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The Minister of Nordic Cooperation is a ministerial post given to a member of the Norwegian cabinet and is held concurrently with their respective posts. It was created in 1971 and does not have its own ministry,[ 1] but is regardless given to any member of a cabinet. The minister is responsible for tasks related to Nordic cooperation.[ 2]
No.
Minister
Position
Took office
Left office
Duration
Party
Prime Minister
1 Per Kleppe (1923–2021) Minister of Trade and Shipping 24 September 1971 18 October 1972 1 year, 24 days Labour Trygve Bratteli (Labour )
2 Hallvard Eika (1920–1989) Minister of Trade and Shipping 18 October 1972 16 October 1973 363 days Liberal Lars Korvald (Christian Democratic )
3 Bjartmar Gjerde (1931–2009) Minister of Education and Church Affairs (1973-1976) Minister of Industry (1976-1978) Minister of Petroleum and Energy (1978-1980) 16 October 1973 3 October 1980 6 years, 353 days Labour Trygve Bratteli Odvar Nordli (Labour )
4 Rolf Hansen (1920–2006) Minister of the Environment 3 October 1980 14 October 1981 1 year, 11 days Labour Odvar Nordli Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour )
5 Arne Skauge (born 1948) Minister of Trade and Shipping 14 October 1981 8 June 1983 1 year, 237 days Conservative Kåre Willoch (Conservative )
6 Asbjørn Haugstvedt (1926–2008) Minister of Trade and Shipping 8 June 1983 9 May 1986 2 years, 335 days Christian Democratic Kåre Willoch (Conservative )
7 Bjarne Mørk-Eidem (born 1936) Minister of Fisheries 9 May 1986 16 October 1989 3 years, 160 days Labour Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour )
8 Tom Vraalsen (born 1936) Minister of International Development 16 October 1989 3 November 1990 1 year, 18 days Centre Jan P. Syse (Conservative )
9 Kjell Borgen (1939–1996) Minister of Local Government 3 November 1990 4 September 1992 1 year, 306 days Labour Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour )
10 Gunnar Berge (born 1940) Minister of Local Government 4 September 1992 25 October 1996 4 years, 51 days Labour Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour )
11 Grete Knudsen (born 1940) Minister of Trade and Industry (Jan. - Oct. 1997) 25 October 1996 17 October 1997 357 days Labour Thorbjørn Jagland (Labour )
12 Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad (1939–2017) Minister of Local Government 17 October 1997 16 March 1999 1 year, 150 days Centre Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic )
13 Peter Angelsen (born 1935) Minister of Fisheries 16 March 1999 21 January 2000 311 days Centre Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic )
14 Kåre Gjønnes (1942–2021) Minister of Agriculture 21 January 2000 17 March 2000 56 days Christian Democratic Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic )
15 Jørgen Kosmo (1947–2017) Minister of Labour and Administration 17 March 2000 5 October 2001 1 year, 202 days Labour Jens Stoltenberg (Labour )
– Sylvia Brustad (born 1966) Acting Minister of Local Government 5 October 2001 19 October 2001 14 days Labour Jens Stoltenberg (Labour )
16 Svein Ludvigsen (born 1946) Minister of Fisheries 19 October 2001 17 October 2005 3 years, 363 days Conservative Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic )
17 Heidi Grande Røys (born 1967) Minister of Labour and Administration 17 October 2005 20 October 2009 4 years, 3 days Socialist Left Jens Stoltenberg (Labour )
18 Rigmor Aasrud (born 1960) Minister of Labour and Administration 20 October 2009 16 October 2013 3 years, 361 days Labour Jens Stoltenberg (Labour )
19 Elisabeth Aspaker (born 1962) Minister of Fisheries (2013-2015) Minister of European Affairs (2015-2016) 16 October 2013 20 December 2016 3 years, 65 days Conservative Erna Solberg (Conservative )
20 Frank Bakke-Jensen (born 1965) Minister of European Affairs (2016-2017) Minister of Defence (2017-2021) 20 December 2016 17 January 2018 1 year, 28 days Conservative Erna Solberg (Conservative )
21 Jan Tore Sanner (born 1965) Minister of Education and Integration (2018-2020) Minister of Finance (2020-2021) 17 January 2018 14 October 2021 3 years, 270 days Conservative Erna Solberg (Conservative )
22 Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (born 1974) Minister of International Development (2021-) 14 October 2021 2 years, 322 days Centre Jonas Gahr Støre (Labour )