Members of the Government

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

Appointed: 16/10/2013

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

Appointed: 16/10/2013

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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.

Appointed: 17/01/2018

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Phone +47 22 24 90 90

Appointed: 22/01/2019

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Phone 22 24 24 01

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.

Appointed: 17/01/2018

E-mail [email protected]

Phone 22 24 74 00

Appointed: 03/05/2019

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Phone +47 22 24 90 90

The Minister of Local Government and Modernisation is responsible for public administration, local government finances, local administration and the conduct of elections, planning, housing and building policy, national mapping and geodata policy, rural and regional policy, Sami and minority affairs, government employer policy, central government buildings and property management, and contact with the Royal House of Norway.

Appointed: 17/01/2018

E-mail [email protected]

Phone +47 22 24 68 00

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

E-mail [email protected]

Phone +47 22 24 90 90

The Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for Norwegian foreign policy, the promotion of Norway’s interests internationally and the work of the Foreign Service, which includes 99 embassies, permanent missions and delegations, and consulates general.

Appointed: 20/10/2017

E-mail [email protected]

Phone + 47 23 95 00 00

Torbjørn Røe Isaksen is the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, and was the Minister of Education and Research from 2013 to 2018. He is from Porsgrunn in Telemark, and has been a representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark since 2009. Mr. Røe Isaksen has a master degree in Political Science from the University of Oslo (2008), and his background include being a journalist, an editor and a writer.

Appointed: 17/01/2018

E-mail [email protected]

Phone 22 24 01 00

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.

Appointed: 16/12/2015

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Minister of Transport Jon Georg Dale is responsible for policies relating to the transport of people and goods and postal services.

Appointed: 31/08/2018

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Phone 22 24 81 01

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

E-mail [email protected]

Phone 23 09 80 00

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

Appointed: 17/01/2018

E-mail [email protected]

Phone +47 22 24 57 01

The Minister of Digitalisation is responsible for ICT policy in the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. The Minister is also responsible for the work on electronic communications, including responsibility for the Norwegian Communications Authority. In addition, the Minister is responsible for the Altinn portal, business-oriented ICT, the Digital21 strategy for digitalisation of businesses in Norway, and resources for ICT research.

Appointed: 22/01/2019

E-mail [email protected]

Phone +47 22 24 67 00

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

Appointed: 17/01/2018

E-mail [email protected]

Phone 22 24 74 00

The Minister of Fisheries and Seafood is responsible for fisheries and aquaculture management, seafood safety, health and welfare of fish, the framework conditions for seafood, as well as trade and market access for Norwegian seafood.

Appointed: 13/08/2018

E-mail [email protected]

Phone +47 22 24 64 00

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.

E-mail [email protected]

Phone 22 24 61 00

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

Appointed: 22/01/2019

The Minister of Public Security is responsible for civil protection, preparedness and the Polar areas.

Appointed: 22/01/2019

E-mail [email protected]

The Minister of International Development is responsible for international development efforts in countries outside the OSCE, the Middle East, North Africa and Afghanistan. He is also responsible for development cooperation under the auspices of the UN system, the World Bank, the regional development banks and other global funds and programmes. In addition, he is responsible for Norad, Norec and Norfund.

Appointed: 22/01/2019

E-mail [email protected]

Phone +47 23 95 00 00

The Minister of Justice and Immigration is responsible for the judicial system, the correctional services, the police and prosecuting authorities, asylum and immigration.

Appointed: 29/03/2019