Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norway) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway
Incumbent Andreas Bjelland Eriksen since 16 October 2023
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

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. The current minister is Andreas Bjelland Eriksen. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues, including influencing environmental impacts on other ministries. Subordinate agencies include the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Polar Institute, the Environment Agency and the Mapping Authority.

The minister and minister post were established on 8 May 1972. The title was known as the Minister of the Environment until 2013. 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 Brundtland, 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.

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
      Socialist Left Party

Ministers

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref
	Gjærevoll, OlavOlav Gjærevoll	Labour	8 May 1972	18 October 1972	163 days	Bratteli I
—	Haugeland, TrygveTrygve Haugeland	Centre	18 October 1972	5 March 1973	138 days	Korvald
—	Gitmark, HelgaHelga Gitmark	Centre	5 March 1973	16 October 1973	225 days	Korvald
—	Halvorsen, TorTor Halvorsen	Labour	16 October 1973	6 September 1974	325 days	Bratteli II
	Brundtland, Gro HarlemGro Harlem Brundtland	Labour	6 September 1974	8 October 1979	5 years, 32 days	Bratteli II Nordli
—	Hansen, Rolf ArthurRolf Arthur Hansen	Labour	8 October 1979	14 October 1981	2 years, 6 days	Nordli Brundtland I
	Sellæg, Wenche FrognWenche Frogn Sellæg	Conservative	14 October 1981	8 June 1983	1 year, 237 days	Willoch I
—	Surlien, RakelRakel Surlien	Centre	8 June 1983	9 May 1986	2 years, 335 days	Willoch II
—	Rønbeck, SisselSissel Rønbeck	Labour	9 May 1986	16 October 1989	3 years, 160 days	Brundtland II
—	Valla, Kristin HilleKristin Hille Valla	Centre	16 October 1989	3 November 1990	1 year, 18 days	Syse
	Berntsen, ThorbjørnThorbjørn Berntsen	Labour	3 November 1990	17 October 1997	6 years, 348 days	Brundtland III Jagland
—	Fjellanger, GuroGuro Fjellanger	Liberal	17 October 1997	17 March 2000	2 years, 152 days	Bondevik I
	Bjerke, SiriSiri Bjerke	Labour	17 March 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 216 days	Stoltenberg I
	Brende, BørgeBørge Brende	Conservative	19 October 2001	18 June 2004	2 years, 243 days	Bondevik II
	Hareide, Knut ArildKnut Arild Hareide	Christian Democratic	18 June 2004	17 October 2005	1 year, 121 days	Bondevik II
	Bjørnøy, HelenHelen Bjørnøy	Socialist Left	17 October 2005	18 October 2007	2 years, 1 day	Stoltenberg II
	Solheim, ErikErik Solheim	Socialist Left	18 October 2007	23 March 2012	4 years, 157 days	Stoltenberg II
	Solhjell, Bård VegarBård Vegar Solhjell	Socialist Left	23 March 2012	16 October 2013	1 year, 207 days	Stoltenberg II
	Sundtoft, TineTine Sundtoft	Conservative	16 October 2013	16 December 2015	2 years, 61 days	Solberg
	Helgesen, VidarVidar Helgesen	Conservative	16 December 2015	17 January 2018	2 years, 32 days	Solberg
	Elvestuen, OlaOla Elvestuen	Liberal	17 January 2018	24 January 2020	2 years, 7 days	Solberg
	Rotevatn, SveinungSveinung Rotevatn	Liberal	24 January 2020	14 October 2021	1 year, 263 days	Solberg
	Espen Barth Eide	Labour	14 October 2021	16 October 2023	2 years, 2 days	Støre
	Andreas Bjelland Eriksen	Labour	16 October 2023	present	348 days	Støre