Ministry of the Environment (1972–2014)

Established: 8. May 1972
Abolished: 1. January 2014

The Ministry of the Environment was established on 8 May 1972. Regional planning affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Local Government and Labour (of 1948), water, sewage and smoke affairs from the Ministry of Industry (of 1955) and the Norwegian Mapping Authority from the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Ministry of the Environment also became responsible for affairs concerning hunting, game and fresh-water fishing.

On 16 October 2013, responsibility for regional planning affairs in the Ministry of the Environment was transferred to the minister responsible for the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. On 1 January 2014, these affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, which now had its name changed to the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. At the same time, climate and forest affairs were transferred to the Ministry of the Environment from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of the Environment now had its name changed to the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

Politicians

Berntsen, Thorbjørn (A)
- Minister of the Environment – Thorbjørn Jagland's Government 25/10/1996–17/10/1997
- Minister of the Environment – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government 03/11/1990–25/10/1996
Bjerke, Siri (A)
- Minister of the Environment – Jens Stoltenberg's First Government 17/03/2000–19/10/2001
Bjørnøy, Helen Oddveig (SV)
- Minister of the Environment – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 17/10/2005–18/10/2007
Bjurstrøm, Hanne Inger (A)
- Minister for International Climate Negotiations – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 20/10/2009–20/12/2009
Brende, Børge (H)
- Minister of the Environment – Kjell Magne Bondevik' Second Government 19/10/2001–18/06/2004
Brundtland, Gro Harlem (A)
- Minister of the Environment – Odvar Nordli's Government 15/01/1976–08/10/1979
- Minister of the Environment – Trygve Bratteli's Second Government 06/09/1974–15/01/1976
Fjellanger, Guro (V)
- Minister of the Environment – Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government 17/10/1997–17/03/2000
Gitmark, Helga (Sp)
- Minister of the Environment – Lars Korvald's Government 05/03/1973–16/10/1973
Gjærevoll, Olav (A)
- Minister of the Environment – Trygve Bratteli's First Government 08/05/1972–18/10/1972
Halvorsen, Tor (A)
- Minister of the Environment – Trygve Bratteli's Second Government 16/10/1973–06/09/1974
Hansen, Rolf (A)
- Minister of the Environment – Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- Minister of the Environment – Odvar Nordli's Government 08/10/1979–04/02/1981
Hareide, Knut Arild (KrF)
- Minister of the Environment – Kjell Magne Bondevik' Second Government 18/06/2004–17/10/2005
Haugeland, Trygve (Sp)
- Minister of the Environment – Lars Korvald's Government 18/10/1972–05/03/1973
Rønbeck, Sissel (A)
- Minister of the Environment – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government 09/05/1986–16/10/1989
Sellæg, Wenche Frogn (H)
- Minister of the Environment – Kåre Willoch's Government 14/10/1981–08/06/1983
Solheim, Erik (SV)
- Minister of Development Cooperation and Minister of the Environment – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 18/10/2007–23/03/2012
Solhjell, Bård Vegar (SV)
- Minister of the Environment – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 23/03/2012–16/10/2013
Sundtoft, Tine (H)
- Minister of Climate and Environment – Erna Solberg's Government 16/10/2013–31/12/2013
Surlien, Rakel (Sp)
- Minister of the Environment – Kåre Willoch's Government 08/06/1983–09/05/1986
Valla, Kristin Hille (Sp)
- Minister of the Environment – Jan P. Syse's Government 16/10/1989–03/11/1990

Bratteli, Tone
- State Secretary for Rønbeck, Sissel 05/04/1988–16/10/1989
Bull, Bernt
- State Secretary for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 01/11/1996–06/06/1997
- State Secretary for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 09/09/1994–25/10/1996
Cappelen, Frede
- State Secretary for Rønbeck, Sissel 09/05/1986–05/04/1988
Carlsen, Olav Sigurd
- State Secretary for Gjærevoll, Olav 15/05/1972–18/10/1972
Christensen, Tore-Jarl
- State Secretary for Brundtland, Gro Harlem 15/01/1976–08/10/1979
- State Secretary for Brundtland, Gro Harlem 12/08/1975–15/01/1976
Dale, John
- State Secretary for Surlien, Rakel 10/06/1983–22/10/1984
Eikeset, Bjarte Erling
- State Secretary for Sellæg, Wenche Frogn 14/10/1981–08/06/1983
Godal, Ingvald
- State Secretary for Gitmark, Helga 05/03/1973–16/10/1973
- State Secretary for Haugeland, Trygve 01/11/1972–05/03/1973
Gulbrandsen, Jan Erik
- State Secretary for Brundtland, Gro Harlem 06/09/1974–15/02/1975
Gulbrandsen, Håkon Arald
- State Secretary for Solheim, Erik 16/11/2007–20/11/2009
Håbrekke, Øyvind
- State Secretary for Hareide, Knut Arild 18/06/2004–17/10/2005
Hiim, Lars Jacob
- State Secretary for Brende, Børge 13/12/2002–18/06/2004
Lier-Hansen, Stein
- State Secretary for Bjerke, Siri 24/03/2000–17/03/2001
Lunde, Lars Andreas
- State Secretary for Sundtoft, Tine 16/10/2013–31/12/2013
Ness, Steinar Gudmund
- State Secretary for Valla, Kristin Hille 20/10/1989–05/08/1990
Orskaug, Erik
- State Secretary for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 06/06/1997–17/10/1997
Øseth, Ellen
- State Secretary for Solhjell, Bård Vegar 01/03/2013–16/10/2013
Paulsen, Line Gaare
- State Secretary for Solhjell, Bård Vegar 06/09/2013–16/10/2013
Pedersen, Inger
- State Secretary for Hansen, Rolf 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- State Secretary for Hansen, Rolf 24/10/1979–04/02/1981
Pettersen, Børre
- State Secretary for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 22/11/1991–09/09/1994
Raknes, Ketil
- State Secretary for Solhjell, Bård Vegar 27/04/2012–16/10/2013
Simonsen, Jesper Werdelin
- State Secretary for Fjellanger, Guro 27/10/1997–17/03/2000
Skulberg, Per Kristian
- State Secretary for Valla, Kristin Hille 15/06/1990–03/11/1990
Sørensen, Heidi
- State Secretary for Solhjell, Bård Vegar 23/03/2012–27/04/2012
- State Secretary for Solheim, Erik 18/10/2007–23/03/2012
Stoltenberg, Jens
- State Secretary for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 12/11/1990–22/11/1991
Støylen, André
- State Secretary for Brende, Børge 19/10/2001–13/12/2002
Venger, Amund
- State Secretary for Surlien, Rakel 22/10/1984–09/05/1986
Westhrin, Henriette
- State Secretary for Solhjell, Bård Vegar 30/03/2012–28/02/2013
- State Secretary for Bjørnøy, Helen Oddveig 17/10/2005–18/10/2007

