Minister of Climate and the Environment

Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway Klima- og Miljøvernministeren
Incumbent Vidar Helgesen since 16 December 2015
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. Since 16 October 2013 the position has been held by Tine Sundtoft of the Conservative Party.^[1] The ministry is responsible for environmental issues, including influencing environmental impacts on other ministries.^[2] Subordinate agencies include the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Polar Institute, the Environment Agency and the Mapping Authority.^[3]

The minister and minister post were established on 8 May 1972. The title was known as the Minister of the Environment until 2013.^[4] Nineteen people from six parties have held the position. Thorbjørn Berntsen of the Labour Party has held the position the longest, a week short of seven years. Gro Harlem Bruntland, who held the position for five years, later became Prime Minister. Erik Solheim of the Socialist Left Party held the position concurrently with being Minister of International Development.^[5]

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 Pary
  Socialist Left Party

Ministers

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref
	Gjærevoll, OlavOlav Gjærevoll	Labour	8 May 1972	18 August 1972	0 year, 155 days	Bratteli I	[6]
—	Haugeland, TrygveTrygve Haugeland	Centre	18 August 1972	5 March 1973	1 year, 60 days	Korvald	[7]
—	Gitmark, HelgaHelga Gitmark	Centre	5 March 1973	16 October 1973	1 year, 60 days	Korvald	[7]
—	Halvorsen, TorTor Halvorsen	Labour	16 October 1973	6 September 1974	2 years, 93 days	Bratteli II	[8]
	Brundtland, Gro HarlemGro Harlem Brundtland	Labour	6 September 1974	8 October 1979	2 years, 93 days	Bratteli II Nordli	[8][9]
—	Hansen, Rolf ArthurRolf Arthur Hansen	Labour	8 October 1979	14 October 1981	2 years, 269 days	Nordli Brundtland I	[9][10]
—	Sellæg, Wenche FrognWenche Frogn Sellæg	Conservative	14 October 1981	8 June 1983	1 year, 248 days	Willoch I	[11]
—	Surlien, RakelRakel Surlien	Centre	8 June 1983	9 May 1986	2 years, 336 days	Willoch II	[11]
—	Rønbeck, SisselSissel Rønbeck	Labour	9 May 1986	16 October 1989	3 years, 162 days	Brundtland II	[12]
—	Valla, Kristin HilleKristin Hille Valla	Centre	16 October 1989	3 November 1990	1 year, 19 days	Syse	[13]
	Berntsen, ThorbjørnThorbjørn Berntsen	Labour	3 November 1990	17 October 1997	7 years, 342 days	Brundtland III Jagland	[14][15]
—	Fjellanger, GuroGuro Fjellanger	Liberal	17 October 1997	21 March 2000	2 year, 157 days	Bondevik I	[16]
	Bjerke, SiriSiri Bjerke	Labour	21 March 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 213 days	Stoltenberg I	[17]
	Brende, BørgeBørge Brende	Conservative	19 October 2001	18 June 2004	2 years, 212 days	Bondevik II	[18]
	Hareide, Knut ArildKnut Arild Hareide	Christian Democratic	18 June 2004	17 October 2005	1 years, 152 days	Bondevik II	[18]
	Bjørnøy, HelenHelen Bjørnøy	Socialist Left	17 October 2005	18 October 2007	2 years, 1 days	Stoltenberg II	[5]
	Solheim, ErikErik Solheim	Socialist Left	20 October 2007	23 March 2012	4 years, 158 days	Stoltenberg II	[5]
	Solhjell, Bård VegarBård Vegar Solhjell	Socialist Left	23 March 2012	16 October 2013	4 years, 268 days	Stoltenberg II	[5]
	Sundtoft, TineTine Sundtoft	Conservative	16 October 2013	16 December 2015	2 years, 61 days	Solberg	[19]
	Helgesen, VidarVidar Helgesen	Conservative	16 December 2015	present	1 year, 0 days	Solberg	[20]

References

1. "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
2. "Areas of responsibility". About the ministry. Government.no. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
3. "Subordinate agencies". About the ministry. Government.no. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
4. "Historical background". About the ministry. Government.no. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
5. "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
6. "Trygve Bratteli's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
7. "Lars Korvald's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
8. "Trygve Bratteli's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
9. "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
10. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
11. "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
12. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
13. "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
14. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
15. "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
16. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
17. "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
18. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
19. "Erna Solbergs's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
20. "Erna Solbergs's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 12 January 2016.