Minister of Local Government and Regional Development

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Minister of Local Government and Regional Development of Norway
Kommunal- og distriktsministeren
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Kjersti Stenseng (2017).jpeg
Incumbent
Kjersti Stenseng
since 4 February 2025
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
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
Formation20 December 1948
First holder Ulrik Olsen
DeputyState secretaries at the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Website Official website

The Minister of Local Government and Modernisation (Norwegian : Kommunal- og moderniseringsministeren) is a Councillor of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Currently, Kjersti Stenseng of the Labour Party has held the post since February 2025. The ministry is responsible for local administration, including municipalities and county municipalities, rural and regional policy, information technology, elections and government administration, including management of state real estate and government employment. Major subordinate agencies include the Government Administration Services, Statsbygg, the Competition Authority, the National Office of Building Technology and Administration, the State Housing Bank and the Data Protection Authority.

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The position was created in 1948 as a successor of the Minister of Labour, originally named the Minister of Local Government and Labour. The title changed to the Minister of Local Government. Labour issues were moved to the Minister of Government Administration and Labour in 1998 and the title was changed to the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development until 2013. During the government of Erna Solberg, the post was renamed into Minister of Local Government and Modernisation when the position took over part of the portfolio of the Minister of Public Administration from 2014 until 2021. In January 2022, the current name was reverted into the 1998 one.

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.

   Centre Party
   Conservative Party
   Christian Democratic Party
   Labour Party
   Liberal Party

Ministers

PhotoNamePartyTook officeLeft officeTenureCabinetRef
Blank.JPG Ulrik Olsen Labour 20 December 19481 September 19589 years, 255 days Gerhardsen II
Torp
Gerhardsen III 		[1] [2] [3]
I-HF0212.jpg Andreas Zeier Cappelen Labour 1 September 19584 February 19634 years, 156 days Gerhardsen III [3]
Blank.JPG Oskar Skogly Labour 4 February 196328 August 1963205 days [3]
Blank.JPG Bjarne Lyngstad Liberal 28 August 196325 September 196328 days Lyng [4]
Blank.JPG Jens Haugland Labour 25 September 196312 October 19652 years, 17 days Gerhardsen IV [5]
Regjeringen Lyngs siste dag fra debatten i Stortinget - L0022 368bFo30141605120141 (cropped).jpg Helge Seip Liberal 12 October 196529 August 19704 years, 322 days Borten [6]
Blank.JPG Helge Rognlien Liberal 29 August 197017 March 1971200 days [6]
Odvar Nordli 2007 04 21.jpg Odvar Nordli Labour 17 March 197118 October 19721 year, 215 days Bratteli I [7]
Blank.JPG Johan Skipnes Christian Democratic 18 October 197216 October 1973363 days Korvald [8]
Blank.JPG Leif Jørgen Aune Labour 16 October 197311 January 19784 years, 88 days Bratteli II
Nordli 		[9] [10]
Blank.JPG Arne Nilsen Labour 11 January 19788 October 19791 year, 271 days Nordli [10]
Blank.JPG Inger Louise Valle Labour 8 October 19793 October 1980361 days [10]
Blank.JPG Harriet Andreassen Labour 3 October 198014 October 19811 year, 11 days Nordli
Brundtland I 		[10] [11]
Arne Rettedal - Stavanger byarkiv.jpg Arne Rettedal Conservative 14 October 19819 May 19864 years, 207 days Willoch I – II [12]
Leif Haraldseth 2009.jpg Leif Haraldseth Labour 9 May 198620 February 1987287 days Brundtland II [13]
William Engseth.jpg William Engseth Labour 20 February 198713 June 19881 year, 114 days [13]
Blank.JPG Kjell Borgen Labour 13 June 198816 October 19891 year, 126 days [13]
Johan J. Jakobsen, fotografert under Sps landsmote i Haugesund i 2015 (cropped).jpg Johan J. Jakobsen Centre 16 October 19893 November 19901 year, 19 days Syse [14]
Blank.JPG Kjell Borgen Labour 3 November 19904 September 19921 year, 306 days Brundtland III [15]
Gunnar Berge.JPG Gunnar Berge Labour 4 September 199225 October 19964 years, 51 days [15]
Kjell Opseth 2009.jpg Kjell Opseth Labour 25 October 199617 October 1997357 days Jagland [16]
Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad.jpg Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad Centre 17 October 199716 March 19991 year, 150 days Bondevik I [17]
Odd Roger Enoksen.jpg Odd Roger Enoksen Centre 16 March 199917 March 20001 year, 1 day [17]
Norges halsominister Sylvia Brustad vid Nordiska Radets session i Oslo. 2007-10-31. Foto- Magnus Froderberg-norden.org.jpg Sylvia Brustad Labour 17 March 200019 October 20011 year, 216 days Stoltenberg I [18]
Erna Solberg, kommunal- och regionalminister och for dagen tf. samarbetsminister, svarar pa fragor under samarbetsministrarnas fragetimme under Nordiska radets session.jpg Erna Solberg Conservative 19 October 200117 October 20053 years, 364 days Bondevik II [19]
Marie Haga Portait.jpg Åslaug Haga Centre 17 October 200521 September 20071 year, 339 days Stoltenberg II [20]
11Rogaland, Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa.jpg Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa Centre 21 September 200720 October 20092 years, 29 days [20]
Liv Signe Navarsete (Senterpartiet).jpg Liv Signe Navarsete Centre 20 October 200916 October 20133 years, 361 days [20]
Jan Tore Sanner - 2010-05-08 at 10-34-24.jpg Jan Tore Sanner Conservative 16 October 201317 January 20184 years, 93 days Solberg [21]
31.08.2013, Monica Maeland.jpg Monica Mæland Conservative 17 January 201824 January 20202 years, 7 days [22]
Nikolai astrup (cropped).jpg Nikolai Astrup Conservative 24 January 202014 October 20211 year, 263 days [22]
Bjorn Arild Gram leseambassador (cropped).JPG Bjørn Arild Gram Centre 14 October 202112 April 2022180 days Støre [23]
2021 Sigbjorn Gjelsvik, Akershus (cropped).jpg Sigbjørn Gjelsvik Centre 12 April 202216 October 20231 year, 187 days [24]
2021 Erling Sande Stortingsrepresentant Sogn og Fjordane.jpg Erling Sande Centre 16 October 20234 February 20251 year, 111 days [25]
Kjersti Stenseng (2017).jpeg Kjersti Stenseng Labour 4 February 2025present1 day [26]

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  2. ↑ "Oscar Torp's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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