary for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 08/06/2012–21/09/2012
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Pedersen, Ellen B. (SV)
- State Secretary for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 27/06/2008–20/10/2009
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Rasiah, Bhanuja (A)
- State Secretary for Vestre, Jan Christian 28/03/2025–17/10/2025
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Risebrobakken, Jan Otto (H)
- State Secretary for Gabrielsen, Ansgar 01/10/2004–17/10/2005
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Rønning-Arnesen, Ellen Moen (A)
- State Secretary for Vestre, Jan Christian 19/04/2024–
- State Secretary for Kjerkol, Ingvild 26/11/2021–19/04/2024
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Sandberg, Line Miriam (Frp)
- State Secretary for Michaelsen, Åse 17/01/2018–23/11/2018
- State Secretary for Høie, Bent 10/11/2017–17/01/2018
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Sundsbø, Dagfinn (Sp)
- State Secretary for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 20/06/2008–20/10/2009
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Tårnes, Renate (A)
- State Secretary for Vestre, Jan Christian 31/10/2025–
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Toften, Tone-Helen (A)
- State Secretary for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 20/10/2009–30/09/2011
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Vasvik, Truls (A)
- Acting State Secretary for Kjerkol, Ingvild 22/05/2023–12/10/2023
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Alseth, Maria (Frp)
- Political Adviser for Listhaug, Sylvi 03/05/2019–12/12/2019
- Political Adviser for Michaelsen, Åse 14/06/2018–03/05/2019
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Bøe, Erlend Svardal (H)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Høie, Bent 13/01/2020–20/07/2020
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Dale, Tord (A)
- Political Adviser for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 25/06/2010–21/09/2012
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Gierløff, Fredrik Wang (H)
- Political Adviser for Høie, Bent 16/10/2013–14/05/2016
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Haugen, Thordis Marie Widvey (H)
- Political Adviser for Høie, Bent 05/02/2021–14/10/2021
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Holm, Kristin (H)
- Political Adviser (leave of absence) for Gabrielsen, Ansgar 29/07/2005–17/10/2005
- Political Adviser for Gabrielsen, Ansgar 01/10/2004–29/07/2005
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Huitfeldt, Astrid (A)
- Political Adviser for Støre, Jonas Gahr 21/09/2012–16/10/2013
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Jaffery, Lubna (A)
- Political Adviser for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 30/03/2009–20/10/2009
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Jansen, Andreas Skretting (A)
- Political Adviser for Vestre, Jan Christian 12/05/2025–
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Kaltenborn, Anne-Cecilie (H)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Gabrielsen, Ansgar 01/06/2005–17/10/2005
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Korkunc, Saliba Andreas (H)
- Political Adviser for Høie, Bent 06/07/2020–05/02/2021
- Political Adviser (leave of absence) for Høie, Bent 13/01/2020–06/07/2020
- Political Adviser for Høie, Bent 23/10/2017–13/01/2020
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Langerød, Per Anders Torvik (A)
- Political Adviser for Kjerkol, Ingvild 15/06/2023–19/04/2024
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Larsson, Kristian Peder (Frp)
- Political Adviser for Listhaug, Sylvi 09/12/2019–18/12/2019
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Libak, Arvid (A)
- Political Adviser for Brustad, Sylvia 01/01/2006–13/10/2006
- Political Adviser for Brustad, Sylvia 20/10/2005–01/01/2006
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Lindebotten, Heidi Rosendahl (A)
- Political Adviser for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 04/11/2009–01/10/2010
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Lindseth, Ketil (A)
- Political Adviser for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 20/06/2008–27/02/2009
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Nyhus, Stian (A)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-Grete 04/03/2011–12/05/2011
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Østensen, Kai Steffen (A)
- Political Adviser for Kjerkol, Ingvild 18/10/2021–30/06/2023
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Rasiah, Bhanuja (A)
- Political Adviser for Vestre, Jan Christian 19/04/2024–28/03/2025
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Simonsen, Atle (Frp)
- Political Adviser for Høie, Bent 02/05/2016–16/01/2017
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Skaret, Karine (Frp)
- Political Adviser for Michaelsen, Åse 17/01/2018–20/06/2018
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Torsvik, Solveig (A)
- Political Adviser for Brustad, Sylvia 13/10/2006–20/06/2008
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Tybring-Gjedde, Mathilde (H)
- Political Adviser for Høie, Bent 03/01/2017–30/09/2017