Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion of Norway
Arbeids- og inkluderingsminister
Incumbent
Tonje Brenna
since 16 October 2023
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister of Norway
AppointerMonarch
With approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
Formation1 January 1846 (as Minister of the Interior)
First holderFrederik Stang
DeputyState secretaries at the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (Bokmål: Arbeids- og inkluderingsminister) is the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The position has existed since 1 January 1846, when the Ministry of the Interior was created. Several different names have been used since then, with three name changes after 2000. The incumbent minister is Tonje Brenna of the Labour Party since 2023.[1] From 1992 to 2001 there was also a Minister of Health position in the ministry.

List of ministers

Parties
  Agrarian / Centre Party
  Christian Democratic Party
  Conservative Party
  Communist Party
  Free-minded Liberal Party
  Independent
  Labour Party
  Labour Democrats
  Liberal Party
  Progress Party

Ministry of the Interior (18461903)

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Frederik Stang Independent1 January 184615 July 18482 years, 196 daysLøvenskiold-Vogt
Hans Christian Petersen Independent15 July 184815 July 18491 year, 0 daysLøvenskiold-Vogt
Frederik Stang Independent15 July 184915 June 18544 years, 335 daysLøvenskiold-Vogt
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent15 June 185415 August 18584 years, 61 daysLøvenskiold-Vogt
Vogt
August Christian Manthey Independent15 August 185815 July 1859334 daysVogt
Sibbern-Birch-Motzfeldt
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent15 July 185912 August 18612 years, 28 daysSibbern-Birch-Motzfeldt
August Christian Manthey Independent17 December 186122 October 1862309 daysF. Stang
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent22 October 186215 August 18652 years, 297 daysF. Stang
August Christian Manthey Independent15 August 186515 August 18661 year, 0 daysF. Stang
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent15 August 186615 June 18681 year, 305 daysF. Stang
Frederik Stang Independent17 June 186815 October 18691 year, 120 daysF. Stang
Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent15 October 186924 February 18711 year, 132 daysF. Stang
Henrik Laurentius Helliesen Independent24 February 187113 May 187178 daysF. Stang
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent13 May 187115 September 18721 year, 125 daysF. Stang
Johan Collett Falsen Independent15 September 187215 September 18731 year, 0 daysF. Stang
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent15 September 187315 July 18751 year, 303 daysF. Stang
Christian August Selmer Independent15 July 187515 August 18761 year, 31 daysF. Stang
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent15 August 187615 August 18782 years, 0 daysF. Stang
Christian August Selmer Independent15 August 187815 August 18791 year, 0 daysF. Stang
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent15 August 187915 September 18823 years, 31 daysF. Stang
Selmer
Christian Jensen Independent15 September 188215 September 18831 year, 0 daysSelmer
Niels Petersen Vogt Independent15 September 188321 March 1884188 daysSelmer
Thomas Cathinco Bang Independent3 April 188426 June 188484 daysSchweigaard
Sofus Arctander Free-minded Liberal26 June 188415 August 18851 year, 50 daysSverdrup
Jacob Stang Liberal15 August 188515 August 18861 year, 0 daysSverdrup
Sofus Arctander Free-minded Liberal15 August 188617 February 18881 year, 186 daysSverdrup
Walter Scott Dahl Liberal5 March 188815 September 1888194 daysSverdrup
Lars Knutson Liestøl Liberal15 September 188829 December 1888105 daysSverdrup
Georg August Thilesen Liberal29 December 188813 July 1889196 daysSverdrup
Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne Conservative13 July 18897 July 1890359 daysStang I
Ole Andreas Furu Conservative7 July 18906 March 1891242 daysStang I
Wollert Konow (H) Liberal6 March 18912 May 18932 years, 57 daysSteen I
Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne Conservative2 May 18933 March 1894305 daysStang II
Peter Birch-Reichenwald Conservative3 March 189414 October 18951 year, 225 daysStang II
Thomas von Westen Engelhart Liberal14 October 189515 August 18971 year, 305 daysHagerup I
Olaj Olsen Liberal15 August 189717 February 1898186 daysHagerup I
Georg August Thilesen Liberal17 February 189829 April 18991 year, 71 daysSteen II
Ole Anton Qvam Liberal29 April 189924 March 1900329 daysSteen II
Johannes Steen Liberal24 March 190021 April 19022 years, 28 daysSteen II
Otto Blehr Liberal21 April 19021 January 1903255 daysBlehr I

Ministry of Social Affairs, Trade, Industry and Fisheries (19131916)

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Johan Castberg Labour Democrats1 July 191322 April 1914295 days

Knudsen II

Kristian Friis Petersen Liberal22 April 19141 October 19162 years, 162 daysKnudsen II

Ministry of Social Affairs (19162005)

