The Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion () 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 Kjersti Stenseng of the Labour Party since 2025. From 1992 to 2001 there was also a Minister of Health position in the ministry.
List of ministers Parties
Ministry of the Interior (1846–1903) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Frederik Stang Independent 1 January 1846 15 July 1848 Løvenskiold-Vogt Hans Christian Petersen Independent 15 July 1848 15 July 1849 Løvenskiold-Vogt Frederik Stang Independent 15 July 1849 15 June 1854 Løvenskiold-Vogt Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 15 June 1854 15 August 1858 Løvenskiold-VogtVogt August Christian Manthey Independent 15 August 1858 15 July 1859 Vogt Sibbern-Birch-Motzfeldt Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 15 July 1859 12 August 1861 Sibbern-Birch-Motzfeldt August Christian Manthey Independent 17 December 1861 22 October 1862 F. Stang Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 22 October 1862 15 August 1865 F. Stang August Christian Manthey Independent 15 August 1865 15 August 1866 F. Stang Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 15 August 1866 15 June 1868 F. Stang Frederik Stang Independent 17 June 1868 15 October 1869 F. Stang Christian Zetlitz Bretteville Independent 15 October 1869 24 February 1871 F. Stang Henrik Laurentius Helliesen Independent 24 February 1871 13 May 1871 F. Stang Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 13 May 1871 15 September 1872 F. Stang Johan Collett Falsen Independent 15 September 1872 15 September 1873 F. Stang Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 15 September 1873 15 July 1875 F. Stang Christian August Selmer Independent 15 July 1875 15 August 1876 F. Stang Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 15 August 1876 15 August 1878 F. Stang Christian August Selmer Independent 15 August 1878 15 August 1879 F. Stang Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 15 August 1879 15 September 1882 F. StangSelmer Christian Jensen Independent 15 September 1882 15 September 1883 Selmer Niels Petersen Vogt Independent 15 September 1883 21 March 1884 Selmer Thomas Cathinco Bang Independent 3 April 1884 26 June 1884 Schweigaard Sofus Arctander Free-minded Liberal 26 June 1884 15 August 1885 Sverdrup Jacob Stang Liberal 15 August 1885 15 August 1886 Sverdrup Sofus Arctander Free-minded Liberal 15 August 1886 17 February 1888 Sverdrup Walter Scott Dahl Liberal 5 March 1888 15 September 1888 Sverdrup Lars Knutson Liestøl Liberal 15 September 1888 29 December 1888 Sverdrup Georg August Thilesen Liberal 29 December 1888 13 July 1889 Sverdrup Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne Conservative 13 July 1889 7 July 1890 Stang I Ole Andreas Furu Conservative 7 July 1890 6 March 1891 Stang I Wollert Konow (H) Liberal 6 March 1891 2 May 1893 Steen I Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne Conservative 2 May 1893 3 March 1894 Stang II Peter Birch-Reichenwald Conservative 3 March 1894 14 October 1895 Stang II Thomas von Westen Engelhart Liberal 14 October 1895 15 August 1897 Hagerup I Olaj Olsen Liberal 15 August 1897 17 February 1898 Hagerup I Georg August Thilesen Liberal 17 February 1898 29 April 1899 Steen II Ole Anton Qvam Liberal 29 April 1899 24 March 1900 Steen II Johannes Steen Liberal 24 March 1900 21 April 1902 Steen II Otto Blehr Liberal 21 April 1902 1 January 1903 Blehr I
Ministry of Social Affairs, Trade, Industry and Fisheries (1913–1916) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Johan Castberg Labour Democrats Knudsen II Kristian Friis Petersen Liberal 22 April 1914 1 October 1916 Knudsen II
Ministry of Social Affairs (1916–2005) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Lars Abrahamsen Liberal 1 October 1916 20 February 1919 Knudsen II Paal Berg Liberal 20 February 1919 21 June 1920 Knudsen II Odd Klingenberg Conservative 21 June 1920 22 June 1921 Bahr Halvorsen I Lars Oftedal Liberal 22 June 1921 20 October 1922 Blehr II Rasmus O. Mortensen Liberal 20 October 1922 6 March 1923 Blehr II Odd Klingenberg Conservative 6 March 1923 25 July 1924 Bahr Halvorsen II Berge Lars Oftedal Liberal 25 July 1924 5 March 1926 Mowinckel I Peter Morell Conservative 5 March 1926 28 January 1928 Lykke Alfred Madsen Labour 28 January 1928 15 February 1928 Hornsrud Torjus Værland Liberal 15 February 1928 12 May 1931 Mowinckel II Jakob N. Vik Agrarian 12 May 1931 3 March 1933 Kolstad Hundseid Ole N. I. Strømme Liberal 3 March 1933 28 October 1933 Mowinckel III Trygve Utheim Liberal 28 October 1933 20 March 1935 Mowinckel III Kornelius Bergsvik Labour 20 March 1935 13 November 1936 Nygaardsvold Oscar Torp Labour 13 November 1936 1 July 1939 Nygaardsvold Sverre Støstad Labour 1 July 1939 25 June 1945 Nygaardsvold Sven Oftedal Labour 25 June 1945 23 June 