Minister of Local Government and Regional Development

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, Erling Sande of the Centre Party has held the post since 2023. 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.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development of Norway
Kommunal- og distriktsministeren
Incumbent
Erling Sande
since 16 October 2023
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
with approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
Formation20 December 1948
First holderUlrik Olsen
DeputyState secretaries at the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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

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Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
  Ulrik Olsen Labour 20 December 1948 1 September 1958 9 years, 255 days Gerhardsen II
Torp
Gerhardsen III
[1][2][3]
  Andreas Zeier Cappelen Labour 1 September 1958 4 February 1963 4 years, 156 days Gerhardsen III [3]
  Oskar Skogly Labour 4 February 1963 28 August 1963 205 days Gerhardsen III [3]
  Bjarne Lyngstad Liberal 28 August 1963 25 September 1963 28 days Lyng [4]
  Jens Haugland Labour 25 September 1963 12 October 1965 2 years, 17 days Gerhardsen IV [5]
  Helge Seip Liberal 12 October 1965 29 August 1970 4 years, 322 days Borten [6]
  Helge Rognlien Liberal 29 August 1970 17 March 1971 200 days Borten [6]
  Odvar Nordli Labour 17 March 1971 18 October 1972 1 year, 215 days Bratteli I [7]
  Johan Skipnes Christian Democratic 18 October 1972 16 October 1973 363 days Korvald [8]
  Leif Jørgen Aune Labour 16 October 1973 11 January 1978 4 years, 88 days Bratteli II
Nordli
[9][10]
  Arne Nilsen Labour 11 January 1978 8 October 1979 1 year, 271 days Nordli [10]
  Inger Louise Valle Labour 8 October 1979 3 October 1980 361 days Nordli [10]
  Harriet Andreassen Labour 3 October 1980 14 October 1981 1 year, 11 days Nordli
Brundtland I
[10][11]
  Arne Rettedal Conservative 14 October 1981 9 May 1986 4 years, 207 days Willoch III [12]
  Leif Haraldseth Labour 9 May 1986 20 February 1987 287 days Brundtland II [13]
  William Engseth Labour 20 February 1987 13 June 1988 1 year, 114 days Brundtland II [13]
  Kjell Borgen Labour 13 June 1988 16 October 1989 1 year, 126 days Brundtland II [13]
  Johan J. Jakobsen Centre 16 October 1989 3 November 1990 1 year, 19 days Syse [14]
  Kjell Borgen Labour 3 November 1990 4 September 1992 1 year, 306 days Brundtland III [15]
  Gunnar Berge Labour 4 September 1992 25 October 1996 4 years, 51 days Brundtland III [15]
  Kjell Opseth Labour 25 October 1996 17 October 1997 357 days Jagland [16]
  Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad Centre 17 October 1997 16 March 1999 1 year, 150 days Bondevik I [17]
  Odd Roger Enoksen Centre 16 March 1999 17 March 2000 1 year, 1 day Bondevik I [17]
  Sylvia Brustad Labour 17 March 2000 19 October 2001 1 year, 216 days Stoltenberg I [18]
  Erna Solberg Conservative 19 October 2001 17 October 2005 3 years, 364 days Bondevik II [19]
  Åslaug Haga Centre 17 October 2005 21 September 2007 1 year, 339 days Stoltenberg II [20]
  Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa Centre 21 September 2007 20 October 2009 2 years, 29 days Stoltenberg II [20]
  Liv Signe Navarsete Centre 20 October 2009 16 October 2013 3 years, 361 days Stoltenberg II [20]
  Jan Tore Sanner Conservative 16 October 2013 17 January 2018 4 years, 93 days Solberg [21]
  Monica Mæland Conservative 17 January 2018 24 January 2020 2 years, 7 days Solberg [22]
  Nikolai Astrup Conservative 24 January 2020 14 October 2021 1 year, 263 days Solberg [22]
  Bjørn Arild Gram Centre 14 October 2021 12 April 2022 180 days Støre [23]
  Sigbjørn Gjelsvik Centre 12 April 2022 16 October 2023 1 year, 187 days Støre [24]
  Erling Sande Centre 16 October 2023 present 1 year, 63 days Støre [25]

References

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  1. ^ "Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Oscar Torp's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ "John Lyng's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Per Borten's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Trygve Bratteli's First Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Lars Korvald's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Trygve Bratteli's Second Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  10. ^ a b c d "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  13. ^ a b c "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  15. ^ a b "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  16. ^ "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  18. ^ "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  19. ^ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  20. ^ a b c "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  21. ^ "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  22. ^ a b "Her er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0" (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Norge har fått ny regjering" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Presenteres på Slottsplassen: Her er de to nye statsrådene" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Her er Støre sine nye statsrådar" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.