Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway Klima- og Miljøvernministeren | |
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Ministry of the Environment | |
Member of | Council of State |
Seat | Oslo |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Monarch with approval of Parliament |
Term length | No fixed length |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Norway |
Formation | 8 May 1972 |
First holder | Olav Gjærevoll |
Deputy | State secretaries at the Ministry of the Environment |
Website | Official website |
The Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norwegian : Klima- og miljøministeren) is a Councilor of State and Chief of Norway's Ministry of the Environment. At the State Council on Friday the 17 of January 2018, Ola Evestuen (Liberal Party) was appointed as Minister of Climate and Environment [1] . The post was previously held since 16 December 2015 by Vidar Helgesen of the Conservative Party. [2] The ministry is responsible for environmental issues, including influencing environmental impacts on other ministries. [3] Subordinate agencies include the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Polar Institute, the Environment Agency and the Mapping Authority. [4]
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The following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.
Centre Party
Conservative Party
Christian Democratic Party
Labour Party
Liberal Party
Socialist Left Party
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Photo | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet | Ref |
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Olav Gjærevoll | Labour | 8 May 1972 | 18 August 1972 | 0 year, 155 days | Bratteli I | [7] | |
— | Trygve Haugeland | Centre | 18 August 1972 | 5 March 1973 | 1 year, 60 days | Korvald | [8] |
— | Helga Gitmark | Centre | 5 March 1973 | 16 October 1973 | 1 year, 60 days | Korvald | [8] |
— | Tor Halvorsen | Labour | 16 October 1973 | 6 September 1974 | 2 years, 93 days | Bratteli II | [9] |
Gro Harlem Brundtland | Labour | 6 September 1974 | 8 October 1979 | 2 years, 93 days | Bratteli II Nordli | [9] [10] | |
— | Rolf Arthur Hansen | Labour | 8 October 1979 | 14 October 1981 | 2 years, 269 days | Nordli Brundtland I | [10] [11] |
— | Wenche Frogn Sellæg | Conservative | 14 October 1981 | 8 June 1983 | 1 year, 248 days | Willoch I | [12] |
— | Rakel Surlien | Centre | 8 June 1983 | 9 May 1986 | 2 years, 336 days | Willoch II | [12] |
— | Sissel Rønbeck | Labour | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | 3 years, 162 days | Brundtland II | [13] |
— | Kristin Hille Valla | Centre | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | 1 year, 19 days | Syse | [14] |
Thorbjørn Berntsen | Labour | 3 November 1990 | 17 October 1997 | 7 years, 342 days | Brundtland III Jagland | [15] [16] | |
— | Guro Fjellanger | Liberal | 17 October 1997 | 21 March 2000 | 2 year, 157 days | Bondevik I | [17] |
Siri Bjerke | Labour | 21 March 2000 | 19 October 2001 | 1 year, 213 days | Stoltenberg I | [18] | |
Børge Brende | Conservative | 19 October 2001 | 18 June 2004 | 2 years, 212 days | Bondevik II | [19] | |
Knut Arild Hareide | Christian Democratic | 18 June 2004 | 17 October 2005 | 1 years, 152 days | Bondevik II | [19] | |
Helen Bjørnøy | Socialist Left | 17 October 2005 | 18 October 2007 | 2 years, 1 days | Stoltenberg II | [6] | |
Erik Solheim | Socialist Left | 20 October 2007 | 23 March 2012 | 4 years, 158 days | Stoltenberg II | [6] | |
Bård Vegar Solhjell | Socialist Left | 23 March 2012 | 16 October 2013 | years, 24 days 7 | Stoltenberg II | [6] | |
Tine Sundtoft | Conservative | 16 October 2013 | 16 December 2015 | 2 years, 61 days | Solberg | ||
Vidar Helgesen | Conservative | 16 December 2015 | 17 January 2018 | 3 years, 121 days | Solberg | ||
Ola Elvestuen | Liberal Party | 17 January 2018 | Present | Solberg | [1] |
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