Minister of Health and Care Services explained

Post:Minister of Health and Care Services
Body:Norway
Native Name:Helse- og omsorgsministeren
Insignia:Emblem of the Norwegian Government.svg
Incumbent:Jan Christian Vestre
Incumbentsince:19 April 2024
Department:Ministry of Health and Care Services
Member Of:Council of State
Seat:Oslo
Nominator:Prime Minister
Appointer:Monarch
Appointer Qualified:with approval of Parliament
Termlength:No fixed length
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of Norway
Precursor:Minister of Social Affairs
Formation:4 September 1992
First:Werner Christie
Deputy:State secretaries at the Ministry of Health and Care Services
Website:Official website

The Minister of Health and Care Services (Norwegian: Helse- og omsorgsministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway'sMinistry of Health and Care Services. Since 19 April 2024 the position has been held by Jan Christian Vestre of the Labour Party. The ministry is responsible for healthcare and care services, with the state's healthcare activities being carried out by four regional health authorities. Major institutions subordinate to the ministry include the Directorate for Health, the Board of Health Supervision, the Institute of Public Health, the Medicines Agency, the Radiation Protection Authority, the Labour and Welfare Service and the Food Safety Authority.

The position was created in 1992 and originally held the healthcare portfolio of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The remainder of the ministry's portfolio was taken care of by the Minister of Social Affairs. From 2002 the position has been chief of its own ministry. The position has been held by eleven people from three parties. Bent Høie has held the position the longest, for a total of eight years.

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.



Ministers

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Minister of the Elderly and Public Health

The Minister of the Elderly and Public Health was responsible for cases related to the elderly and public health. It was abolished on 24 January 2020.

Key

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government . . 23 March 2012 . 3 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003010126/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/gro-harlem-brundtlands-third-government-.html?id=438731 . live .
  2. Web site: Thorbjørn Jagland's Government . . 23 March 2012 . 31 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731023019/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/thorbjorn-jaglands-government-1996-1997.html?id=438732 . live .
  3. Web site: Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government . . 23 March 2012 . 5 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005180714/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/kjell-magne-bondeviks-first-government-1.html?id=438733 . live .
  4. Web site: Jens Stoltenberg's First Government . . 23 March 2012 . 31 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731023015/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/jens-stoltenbergs-government-2000---2001.html?id=438738 . live .
  5. Web site: Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government . . 23 March 2012 . 29 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329011725/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/Previous-governments/The-Structure-of-the-Registry/Governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/kjell-magne-bondeviks-second-government-.html?id=438739 . live .
  6. Web site: Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government . . 23 March 2012 . 11 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120411071859/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/jens-stoltenbergs-second-government.html?id=449424 . live .
  7. Web site: Erna Solberg's Government. . 16 October 2013 . 23 October 2013.
  8. Web site: Norge har fått ny regjering . . 14 October 2021 . 14 October 2021 . no.
  9. Web site: Dette er de nye statsrådene . . 19 April 2024 . 19 April 2024 . nb.
  10. Web site: Norge får sin første eldreminister . . 17 January 2018 . 13 January 2020 . no.
  11. Web site: Sylvi Listhaug er ny eldre- og folkehelseminister . . 3 May 2019 . 13 January 2020 . no.
  12. Web site: 2018: Søviknes ville ha mer tid til familien - 2019: greit for barna med statsråd-comeback . . 18 December 2019 . 13 January 2020 . no.

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