Arnstad, Marit (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Valla, Kristin Hille 27/10/1989–03/11/1990
Bech, Jon Dagfinnson (A)
- Private Secretary for Brundtland, Gro Harlem 01/02/1978–15/09/1978
Bratteli, Tone (A)
- Private Secretary for Rønbeck, Sissel 09/05/1986–05/04/1988
Gadgil, Arnvinn E. (SV)
- Political Adviser for Solheim, Erik 23/10/2009–23/03/2012
Garberg, Audun (SV)
- Political Adviser for Solhjell, Bård Vegar 23/12/2012–16/10/2013
- Political Adviser for Solheim, Erik 09/11/2009–23/12/2012
Holte, Jens Frølich (H)
- Political Adviser for Sundtoft, Tine 16/10/2013–31/12/2013
Linge, Olav Magnus (SV)
- Political Adviser for Solhjell, Bård Vegar 18/04/2012–15/03/2013
Lund, Rolf Lasse (A)
- Private Secretary for Brundtland, Gro Harlem 15/01/1976–18/09/1977
- Private Secretary for Brundtland, Gro Harlem 16/08/1975–15/01/1976
Mathisen, Unni Helene (A)
- Political Adviser for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 01/07/1992–25/10/1996
- Private Secretary for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 15/11/1990–30/06/1992
Mathisen, Åshild (KrF)
- Political Adviser for Hareide, Knut Arild 18/06/2004–17/10/2005
Moe, Einar (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Surlien, Rakel 01/01/1986–09/05/1986
Moen, Jo Stein (A)
- Political Adviser for Bjerke, Siri 28/03/2000–19/10/2001
Øgrey, Randi (V)
- Political Adviser for Fjellanger, Guro 27/10/1997–17/03/2000
Pedersen, Margit (A)
- Political Adviser for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 01/07/1992–31/03/1993
- Private Secretary for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 26/11/1990–30/06/1992
Persvold, Mona (A)
- Private Secretary for Brundtland, Gro Harlem 02/01/1975–20/06/1975
Røed, Helge (A)
- Private Secretary for Gjærevoll, Olav 08/05/1972–18/10/1972
Sand, Turid (A)
- Private Secretary for Brundtland, Gro Harlem 05/11/1978–15/10/1979
Skaar, Bjørn (H)
- Political Adviser for Brende, Børge 31/10/2001–18/06/2004
Skjørestad, Jarle (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Valla, Kristin Hille 27/08/1990–03/11/1990
Skulberg, Per Kristian (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Surlien, Rakel 10/09/1985–31/12/1985
- Private Secretary for Surlien, Rakel 22/10/1984–24/08/1985
Sund, Eirin (A)
- Political Adviser for Berntsen, Thorbjørn 13/11/1996–17/10/1997
Udjus, Ragnar (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Gitmark, Helga 05/03/1973–31/08/1973
- Private Secretary for Haugeland, Trygve 01/11/1972–05/03/1973
Ueland, Margunn (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Surlien, Rakel 01/08/1983–22/10/1984
Valstrand, Liv (A)
- Private Secretary for Hansen, Rolf 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- Private Secretary for Hansen, Rolf 19/11/1979–04/02/1981
Wahl, Jakob (A)
- Private Secretary for Rønbeck, Sissel 05/04/1988–16/10/1989
Wasstøl, Morten (SV)
- Political Adviser (leave of absence) for Solheim, Erik 02/03/2009–07/06/2009
- Political Adviser (leave of absence) for Solheim, Erik 23/04/2008–21/07/2008
- Political Adviser for Solheim, Erik 18/10/2007–09/11/2009
- Political Adviser for Bjørnøy, Helen Oddveig 01/02/2006–18/10/2007
Wickstrand, Kjell (H)
- Private Adviser for Sellæg, Wenche Frogn 01/02/1983–08/06/1983
- Private Secretary for Sellæg, Wenche Frogn 02/11/1981–01/02/1983

Politicians

Ministers (20)

State Secretaries (28)

Political Advisors (27)