Ministry of Church and Education (1819–1990)

Established: 1. January 1819
Abolished: 1. January 1990

On 1 January 1819, 1st Ministry (Church and Education Affairs) had its name changed to the Ministry of Church and Education.

On 3 August 1885, affairs concerning technical schools and European measurements were transferred from the Ministry of Church and Education to the new Ministry of Labour.

On 1 July 1913, moral and temperance affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Church and Education to the Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1913).

On 1 October 1916, poverty and vagrancy affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Church and Education to the Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1916).

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). The Ministry of Church and Education NS in Oslo was not organisationally altered during the war.

On 8 May 1945, the ministry structure in Oslo was re-established as it was on 9 April 1940.

On 14 October 1981, responsibility for culture and science affairs was transferred to an additional minister in the Ministry of Church and Education. On 1 January 1982, these affairs were transferred to the new Ministry of Culture and Science.

On 16 October 1989, responsibility for church affairs in the Ministry of Church and Education was transferred to the minister responsible for the Ministry of Culture and Science, while responsibility for science affairs in the Ministry of Culture and Science was transferred to the minister responsible for the Ministry of Church and Education. On 1 January 1990, church affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Church and Education to the Ministry of Culture and Science, while science affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Culture and Science to the Ministry of Church and Education. The Ministry of Church and Education now had its name changed to the Ministry of Education and Research, listed here as the Ministry of Education and Research (of 1990). The Ministry of Culture and Science had its name changed to the Ministry of Church and Culture.