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Lars Abrahamsen Liberal1 October 191620 February 19192 years, 142 daysKnudsen II
Paal Berg Liberal20 February 191921 June 19201 year, 122 daysKnudsen II
Odd Klingenberg Conservative21 June 192022 June 19211 year, 1 dayBahr Halvorsen I
Lars Oftedal Liberal22 June 192120 October 19221 year, 122 daysBlehr II
Rasmus O. Mortensen Liberal20 October 19226 March 1923135 daysBlehr II
Odd Klingenberg Conservative6 March 192325 July 19241 year, 141 daysBahr Halvorsen II
Berge
Lars Oftedal Liberal25 July 19245 March 19261 year, 223 daysMowinckel I
Peter Morell Conservative5 March 192628 January 19281 year, 329 daysLykke
Alfred Madsen Labour28 January 192815 February 192818 daysHornsrud
Torjus Værland Liberal15 February 192812 May 19313 years, 86 daysMowinckel II
Jakob N. Vik Agrarian12 May 19313 March 19331 year, 295 daysKolstad
Hundseid
Ole N. I. Strømme Liberal3 March 193328 October 1933239 daysMowinckel III
Trygve Utheim Liberal28 October 193320 March 19351 year, 143 daysMowinckel III
Kornelius Bergsvik Labour20 March 193513 November 19361 year, 238 daysNygaardsvold
Oscar Torp Labour13 November 19361 July 19392 years, 230 daysNygaardsvold
Sverre Støstad Labour1 July 193925 June 19455 years, 359 daysNygaardsvold
Sven Oftedal Labour25 June 194523 June 19482 years, 364 daysGerhardsen I-II[lower-alpha 1]
Aaslaug Aasland Labour20 December 19482 November 1953[lower-alpha 2]4 years, 317 daysGerhardsen II
Torp
Rakel Seweriin Labour2 November 19531 August 19551 year, 272 daysTorp
Gerhardsen II
Gudmund Harlem Labour1 August 195518 February 19615 years, 201 daysGerhardsen II
Olav Bruvik Labour18 February 196130 December 19621 year, 315 daysGerhardsen II
Olav Gjærevoll Labour4 February 196328 August 1963205 daysGerhardsen II
Kjell Bondevik Christian Democratic28 August 196325 September 196328 daysLyng
Olav Gjærevoll Labour25 September 196312 October 19652 years, 17 daysGerhardsen IV
Egil Aarvik Christian Democratic12 October 196517 March 19715 years, 156 daysBorten
Odd Højdahl Labour17 March 197118 October 19721 year, 215 daysBratteli I
Bergfrid Fjose Christian Democratic18 October 197216 October 1973363 daysKorvald
Sonja Ludvigsen Labour16 October 197312 July 1974269 daysBratteli II
Tor Halvorsen Labour12 July 1974[lower-alpha 3]15 January 19761 year, 187 daysBratteli II
Ruth Ryste Labour15 January 19768 October 19793 years, 266 daysNordli
Arne Nilsen Labour8 October 197914 October 19812 years, 6 daysNordli
Brundtland I
Leif Arne Heløe Conservative14 October 19819 May 19864 years, 207 daysWilloch I-II
Tove Strand Labour9 May 198616 October 19893 years, 160 daysBrundtland II
Wenche Frogn Sellæg Conservative16 October 19893 November 19901 year, 18 daysSyse
Tove Veierød Labour3 November 19904 September 19921 year, 306 daysBrundtland III
Grete Knudsen Labour4 September 199224 January 19941 year, 142 daysBrundtland III
Hill-Marta Solberg Labour24 January 199417 October 19973 years, 266 daysBrundtland III
Jagland
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa Centre17 October 199717 March 20002 years, 152 daysBondevik I
Guri Ingebrigtsen Labour17 March 200019 October 20011 year, 216 daysStoltenberg I
Ingjerd Schou Conservative19 October 200118 June 20042 years, 243 daysBondevik II
Dagfinn Høybråten[lower-alpha 4] Christian Democratic18 June 200417 October 20051 year, 121 daysBondevik II

Ministry of Labour (18851946)

The labour tasks were transferred to the Ministry of Local Government in 1948, where it was until 1989 and again from 1992 to 1997. Labour responsibilities were returned to social affairs in 2002, and inclusion was added to the title in 2006.

