Minister of Health and Care Services

Minister of Health and Care Services of Norway
Helse- og omsorgsministeren
Incumbent Jan Christian Vestre since 19 April 2024
Ministry of Health and Care Services
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
Precursor	Minister of Social Affairs
Formation	4 September 1992
First holder	Werner Christie
Deputy	State secretaries at the Ministry of Health and Care Services
Website	Official website

The Minister of Health and Care Services (Norwegian : Helse- og omsorgsministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Health and Care Services. Since 19 April 2024 the position has been held by Jan Christian Vestre of the Labour Party. The ministry is responsible for healthcare and care services, with the state's healthcare activities being carried out by four regional health authorities. Major institutions subordinate to the ministry include the Directorate for Health, the Board of Health Supervision, the Institute of Public Health, the Medicines Agency, the Radiation Protection Authority, the Labour and Welfare Service and the Food Safety Authority.

The position was created in 1992 and originally held the healthcare portfolio of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The remainder of the ministry's portfolio was taken care of by the Minister of Social Affairs. From 2002 the position has been chief of its own ministry. The position has been held by eleven people from three parties. Bent Høie has held the position the longest, for a total of eight years.

Key

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.

   Christian Democratic Party
   Conservative Party
   Labour Party

Ministers

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref
	Werner Christie	Labour	4 September 1992	22 December 1995	3 years, 109 days	Brundtland III	[1]
	Gudmund Hernes	Labour	22 December 1995	17 October 1997	1 year, 299 days	Brundtland III Jagland	[1] [2]
	Dagfinn Høybråten	Christian Democratic	17 October 1997	17 March 2000	2 years, 152 days	Bondevik I	[3]
	Tore Tønne	Labour	17 March 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 216 days	Stoltenberg I	[4]
	Dagfinn Høybråten	Christian Democratic	19 October 2001	18 June 2004	2 years, 243 days	Bondevik II	[5]
	Ansgar Gabrielsen	Conservative	18 June 2004	17 October 2005	1 year, 121 days		[5]
	Sylvia Brustad	Labour	17 October 2005	20 June 2008	2 years, 247 days	Stoltenberg II	[6]
	Bjarne Håkon Hanssen	Labour	20 June 2008	20 October 2009	1 year, 114 days		[6]
	Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen	Labour	20 October 2009	21 September 2012	2 years, 337 days		[6]
	Jonas Gahr Støre	Labour	21 September 2012	16 October 2013	1 year, 25 days		[6]
	Bent Høie	Conservative	16 October 2013	14 October 2021	7 years, 363 days	Solberg	[7]
	Ingvild Kjerkol	Labour	14 October 2021	19 April 2024	2 years, 188 days	Støre	[8]
	Jan Christian Vestre	Labour	19 April 2024	present	299 days		[9]

Minister of the Elderly and Public Health

The Minister of the Elderly and Public Health was responsible for cases related to the elderly and public health. It was abolished on 24 January 2020.

Key
   Progress Party

Ministers

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref
	Åse Michaelsen	Progress	17 January 2018	3 May 2019	1 year, 106 days	Solberg	[10]
	Sylvi Listhaug	Progress	3 May 2019	18 December 2019	229 days	Solberg	[11]
	Terje Søviknes	Progress	18 December 2019	24 January 2020	37 days	Solberg	[12]

References

1. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
2. "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
3. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
4. "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
5. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
6. "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
7. "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
8. "Norge har fått ny regjering" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
9. "Dette er de nye statsrådene" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Aftenposten. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
10. "Norge får sin første eldreminister" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
11. "Sylvi Listhaug er ny eldre- og folkehelseminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
12. "2018: Søviknes ville ha mer tid til familien - 2019: greit for barna med statsråd-comeback" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.