Politicians

Arntzen, Andreas
- Minister of Church and Education – Second Wedel Government 15/12/1836–15/06/1837
Austad, Tore (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Kåre Willoch's Government 14/10/1981–08/06/1983
Bærøe, Ole Ludvig (H)
- Minister Agriculture and acting Minister of Church and Education – Ivar Lykke's Government 25/12/1927–28/01/1928
Bang, Anton Christian (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Emil Stang's Second Government 02/05/1893–27/04/1895
Berge, Abraham Theodor (FRIVNSTR)
- Minister of Church and Education – Jørgen Løvland's Government 23/10/1907–19/03/1908
Bergersen, Birger Martin (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 22/01/1955–23/04/1960
- Minister of Church and Education – Oscar Torp's Government 09/12/1953–22/01/1955
Berner, Carl Christian (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Johannes Steen's First Government 15/07/1892–02/05/1893
Blix, Elias (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Johan Sverdrup's Government 01/11/1886–24/02/1888
- Minister of Church and Education – Johan Sverdrup's Government 26/06/1884–15/08/1885
Bondevik, Kjell (KrF)
- Minister of Church and Education – Per Borten's Government 12/10/1965–17/03/1971
Bondevik, Kjell Magne (KrF)
- Minister of Church and Education and Deputy to the Prime Minister – Kåre Willoch's Government 04/10/1985–09/05/1986
- Minister of Church and Education – Kåre Willoch's Government 08/06/1983–09/05/1986
Bonnevie, Jacob Aall (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Emil Stang's First Government 13/07/1889–06/03/1891
Bonnevie-Svendsen, Conrad (Hf)
- Consultative Minister for Church Affairs – Einar Gerhardsen's First Government 25/06/1945–05/11/1945
Bryggesaa, Aasulv Olsen (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 31/01/1913–26/10/1915
Collett, Jonas
- Minister of Church and Education – First Wedel Government 15/10/1819–15/09/1820
Diriks, Christian Adolph
- Minister of Church and Education – Second Wedel Government 19/09/1836–10/11/1836
- Minister of Church and Education – First Wedel Government 16/09/1825–19/09/1836
Egeland, Kjølv (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Odvar Nordli's Government 15/01/1976–08/10/1979
Essendrop, Carl Peter Parelius
- Acting Minister of Church and Education – Frederik Stang Government 06/07/1875–21/07/1875
- Acting Minister of Church and Education – Frederik Stang Government 26/05/1875–05/06/1875
- Minister of Church and Education – Frederik Stang Government 01/07/1872–28/11/1874
Førde, Einar (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- Minister of Church and Education – Odvar Nordli's Government 08/10/1979–04/02/1981
Fostervoll, Kaare (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 05/11/1945–28/06/1948
- Minister of Church and Education – Einar Gerhardsen's First Government 25/06/1945–05/11/1945
Frihagen, Anders Rasmus (A)
- Minister of Trade and acting Minister of Church and Education – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 12/04/1940–13/05/1940
Gjerde, Bjartmar (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Trygve Bratteli's Second Government 16/10/1973–15/01/1976
- Minister of Church and Education – Trygve Bratteli's First Government 17/03/1971–18/10/1972
Grøndahl, Kirsti Kolle (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government 09/05/1986–13/06/1988
Hasund, Sigvald Mathias (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Johan Mowinckel's Second Government 15/02/1928–12/05/1931
Hauge, Hans Nilsen (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Francis Hagerup's Second Government 22/10/1903–11/03/1905
Helland, Alv Harald
- Secretary General – Secretaries General in Oslo 1945 08/05/1945–01/08/1945
Helliesen, Henrik Laurentius
- Minister of Church and Education – Christian Selmer Government 21/03/1884–26/03/1884
Hertzberg, Nils Christian Egede
- Minister of Church and Education – Schweigaard/Løvenskiold Government 03/04/1884–26/06/1884
- Minister of Church and Education – Christian Selmer Government 30/01/1882–26/03/1884
Hjelmtveit, Nils (A)
- Minister of Church and Education - on travel to Stockholm – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 12/04/1940–30/05/1940
- Minister of Church and Education – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 20/03/1935–25/06/1945
Holmboe, Jens
- Minister of Church and Education – Christian Selmer Government 15/11/1880–16/09/1881
- Minister of Church and Education – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1876–15/10/1877
Holst, Poul Christian
- Minister of Church and Education – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/09/1844–19/04/1848
- Minister of Church and Education – Second Wedel Government 15/10/1840–15/09/1843
- Minister of Church and Education – Second Wedel Government 15/06/1837–15/09/1839
- Minister of the Navy and acting Minister of Church and Education – First Wedel Government 28/06/1825–16/09/1825
- Minister of Church and Education – First Wedel Government 09/07/1822–15/04/1823
Hougen, Knut Johannes (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Gunnar Knudsen's First Government 18/09/1909–02/02/1910
- Acting Minister of Church and Education – Gunnar Knudsen's First Government 08/07/1909–18/09/1909
Jensen, Otto
- Minister of Church and Education – Christian Michelsen's Government 27/01/1906–23/10/1907
Jensen, Nils Riddervold (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Otto B. Halvorsen's First Government 21/06/1920–22/06/1921
Knudsen, Christoffer (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Christian Michelsen's Government 11/03/1905–27/01/1906
Kortner, Olaf Erling (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – John Lyng s Government 28/08/1963–25/09/1963
Kvidal, Mary (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government 13/06/1988–16/10/1989
Lange, Otto Vincent
- Minister of Church and Education – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 07/10/1854–27/09/1855
Langslet, Lars Roar (H)
- Minister of Culture and Science – Kåre Willoch's Government 14/10/1981–01/01/1982
Lehmann, Halfdan
- Acting Minister of Church and Education – Christian Selmer Government 29/03/1884–03/04/1884
- Acting Minister of Church and Education – Christian Selmer Government 16/09/1881–26/09/1881
Liestøl, Knut (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Johan Mowinckel's Third Government 03/03/1933–20/03/1935
Liljedahl, Edvard Appoloniussen (FRIVNSTR)
- Minister of Church and Education – Jens Bratlie's Government 20/02/1912–31/01/1913
Løvland, Jørgen Gunnarsson (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 26/10/1915–21/06/1920
Magelssen, Wilhelm Christian (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Ivar Lykke's Government 05/03/1926–25/12/1927
Meidell, Birger Øivind (NS)
- Illegal minister of church and education NS – Illegal Vidkun Quisling government in Oslo 1940 09/04/1940–14/04/1940
Moen, Lars Magnus (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Oscar Torp's Government 19/11/1951–09/12/1953
- Minister of Church and Education – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 28/06/1948–19/11/1951
Nalum, Fredrik Anton Martin Olsen (V)
- Minister of Church and Education - also acting Minister of Agriculture until 26.07.1921 – Otto Blehr's Second Government 22/06/1921–06/03/1923
Nissen, Rasmus Tønder
- Minister of Church and Education – Christian Selmer Government 15/10/1881–19/01/1882
- Minister of Church and Education – Christian Selmer Government 11/10/1880–15/11/1880
- Minister of Church and Education – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1877–11/10/1880
- Minister of Church and Education – Frederik Stang Government 28/11/1874–15/11/1876
Qvigstad, Just Knud (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Willer Konow's (S.B.) Government 02/02/1910–20/02/1912
Riddervold, Hans
- Minister of Church and Education – Frederik Stang Government 17/12/1861–01/07/1872
- Minister of Church and Education – Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 16/12/1858–17/12/1861
- Minister of Church and Education – Vogt Government 17/06/1856–16/12/1858
- Minister of Church and Education – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/09/1855–17/06/1856
- Minister of Church and Education – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/09/1850–15/09/1854
- Minister of Church and Education – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 19/04/1848–15/09/1849
Sælen, Ivar Bergersen (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Abraham Berge's Government 30/05/1923–24/11/1923
- Minister of Church and Education – Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government 06/03/1923–30/05/1923
Sanne, Karl (H)
- Minister of Church and Education – Abraham Berge's Government 12/12/1923–25/07/1924
Schouboe, Oluf Borch de
- Minister of Church and Education – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 08/03/1844–15/09/1844
- Minister of Church and Education – Second Wedel Government 15/09/1843–08/03/1844
- Minister of Church and Education – Second Wedel Government 15/09/1839–15/10/1840
- Minister of Church and Education – Second Wedel Government 10/11/1836–15/12/1836
Seip, Karl (V)
- Minister of Church and Education - leave of absence – Gunnar Knudsen's First Government 08/07/1909–16/09/1909
- Minister of Church and Education – Gunnar Knudsen's First Government 19/03/1908–16/09/1909
Seip, Didrik Arup
- Administrative Council Member – Administrative Council in Oslo 1940 15/04/1940–25/09/1940
Sivertsen, Helge (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government 25/09/1963–12/10/1965
- Minister of Church and Education – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 23/04/1960–28/08/1963
Skulberg, Anton (Sp)
- Minister of Church and Education – Lars Korvald's Government 18/10/1972–16/10/1973
Stang, Emil (H)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Church and Education – Emil Stang's Second Government 27/04/1895–14/10/1895
Steensnæs, Einar (KrF)
- Minister of Education and Research – Jan P. Syse's Government 16/10/1989–01/01/1990
Steinnes, Olav Martinus Knutsen (A)
- Minister of Church and Education – Christopher Hornsrud's Government 28/01/1928–15/02/1928
Støstad, Sverre Kornelius Eilertsen (A)
- Minister of Social Affairs and acting Minister of Church and Education – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 13/05/1940–30/05/1940
Sverdrup, Jacob Liv Rosted (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Francis Hagerup's First Government 14/10/1895–17/02/1898
- Minister of Church and Education – Johan Sverdrup's Government 05/03/1888–13/07/1889
- Minister of Auditing and acting Minister of Church and Education – Johan Sverdrup's Government 24/02/1888–05/03/1888
- Minister of Church and Education – Johan Sverdrup's Government 15/08/1885–01/11/1886
Trædal, Nils (B)
- Minister of Church and Education – Jens Hundseid's Government 14/03/1932–03/03/1933
- Minister of Church and Education, acting Prime Minister and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs – Peder Kolstad's Government 29/02/1932–10/03/1932
- Minister of Church and Education – Peder Kolstad's Government 12/05/1931–14/03/1932
Treschow, (Nicolai) Niels
- Minister of Church and Education – First Wedel Government 15/04/1823–28/06/1825
- Minister of Church and Education – First Wedel Government 15/09/1820–15/12/1822
- Minister of Church and Education – First Wedel Government 01/01/1819–15/10/1819
Tveiten, Ivar Peterson (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Johan Mowinckel's First Government 25/07/1924–05/03/1926
Venger, Anders (H)
- Minister of Agriculture and acting Minister of Church and Education – Abraham Berge's Government 24/11/1923–12/12/1923
Vogt, Jørgen Herman
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Church and Education – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 07/09/1854–07/10/1854
- Minister of Church and Education - leave of absence – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/06/1850–15/08/1850
- Minister of Church and Education – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/09/1849–15/09/1850
Wexelsen, Vilhelm Andreas (V)
- Minister of Church and Education – Otto Blehr's First Government 21/04/1902–22/10/1903
- Minister of Church and Education – Johannes Steen's Government 17/02/1898–21/04/1902
- Minister of Church and Education – Johannes Steen's First Government 06/03/1891–15/07/1892

