In Norway, the Minister of Justice and Public Security is the head of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police and a member of Government of Norway. The current minister is Emilie Enger Mehl.
Until 1 January 2012 the post was named the Minister of Justice and the Police.[1] [2]
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scope=col class=unsortable | Photo | scope=col | Name | scope=col | Party | scope=col | Took office | scope=col | Left office | scope=col | Tenure | scope=col | Cabinet |
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align=center | scope=row | Mathias Sommerhielm | 27 November 1814 | 15 June 1815 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian Adolph Diriks | 15 June 1815 | 15 September 1816 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Mathias Sommerhielm | 15 September 1816 | 15 May 1817 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian Adolph Diriks | 15 May 1817 | 15 October 1817 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian Krohg | 15 November 1817 | 4 March 1818 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian Adolph Diriks | 4 March 1818 | 1 January 1819 | Wedel I | ||||||||
scope=col class=unsortable | Photo | scope=col | Name | scope=col | Party | scope=col | Took office | scope=col | Left office | scope=col | Tenure | scope=col | Cabinet |
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align=center | scope=row | Christian Adolph Diriks | 1 January 1819 | 16 September 1825 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Poul Christian Holst | 16 September 1825 | 15 September 1826 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jørgen Herman Vogt | 15 September 1826 | 15 September 1827 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Poul Christian Holst | 15 September 1827 | 15 August 1832 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Vilhelm Sibbern | 15 August 1832 | 15 August 1833 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Poul Christian Holst | 15 August 1833 | 15 June 1836 | Wedel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Vilhelm Sibbern | 15 June 1836 | 15 June 1837 | Wedel I-II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Andreas Arntzen | 15 June 1837 | 15 August 1837 | Wedel II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Poul Christian Holst | 15 August 1837 | 21 January 1838 | Wedel II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Olaus Michael Schmidt | 22 January 1838 | 15 July 1838 | Wedel II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Vilhelm Sibbern | 15 July 1838 | 15 August 1839 | Wedel II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Olaus Michael Schmidt | 15 August 1839 | 15 September 1842 | Wedel II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Vilhelm Sibbern | 15 September 1842 | 15 September 1843 | Wedel II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Olaus Michael Schmidt | 15 September 1843 | 15 April 1845 | Wedel II Løvenskiold/Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Hans Christian Petersen | 15 April 1845 | 15 July 1847 | Løvenskiold/Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Olaus Michael Schmidt | 15 July 1847 | 19 April 1848 | Løvenskiold/Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Søren Sørenssen | 19 April 1848 | 1 September 1850 | Løvenskiold/Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Hans Christian Petersen | 1 September 1850 | 31 August 1851 | Løvenskiold/Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Søren Sørenssen | 15 September 1851 | 1 June 1853 | Løvenskiold/Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Hans Christian Petersen | 1 June 1853 | 31 August 1853 | Løvenskiold/Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jørgen Herman Vogt | 9 September 1853 | 1 July 1854 | Løvenskiold/Vogt Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Hans Christian Petersen | 1 July 1854 | 31 August 1855 | Løvenskiold/Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jørgen Herman Vogt | 27 September 1855 | 29 September 1856 | Løvenskiold/Vogt Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | August Christian Manthey | 29 September 1856 | 11 August 1857 | Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Erik Røring Møinichen | 11 August 1857 | 15 September 1858 | Vogt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Hans Christian Petersen | 15 September 1858 | 29 July 1859 | Vogt Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | August Christian Manthey | 29 July 1859 | 1 September 1860 | Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian Birch-Reichenwald | 1 September 1860 | 12 December 1861 | Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Erik Røring Møinichen | 12 December 1861 | 17 December 1861 | Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Gerhard Meldahl | 17 December 1861 | 15 October 1863 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | August Christian Manthey | 28 September 1863 | 28 September 1864 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Gerhard Meldahl | 28 September 1864 | 15 October 1866 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Erik Røring Møinichen | 15 October 1866 | 15 October 1867 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Gerhard Meldahl | 15 October 1867 | 15 June 1869 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | August Christian Manthey | 15 June 1869 | 1 February 1870 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | John Collett Falsen | 1 February 1870 | 15 July 1870 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Gerhard Meldahl | 15 July 1870 | 15 October 1871 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | John Collett Falsen | 15 October 1871 | 15 September 1872 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Gerhard Meldahl | 24 September 1872 | 8 January 1874 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jacob Aall jr. | 8 January 1874 | 15 May 1874 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jens Holmboe | 