Minister of Energy (Norway) explained
| Post: | Minister of Energy |
| Body: | Norway |
| Native Name: | Energiministeren |
| Insignia: | Emblem of the Norwegian Government.svg |
| Incumbent: | Terje Aasland |
| Incumbentsince: | 7 March 2022 |
| Department: | Ministry of Petroleum and Energy |
| 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 Trade and Industry |
| Formation: | 11 January 1978 |
| First: | Bjartmar Gjerde |
| Deputy: | State secretaries at the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy |
| Website: | Official website |
The Minister of Energy (no|Energiministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The current minister is Terje Aasland. The ministry is responsible for the government's energy policy, including management of Norway's energy resources, including the valuable deposits of petroleum and hydroelectricity. Major subordinate agencies and companies include the Water Resources and Energy Directorate, the Petroleum Directorate, Petoro, Gassnova, Gassco, Enova, Statnett and a partial ownership of Statoil. The position was created on 11 January 1978 as a response to the increased importance of oil on the Norwegian continental shelf. The position was merged with the Minister of Trade and Industry between 1992 and 1996. It was renamed Minister of Energy starting from 1 January 2024.[1]
The position has been held by seventeen people from five parties. No person has held the position for at least three years, resulting in one of the most volatile positions in the cabinet. Kåre Kristiansen holds the longest tenure, as one of six to have held the position for more than two years. The position has been a favorite of the Centre Party, who has claimed it in all coalition governments they have participated in except Willoch II. The position has overall been held longer by the Centre Party than the Labour Party.
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Oppretter nytt departement . . 16 October 2023 . 16 October 2023 . no.
- Web site: Odvar Nordli's Government . . 23 March 2012 . 5 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005095119/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/odvar-nordlis-government-1976-1981.html?id=438726 . live .
- Web site: Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government . . 23 March 2012 . 5 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005095432/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/gro-harlem-brundtlands-first-government-.html?id=438727 . live .
- Web site: Odvar Nordli's Government . . 23 March 2012 . 5 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005180504/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/kare-willochs-government-1981---1986.html?id=438728 . live .
- Web site: Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government . . 23 March 2012 . 29 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012341/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/Previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/gro-harlem-brundtlands-second-government.html?id=438729 . live .
- Web site: Jan Syse's Government . . 23 March 2012 . 5 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005095119/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/odvar-nordlis-government-1976-1981.html?id=438726 . live .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Web site: Erna Solberg's Government. . 16 October 2013 . 23 October 2013.
- Web site: Terje Søviknes . Civita.no . 21 December 2016 . 24 January 2020 . no.
- Web site: Solvik-Olsen ut av regjeringen - Dale ny samferdselsminister . . 30 August 2018 . 30 August 2018 . no.
- Web site: Offisielt fra Statsråd - 18. desember 2019 . . 18 December 2019 . 24 January 2020 . no.
- Web site: Her er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0 . . 24 January 2020 . 24 January 2020 . no.
- Web site: Norge har fått ny regjering . . 14 October 2021 . 14 October 2021 . no.
- Web site: Marte Mjøs Persen er Norges nye arbeidsminister . . 7 March 2022 . 7 March 2022 . no.