Andenæs, Tønnes Madsson
- State Secretary for Sivertsen, Helge 15/01/1965–12/10/1965
Bargem, Henrik
- State Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell 25/10/1965–15/10/1969
Bekken, Harald
- State Secretary for Grøndahl, Kirsti Kolle 09/05/1986–16/10/1987
Dugstad, Bodil Skjånes
- State Secretary for Gjerde, Bjartmar 01/11/1973–30/06/1975
Eide, Ingrid
- State Secretary for Gjerde, Bjartmar 22/10/1973–15/01/1976
Gjesteby, Kari
- State Secretary for Egeland, Kjølv 23/01/1976–27/01/1978
Heiene, Gunvor
- State Secretary for Steensnæs, Einar 16/10/1989–01/01/1990
Ingeborgrud, Anne-Olaug
- State Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell Magne 10/06/1983–01/11/1985
Knudsen, Grete
- State Secretary for Førde, Einar 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- State Secretary for Førde, Einar 17/10/1979–04/02/1981
Landro, Arne Mikael
- State Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell Magne 25/10/1985–09/05/1986
Lerheim, Magne
- State Secretary for Kortner, Olaf Erling 28/08/1963–25/09/1963
Levy, Jan Schreiner
- State Secretary for Langslet, Lars Roar 14/10/1981–01/01/1982
Lund, Rolf Lasse
- State Secretary for Egeland, Kjølv 30/01/1978–08/10/1979
Østvold, Hans
- State Secretary for Gjerde, Bjartmar 19/04/1971–18/10/1972
Sivertsen, Helge
- State Secretary for Bergersen, Birger Martin 22/01/1955–01/12/1956
- State Secretary for Bergersen, Birger Martin 09/12/1953–22/01/1955
- State Secretary for Moen, Lars Magnus 19/11/1951–09/12/1953
- State Secretary for Fostervoll, Kaare 11/07/1947–19/11/1951
Skadsem, Enevald
- State Secretary for Sivertsen, Helge 25/09/1963–24/01/1965
- State Secretary for Sivertsen, Helge 02/09/1960–28/08/1963
Skard, Halvdan
- State Secretary for Førde, Einar 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- State Secretary for Førde, Einar 12/10/1979–04/02/1981
- State Secretary for Egeland, Kjølv 10/02/1976–08/10/1979
Solheim, Johan
- State Secretary for Kvidal, Mary 13/06/1988–16/10/1989
- State Secretary for Grøndahl, Kirsti Kolle 14/10/1987–13/06/1988
Sørensen, Arnfinn
- State Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell 11/11/1969–17/03/1971
Stålsett, Gunnar Johan
- State Secretary for Skulberg, Anton 24/10/1972–16/10/1973
Svartdal, Olav
- State Secretary for Austad, Tore 14/10/1981–08/06/1983
Thulin, Lars Uno
- State Secretary for Gjerde, Bjartmar 15/07/1975–15/01/1976