1948 Gerhardsen I-II Aaslaug Aasland Labour 20 December 1948 2 November 1953 Gerhardsen II Torp Rakel Seweriin Labour 2 November 1953 1 August 1955 Torp Gerhardsen II Gudmund Harlem Labour 1 August 1955 18 February 1961 Gerhardsen II Olav Bruvik Labour 18 February 1961 30 December 1962 Gerhardsen II Olav Gjærevoll Labour 4 February 1963 28 August 1963 Gerhardsen II Kjell Bondevik Christian Democratic 28 August 1963 25 September 1963 Lyng Olav Gjærevoll Labour 25 September 1963 12 October 1965 Gerhardsen IV Egil Aarvik Christian Democratic 12 October 1965 17 March 1971 Borten Odd Højdahl Labour 17 March 1971 18 October 1972 Bratteli I Bergfrid Fjose Christian Democratic 18 October 1972 16 October 1973 Korvald Sonja Ludvigsen Labour 16 October 1973 12 July 1974 Bratteli II Tor Halvorsen Labour 12 July 1974 15 January 1976 Bratteli II Ruth Ryste Labour 15 January 1976 8 October 1979 Nordli Arne Nilsen Labour 8 October 1979 14 October 1981 Nordli Brundtland I Leif Arne Heløe Conservative 14 October 1981 9 May 1986 Willoch I-II Tove Strand Labour 9 May 1986 16 October 1989 Brundtland II Wenche Frogn Sellæg Conservative 16 October 1989 3 November 1990 Syse Tove Veierød Labour 3 November 1990 4 September 1992 Brundtland III Grete Knudsen Labour 4 September 1992 24 January 1994 Brundtland III Hill-Marta Solberg Labour 24 January 1994 17 October 1997 Brundtland III Jagland Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa Centre 17 October 1997 17 March 2000 Bondevik I Guri Ingebrigtsen Labour 17 March 2000 19 October 2001 Stoltenberg I Ingjerd Schou Conservative 19 October 2001 18 June 2004 Bondevik II Dagfinn Høybråten Christian Democratic 18 June 2004 17 October 2005 Bondevik II
Ministry of Labour (1885–1946) 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 Liberal 1 September 1885 15 November 1887 Sverdrup Birger Kildal Liberal 15 November 1887 17 February 1888 Sverdrup Aimar Sørenssen Liberal 17 February 1888 5 March 1888 Sverdrup Oscar Jacobsen Liberal 5 March 1888 13 July 1889 Sverdrup Peter Birch-Reichenwald Conservative Stang I Hans Nysom Liberal 6 March 1891 2 May 1893 Steen I Peder Nilsen Conservative 2 May 1893 15 August 1897 Stang II Hagerup I Fredrik Stang Lund Liberal 15 August 1897 17 February 1898 Hagerup I Jørgen Løvland Liberal 17 February 1898 28 February 1899 Steen II Hans Nysom Liberal 28 February 1899 5 June 1900 Steen II Jørgen Løvland Liberal 5 June 1900 22 October 1903 Steen II Blehr I Albert Hansen Conservative Hagerup II Kristofer Lehmkuhl Conservative Michelsen Jørgen Brunchorst Independent 28 September 1907 19 March 1908 Michelsen Løvland Nils Claus Ihlen Liberal 19 March 1908 2 February 1910 Knudsen I Bernhard Brænne Conservative Konow Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen Free-minded Liberal Konow Bernhard Brænne Conservative Bratlie Nils Olaf Hovdenak Conservative Bratlie Andreas Urbye Liberal 31 January 1913 26 July 1916 Knudsen II Martin Olsen Nalum Liberal 26 July 1916 10 May 1920 Knudsen II Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal 10 May 1920 21 June 1920 Knudsen II Cornelius Middelthon Conservative Halvorsen I Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal 22 June 1921 6 March 1923 Blehr II Cornelius Middelthon Conservative Halvorsen II Berge Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal 25 July 1924 5 March 1926 Mowinckel I Anders Venger Conservative Lykke Worm Darre-Jenssen Conservative Lykke Magnus Nilssen Labour Hornsrud Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal 15 February 1928 12 May 1931 Mowinckel II Rasmus Langeland Agrarian Kolstad Hundseid Ole Monsen Mjelde Liberal 3 March 1933 20 March 1935 Mowinckel III Johan Nygaardsvold Labour Nygaardsvold Olav Hindahl Labour Nygaardsvold Johan Strand Johansen Communist Gerhardsen I Nils Langhelle Labour Gerhardsen II
Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (2006–present) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Bjarne Håkon Hanssen Labour Stoltenberg II Dag Terje Andersen Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm Labour Anniken Huitfeldt Labour Robert Eriksson Progress Solberg Anniken Hauglie Conservative Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Conservative 14 October 2021 Hadia Tajik Labour 4 March 2022 Støre Marte Mjøs Persen Labour Tonje Brenna Labour Kjersti Stenseng Labour present
Consultative ministers Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Kirsten Hansteen Communist Gerhardsen I Aaslaug Aasland Labour Gerhardsen II
List of Norwegian Ministers of Health within the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Name From To Werner Christie19921995Gudmund Hernes19951997Dagfinn Høybråten19972000Tore Tønne20002001Dagfinn Høybråten2001position defunct
For later Ministers, see Minister of Health and Care Services (Norway).
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