15 May 1874 | 15 October 1874 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | John Collett Falsen | 15 October 1874 | 15 August 1877 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian A. Selmer | 15 August 1877 | 15 August 1878 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | John Collett Falsen | 15 August 1878 | 2 September 1879 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Niels Vogt | 2 September 1879 | 13 October 1879 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ole Andreas Bachke | 13 October 1879 | 15 September 1880 | F. Stang | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian Jensen | 11 October 1880 | 26 September 1881 | Selmer | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian H. Schweigaard | 26 September 1881 | 15 November 1881 | Selmer | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ole Andreas Bachke | 15 November 1881 | 15 September 1882 | Selmer | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jens Holmboe | 15 September 1882 | 15 September 1883 | Selmer | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian Jensen | 15 September 1883 | 26 March 1884 | Selmer | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian H. Schweigaard | 26 March 1884 | 3 April 1884 | Selmer | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ludvig Aubert | 3 April 1884 | 26 June 1884 | Schweigaard | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Aimar Sørenssen | 26 June 1884 | 15 September 1887 | Sverdrup | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Birger Kildal | 15 September 1887 | 15 November 1887 | Sverdrup | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jacob Stang | 15 November 1887 | 28 June 1888 | Sverdrup | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Walter Scott Dahl | 28 June 1888 | 1 August 1888 | Sverdrup | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jacob Stang | 1 August 1888 | 28 August 1888 | Sverdrup | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Olaj Johan Olsen | 28 August 1888 | 15 September 1888 | Sverdrup | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Walter Scott Dahl | 15 September 1888 | 13 July 1889 | Sverdrup | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ferdinand Roll | 13 July 1889 | 15 July 1890 | Stang I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ulrik Arneberg | 15 July 1890 | 6 March 1891 | Stang I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ole Anton Qvam | 6 March 1891 | 2 May 1893 | Steen I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Francis Hagerup | 2 May 1893 | 15 July 1894 | Stang II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ernst Motzfeldt | 15 July 1894 | 14 October 1895 | Stang II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Francis Hagerup | 14 October 1895 | 15 August 1897 | Hagerup I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Harald Smedal | 15 August 1897 | 17 February 1898 | Hagerup I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ole Anton Qvam | 17 February 1898 | 28 April 1899 | Steen II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Einar Løchen | 29 April 1899 | 6 November 1900 | Steen II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ole Anton Qvam | 6 November 1900 | 21 April 1902 | Steen II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Søren Tobias Årstad | 21 April 1902 | 22 October 1903 | Blehr I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Francis Hagerup | 22 October 1903 | 11 March 1905 | Hagerup II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian Michelsen | 11 March 1905 | 7 June 1905 | Michelsen | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Edvard H. Bull | 7 June 1905 | 27 November 1905 | Michelsen | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Harald Bothner | 27 November 1905 | 23 October 1907 | Michelsen | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Johan Bredal | 23 October 1907 | 19 March 1908 | Løvland | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Johan Castberg | 19 March 1908 | 2 February 1910 | Knudsen I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Herman Scheel | 2 February 1910 | 20 February 1912 | Konow | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Fredrik Stang | 20 February 1912 | 31 January 1913 | Bratlie | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Lars Abrahamsen | 31 January 1913 | 26 July 1916 | Knudsen II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Andreas Urbye | 26 July 1916 | 1 May 1917 | Knudsen II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Otto Blehr | 1 May 1917 | 21 June 1920 | Knudsen II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Otto Bahr Halvorsen | 21 June 1920 | 22 June 1921 | B. Halvorsen I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Olaf Amundsen | 22 June 1921 | 24 August 1922 | Blehr II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Arnold Holmboe | 24 August 1922 | 6 March 1923 | Blehr II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Otto Bahr Halvorsen | 6 March 1923 | 23 May 1923 | B. Halvorsen II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Christian L. Rolfsen | 30 May 1923 | 25 July 1924 | Berge | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Paal Berg | 25 July 1924 | 5 March 1926 | Mowinckel I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ingolf E. Christensen | 5 March 1926 | 26 July 1926 | Lykke | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Knud Øyen | 26 July 1926 | 28 January 1928 | Lykke | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Cornelius Holmboe | 28 January 1928 | 15 February 1928 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Haakon M. Evjenth | 15 February 1928 | 21 November 1930 | Mowinckel II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Arne T. Sunde | 21 November 1930 | 12 May 1931 | Mowinckel II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Asbjørn Lindboe | Kolstad Hundseid | ||||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Arne T. Sunde | 3 March 1933 | 20 March 1935 | Mowinckel III | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Trygve Lie | 20 March 1935 | 1 July 1939 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Terje Wold | 1 July 1939 | 25 June 1945 | |||||||||