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Hans Rasmus Astrup Liberal1 September 188515 November 18872 years, 75 daysSverdrup
Birger Kildal Liberal15 November 188717 February 188894 daysSverdrup
Aimar Sørenssen Liberal17 February 18885 March 188817 daysSverdrup
Oscar Jacobsen Liberal5 March 188813 July 18891 year, 130 daysSverdrup
Peter Birch-Reichenwald Conservative13 July 18896 March 18911 year, 140 daysStang I
Hans Nysom Liberal6 March 18912 May 18932 years, 57 daysSteen I
Peder Nilsen Conservative2 May 189315 August 18974 years, 105 daysStang II
Hagerup I
Fredrik Stang Lund Liberal15 August 189717 February 1898186 daysHagerup I
Jørgen Løvland Liberal17 February 189828 February 18991 year, 11 daysSteen II
Hans Nysom Liberal28 February 18995 June 19001 year, 97 daysSteen II
Jørgen Løvland Liberal5 June 190022 October 19033 years, 139 daysSteen II
Blehr I
Albert Hansen Conservative22 October 190311 March 19051 year, 140 daysHagerup II
Kristofer Lehmkuhl Conservative11 March 190528 September 19072 years, 201 daysMichelsen
Jørgen Brunchorst Independent28 September 190719 March 1908173 daysMichelsen
Løvland
Nils Claus Ihlen Liberal19 March 19082 February 19101 year, 320 daysKnudsen I
Bernhard Brænne Conservative2 February 191011 June 1910129 daysKonow
Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen Free-minded Liberal11 June 191020 February 19121 year, 254 daysKonow
Bernhard Brænne Conservative20 February 191223 August 1912185 daysBratlie
Nils Olaf Hovdenak Conservative23 August 191231 January 1913161 daysBratlie
Andreas Urbye Liberal31 January 191326 July 19163 years, 177 daysKnudsen II
Martin Olsen Nalum Liberal26 July 191610 May 19203 years, 289 daysKnudsen II
Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal10 May 192021 June 192042 daysKnudsen II
Cornelius Middelthon Conservative21 June 192022 June 19211 year, 1 dayHalvorsen I
Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal22 June 19216 March 19231 year, 257 daysBlehr II
Cornelius Middelthon Conservative6 March 192325 July 19241 year, 141 daysHalvorsen II
Berge
Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal25 July 19245 March 19261 year, 223 daysMowinckel I
Anders Venger Conservative5 March 192626 July 1926143 daysLykke
Worm Darre-Jenssen Conservative26 July 192628 January 19281 year, 186 daysLykke
Magnus Nilssen Labour28 January 192815 February 192818 daysHornsrud
Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal15 February 192812 May 19313 years, 86 daysMowinckel II
Rasmus Langeland Agrarian12 May 19313 March 19331 year, 295 daysKolstad
Hundseid
Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal3 March 193320 March 19352 years, 17 daysMowinckel III
Johan Nygaardsvold Labour20 March 19352 October 19394 years, 196 daysNygaardsvold
Olav Hindahl Labour2 October 193925 June 19455 years, 266 daysNygaardsvold
Johan Strand Johansen Communist25 June 19455 November 1945133 daysGerhardsen I
Nils Langhelle Labour5 November 194522 February 1946109 daysGerhardsen II

Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (2006present)

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen Labour17 October 200520 June 20082 years, 247 daysStoltenberg II
Dag Terje Andersen Labour20 June 200820 October 20091 year, 122 daysStoltenberg II
Hanne Bjurstrøm Labour21 December 200921 September 20122 years, 275 daysStoltenberg II
Anniken Huitfeldt Labour21 September 201216 October 20131 year, 25 daysStoltenberg II
Robert Eriksson Progress16 October 201316 December 20152 years, 61 daysSolberg
Anniken Hauglie Conservative16 December 201524 January 20204 years, 39 daysSolberg
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Conservative24 January 202014 October 20211 year, 263 daysSolberg
Hadia Tajik Labour14 October 20214 March 2022141 daysStøre
Marte Mjøs Persen Labour7 March 202216 October 20231 year, 223 daysStøre
Tonje Brenna Labour16 October 2023present77 daysStøre

Consultative ministers

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Kirsten Hansteen Communist25 June 19455 November 1945133 daysGerhardsen I
Aaslaug Aasland Labour5 November 194520 December 19483 years, 45 daysGerhardsen II

List of Norwegian Ministers of Health within the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

NameFromTo
Werner Christie 1992 1995
Gudmund Hernes 1995 1997
Dagfinn Høybråten 1997 2000
Tore Tønne 2000 2001
Dagfinn Høybråten 2001 position defunct

For later Ministers, see Minister of Health and Care Services (Norway).

Notes

  1. From June 1940 to June 1945, the Norwegian government was exiled in London. Ministers of Social Affairs during this period were Andreas Diesen of the Administrative Council from April to September 1940, and Sverre Iversen briefly in 1945.
  2. Aasland was acting minister from 18 May to 20 December 1948.
  3. Halvorsen was acting minister from 16 April to 6 September 1974.
  4. Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 1 October 2004.

References

  1. Sandvik, Siv (21 September 2012). "Dette mannskapet skal vinne valget for Jens" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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