Minister of Trade and Industry (Norway) explained

Post:	Minister of Trade and Industry
Body:	Norway
Native Name:	Næringsminister
Insignia:	Emblem of the Norwegian Government.svg
Incumbent:	Cecilie Myrseth
Incumbentsince:	19 April 2024
Department:	Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
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
Formation:	1 January 1903
First:	Otto Blehr
Deputy:	State secretaries for the Minister of Trade and Industry
Website:	Official website

The Minister of Trade and Industry (Norwegian: Næringsminister) is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. The incumbent minister is Cecilie Myrseth of the Labour Party which served since April 2024.

The position was created 1 January 1903 as Minister of Trade and has changed name several times throughout its history. The position has since kept its current title since 1997.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry was abolished in January 2014, but the minister post was kept, and now heads responsibilities for trade and industry in the new Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, alongside the Minister of Fishieries and Ocean Policy.^[1]

Ministers

Key

Ministers of Trade (1903–1945)

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
align=center		scope=row	Otto Blehr					Blehr I
align=center		scope=row	Jacob Schøning					Hagerup II
align=center		scope=row	Paul B. Vogt					Hagerup II
align=center		scope=row	Sofus Arctander					Michelsen Løvland
align=center		scope=row	Lars Abrahamsen					Knudsen I
align=center		scope=row	Sofus Arctander					Konow
align=center		scope=row	Bernhard Brænne					Konow
align=center		scope=row	Ambortius Lindvig					Bratlie
align=center		scope=row	Johan Castberg					Knudsen II
align=center		scope=row	Kristian Friis Petersen					Knudsen II
align=center		scope=row	Birger Stuevold-Hansen					Knudsen II
align=center		scope=row	Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun					Bahr Halvorsen I
align=center		scope=row	Johan Ludwig Mowinckel					Blehr II
align=center		scope=row	Lars Oftedal					Blehr II
align=center		scope=row	Johan Rye Holmboe					Bahr Halvorsen II Berge
align=center		scope=row	Lars O. Meling					Mowinckel I
align=center		scope=row	Charles Robertson					Lykke
align=center		scope=row	Anton L. Alvestad					Hornsrud
align=center		scope=row	Lars Oftedal					Mowinckel II
align=center		scope=row	Per Larssen					Kolstad
align=center		scope=row	Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad					Hundseid
align=center		scope=row	Lars O. Meling					Mowinckel III
align=center		scope=row	Alfred Madsen					Nygaardsvold
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align=center		scope=row	Sven Nielsen					Nygaardsvold

Ministers of Industry (1945–1993)

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	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
align=center		scope=row	Lars Evensen					Gerhardsen I-II Torp	align=center	^[2]
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align=center		scope=row	Kaare Meland						align=center	^[5]
align=center		scope=row							align=center	^[6]
align=center		scope=row	Karl Trasti						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Sverre W. Rostoft						align=center	^[7]
align=center		scope=row	Finn Lied						align=center	^[8]
align=center		scope=row	Ola Skjåk Bræk						align=center	^[9]
align=center		scope=row	Ingvald J. Ulvseth						align=center	^[10]
align=center		scope=row	Bjartmar Gjerde						align=center	^[11]
align=center		scope=row	Olav Haukvik						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Lars Skytøen						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Finn Kristensen						align=center	^[12]
align=center		scope=row	Jens-Halvard Bratz						align=center	^[13]
align=center		scope=row	Jan P. Syse						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Petter Thomassen						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Finn Kristensen						align=center	^[14]
align=center		scope=row	Petter Thomassen						align=center	^[15]
align=center		scope=row	Ole Knapp						align=center	^[16]
align=center		scope=row	Finn Kristensen						align=center

Ministers of Industry and Energy (1993–1997)

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	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
align=center		scope=row	Finn Kristensen						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Jens Stoltenberg						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Grete Knudsen						align=center	^[17]

Ministers of Trade and Industry (1997–present)

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	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
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align=center		scope=row							align=center
align=center		scope=row	Odd Eriksen						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Dag Terje Andersen						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Sylvia Brustad						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Trond Giske						align=center
align=center		scope=row	Monica Mæland						align=center	^[18]
align=center		scope=row	Torbjørn Røe Isaksen						align=center	^[19]
align=center		scope=row	Iselin Nybø						align=center	^[20]
align=center		scope=row	Jan Christian Vestre						align=center	^[21]
align=center		scope=row	Cecilie Myrseth			present			align=center	^[22]

See also

• Minister of Trade and Shipping (Norway)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fields of responsibility in Erna Solberg’s government . 16 October 2013 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211206034631/https://www.regjeringen.no/en/historical-archive/solbergs-government/Ministries/smk/Press-releases/2013/fields-of-responsibility-in-erna-solberg/id742934/ . 6 December 2021 . 30 June 2023 . en .
2. Web site: Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government. Government.no. 21 May 2010.
3. Web site: Oscar Torp's Cabinet . Government.no . 12 February 2020 . 12 February 2020.
4. Web site: Einar Gerhardsen’s Third Cabinet . Government.no . 12 February 2020 . 12 February 2020.
5. Web site: John Lyngs regjering . . 2 July 2023 . no.
6. Web site: Einar Gerhardsens fjerde regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
7. Web site: Per Bortens regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
8. Web site: Trygve Brattelis første regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
9. Web site: Lars Korvalds regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
10. Web site: Trygve Brattelis andre regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
11. Web site: Odvar Nordlis regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
12. Web site: Gro Harlem Brundtlands første regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
13. Web site: Kåre Willochs regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
14. Web site: Gro Harlem Brundtlands andre regjering . government.no . 2 July 2023 . no.
15. Web site: Jan P. Syses regjering . . 7 May 2024 . nb.
16. Web site: Gro Harlem Brundtlands tredje regjering . . 7 May 2024 . nb.
17. Web site: Thorbjørn Jaglands regjering . . 7 May 2024 . nb.
18. Web site: Dette er utfordringene som møter de nye statsrådene . . 16 October 2013 . 16 October 2013 . 30 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/Dette-er-utfordringene-som-moter-de-nye-statsradene-7341175.html . dead .
19. Web site: Her er Erna Solbergs nye mannskap: – Vi skaper historie . . 17 January 2018 . 7 May 2024 . nb.
20. Web site: Slik er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0 . . 24 January 2020 . 24 January 2020 . nb.
21. Web site: Norge har fått ny regjering . . 14 October 2021 . 14 October 2021 . nb.
22. Web site: Dette er de nye statsrådene . . 19 April 2024 . 19 April 2024 . nb.