scope=col class=unsortable | Photo | scope=col | Name | scope=col | Party | scope=col | Took office | scope=col | Left office | scope=col | Tenure | scope=col | Cabinet |
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align=center | scope=row | Jonas Lie | Quisling I | ||||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Ole Fingalf Harbek | Administrative Council | ||||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Sverre Riisnæs | Quisling II | ||||||||||
scope=col class=unsortable | Photo | scope=col | Name | scope=col | Party | scope=col | Took office | scope=col | Left office | scope=col | Tenure | scope=col | Cabinet |
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align=center | scope=row | Johan Cappelen | 25 June 1945 | 5 November 1945 | Gerhardsen I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | O. C. Gundersen | 5 November 1945 | 20 December 1952 | Gerhardsen II Torp | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Kai Birger Knudsen | 20 December 1952 | 15 June 1954 | Torp | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Gustav Sjaastad | 15 June 1954 | 22 January 1955 | Torp | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jens Chr. Hauge | 22 January 1955 | 1 November 1955 | Gerhardsen III | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jens Haugland | 1 November 1955 | 28 August 1963 | Gerhardsen III | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Petter Mørch Koren | 28 August 1963 | 25 September 1963 | Lyng | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | O. C. Gundersen | 25 September 1963 | 12 October 1965 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Elisabeth S. Selmer | 12 October 1965 | 3 October 1970 | Borten | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Egil Endresen | 3 October 1970 | 17 March 1971 | Borten | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Oddvar Berrefjord | 17 March 1971 | 18 October 1972 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Petter Mørch Koren | 18 October 1972 | 16 October 1973 | Korvald | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Inger Louise Valle | 16 October 1973 | 8 October 1979 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Andreas Cappelen | 8 October 1979 | 3 October 1980 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Oddvar Berrefjord | 3 October 1980 | 4 February 1981 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Bjørn Skau | 4 February 1981 | 14 October 1981 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Mona Røkke | 14 October 1981 | 4 October 1985 | Willoch I-II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Wenche F. Sellæg | 4 October 1985 | 9 May 1986 | Willoch II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Helen M. Bøsterud | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Else B. Fougner | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Syse | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Kari Gjesteby | 3 November 1990 | 4 September 1992 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Grete Faremo | 4 September 1992 | 25 October 1996 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Anne Holt | 25 October 1996 | 4 February 1997 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Gerd-Liv Valla | 4 February 1997 | 17 October 1997 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Aud Inger Aure | 17 October 1997 | 15 March 1999 | Bondevik I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Odd Einar Dørum | 15 March 1999 | 17 March 2000 | Bondevik I | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Hanne Harlem | 17 March 2000 | 19 October 2001 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Odd Einar Dørum | 19 October 2001 | 17 October 2005 | Bondevik II | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Knut Storberget | 17 October 2005 | 11 November 2011 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Grete Faremo | 11 November 2011 | 16 October 2013 | |||||||||
scope=col class=unsortable | Photo | scope=col | Name | scope=col | Party | scope=col | Took office | scope=col | Left office | scope=col | Tenure | scope=col | Cabinet |
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align=center | scope=row | Grete Faremo | 11 November 2011 | 16 October 2013 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Anders Anundsen | 16 October 2013 | 20 December 2016 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Per-Willy Amundsen | 20 December 2016 | 17 January 2018 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Sylvi Listhaug | 17 January 2018 | 20 March 2018 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Tor Mikkel Wara | 4 April 2018 | 15 March 2019 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Jøran Kallmyr | 29 March 2019 | 24 January 2020 | |||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Monica Mæland | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Solberg | ||||||||
align=center | scope=row | Emilie Enger Mehl | Incumbent | Støre | |||||||||
The Minister of Immigration and Integration was a minister-post that was responsible for dealing with immigration and integration related cases. The post was established in 2015 in response to the 2015 European migrant crisis, and was abolished in 2018. Sylvi Listhaug was the first and only person to hold the post, and was promoted to Minister of Justice when the position was abolished in 2018.[3]
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align=center | scope=row | align=center | [4] |
The Minister of Public Security was a post established in 2019 after the Christian Democrats joined the Solberg Cabinet. The post was primarily responsible for issues related to public security.
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align=center | scope=row | align=center | [5] |