Andersen, Finn J. (KrF)
- Private Adviser for Bondevik, Kjell Magne 15/08/1984–01/08/1985
Buer, Lars (A)
- Private Secretary for Gjerde, Bjartmar 22/10/1973–15/08/1975
- Private Secretary for Gjerde, Bjartmar 26/03/1971–18/10/1972
Dankertsen, Turid Margareth (A)
- Private Secretary for Egeland, Kjølv 30/01/1978–08/10/1979
Eldøen, Borghild (H)
- Private Secretary for Austad, Tore 21/10/1981–08/06/1983
Haugland, Edvard (A)
- Private Secretary for Kvidal, Mary 27/06/1988–16/10/1989
Høidal, Arvid Lars (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Skulberg, Anton 01/11/1972–30/09/1973
Holtan-Hartwig, Tor (KrF)
- Private Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell 09/10/1969–31/12/1970
- Private Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell 01/03/1966–06/08/1969
Høybråten, Dagfinn (KrF)
- Private Adviser for Bondevik, Kjell Magne 15/10/1985–09/05/1986
- Private Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell Magne 10/06/1983–15/10/1985
Juel, Solveig Hildur (KrF)
- Private Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell Magne 15/10/1985–09/05/1986
Karlsen, Jørgen (A)
- Private Secretary for Egeland, Kjølv 01/02/1976–14/10/1977
Larsen, Svein (A)
- Private Secretary for Førde, Einar 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- Private Secretary for Førde, Einar 05/11/1979–04/02/1981
Lauvbu, Morten (A)
- Private Secretary for Kvidal, Mary 13/06/1988–16/10/1989
- Private Secretary for Grøndahl, Kirsti Kolle 20/05/1986–13/06/1988
Magnus, Gunnar Christopher (H)
- Private Secretary for Langslet, Lars Roar 01/11/1981–01/01/1982
Skadsem, Enevald (A)
- Private Secretary for Bergersen, Birger Martin 17/10/1955–02/09/1960
Skogan, Widar (KrF)
- Private Secretary for Steensnæs, Einar 19/10/1989–01/01/1990
Smeland, Sverre (A)
- Private Secretary for Sivertsen, Helge 27/09/1963–12/10/1965
- Private Secretary for Sivertsen, Helge 01/11/1960–28/08/1963
Sørensen, Arnfinn (KrF)
- Private Secretary for Bondevik, Kjell 01/08/1967–31/07/1968

Politicians

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