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Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norway)

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{{Infobox official post

|post = Minister of Climate and the Environment

|body = Norway

|native_name = Klima- og miljøvernministeren

|insignia = Emblem of the Norwegian Government.svg

|insigniasize =

|insigniacaption =

|image = ZeroKonferansen 2022 314 (Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, cropped).jpg

|imagesize = 150px

|alt =

|incumbent = Andreas Bjelland Eriksen

|incumbentsince = 16 October 2023

|department = Ministry of the Environment

|style =

|member_of = Council of State

|reports_to =

|residence =

|seat = Oslo

|nominator = Prime Minister

|appointer = Monarch

|appointer_qualified = with approval of Parliament

|termlength = No fixed length

|termlength_qualified =

|constituting_instrument = Constitution of Norway

|precursor =

|formation = 8 May 1972

|first = Olav Gjærevoll

|last =

|abolished =

|succession =

|deputy = State secretaries at the Ministry of the Environment

|salary =

|website = {{url|1=regjeringen.no/en/dep/kld/id668/|2=regjeringen.no/}}

}}

The Minister of Climate and the Environment ({{langx|no|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/about-the-ministry/areas-of-responsibility.html?id=693 |title=Areas of responsibility |publisher=Government.no |series=About the ministry |accessdate=24 October 2013}} Subordinate agencies include the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Polar Institute, the Environment Agency and the Mapping Authority.{{cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/about-the-ministry/Subordinate-agencies.html?id=115212 |title=Subordinate agencies |publisher=Government.no |series=About the ministry |date=11 October 2006 |accessdate=24 October 2013}}

The minister and minister post were established on 8 May 1972. The title was known as the Minister of the Environment until 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/about-the-ministry/organisation/Historical-background.html?id=696 |title=Historical background |publisher=Government.no |series=About the ministry |accessdate=24 October 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.

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Ministers

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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

! scope=col class=unsortable | Ref

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Olav|Gjærevoll}}

| style="background:#FFB6B6" | Labour

{{dts|format=dmy|1972|05|08}}{{dts|format=dmy|1972|10|18}}{{age in years and days|1972|5|8|1972|10|18}}Bratteli Ialign=center |{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/trygve-brattelis-first-government-1971-1.html?id=438723 |publisher=Government.no |title=Trygve Bratteli's First Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=9 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072748/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/trygve-brattelis-first-government-1971-1.html?id=438723 |url-status=live }}
align=center | —

! scope=row | {{sortname|Trygve|Haugeland}}

| style="background:#AACC99" | Centre

{{dts|format=dmy|1972|10|18}}{{dts|format=dmy|1973|03|05}}{{age in years and days|1972|10|18|1973|3|5}}rowspan=2 | Korvaldalign=center |{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/lars-korvalds-government-1972-1973.html?id=438724 |publisher=Government.no |title=Lars Korvald's Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=5 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005181341/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/lars-korvalds-government-1972-1973.html?id=438724 |url-status=live }}
align=center | —

! scope=row | {{sortname|Helga|Gitmark}}

| style="background:#AACC99" | Centre

{{dts|format=dmy|1973|03|05}}{{dts|format=dmy|1973|10|16}}{{age in years and days|1973|3|5|1973|10|16}}align=center |
align=center | —

! scope=row | {{sortname|Tor|Halvorsen}}

| style="background:#FFB6B6" | Labour

{{dts|format=dmy|1973|10|16}}{{dts|format=dmy|1974|09|06}}{{age in years and days|1973|10|16|1974|09|06}}Bratteli IIalign=center |{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/per-bortens-government.html?id=438722 |publisher=Government.no |title=Trygve Bratteli's Second Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=9 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072814/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/per-bortens-government.html?id=438722 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Gro Harlem|Brundtland}}

| style="background:#FFB6B6" | Labour

{{dts|format=dmy|1974|09|06}}{{dts|format=dmy|1979|10|08}}{{age in years and days|1974|09|06|1979|10|08}}Bratteli II
Nordli		align=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Odvar Nordli's Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=5 October 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
align=center | —

! scope=row | {{sortname|Rolf Arthur|Hansen}}

| style="background:#FFB6B6" | Labour

{{dts|format=dmy|1979|10|08}}{{dts|format=dmy|1981|10|14}}{{age in years and days|1979|10|8|1981|10|14}}Nordli
Brundtland I		align=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=5 October 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Wenche Frogn|Sellæg}}

| style="background:#AACCFF" | Conservative

{{dts|format=dmy|1981|10|14}}{{dts|format=dmy|1983|06|08}}{{age in years and days|1981|10|14|1983|6|8}}Willoch Ialign=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Odvar Nordli's Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=5 October 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Rakel|Surlien}}

| style="background:#AACC99" | Centre

{{dts|format=dmy|1983|06|08}}{{dts|format=dmy|1986|05|09}}{{age in years and days|1983|6|8|1986|5|9}}Willoch IIalign=center |
align=center | —

! scope=row | {{sortname|Sissel|Rønbeck}}

| style="background:#FFB6B6" | Labour

{{dts|format=dmy|1986|05|09}}{{dts|format=dmy|1989|10|16}}{{age in years and days|1986|5|9|1989|10|16}}Brundtland IIalign=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=29 March 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
align=center | —

! scope=row | {{sortname|Kristin Hille|Valla}}

| style="background:#AACC99" | Centre

{{dts|format=dmy|1989|10|16}}{{dts|format=dmy|1990|11|03}}{{age in years and days|1989|10|16|1990|11|3}}Sysealign=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Jan Syse's Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=5 October 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Thorbjørn|Berntsen}}

| style="background:#FFB6B6" | Labour

{{dts|format=dmy|1990|11|03}}{{dts|format=dmy|1997|10|17}}{{age in years and days|1990|11|3|1997|10|17}}Brundtland III
Jagland		align=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=3 October 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Thorbjørn Jagland's Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=31 July 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Guro|Fjellanger}}

| style="background:#AEE8A8" | Liberal

{{dts|format=dmy|1997|10|17}}{{dts|format=dmy|2000|03|17}}{{age in years and days|1997|10|17|2000|3|17}}Bondevik Ialign=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government |date=12 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=5 October 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Siri|Bjerke}}

| style="background:#FFB6B6" | Labour

{{dts|format=dmy|2000|03|17}}{{dts|format=dmy|2001|10|19}}{{age in years and days|2000|3|17|2001|10|19}}Stoltenberg Ialign=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Jens Stoltenberg's First Government |date=13 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=31 July 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Børge|Brende}}

| style="background:#AACCFF" | Conservative

{{dts|format=dmy|2001|10|19}}{{dts|format=dmy|2004|06|18}}{{age in years and days|2001|10|19|2004|6|18}}rowspan=2 | Bondevik IIalign=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government |date=13 December 2006 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=29 March 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Knut Arild|Hareide}}

| style="background:#FFFFAA" | Christian Democratic

{{dts|format=dmy|2004|06|18}}{{dts|format=dmy|2005|10|17}}{{age in years and days|2004|6|18|2005|10|17}}align=center |
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Helen|Bjørnøy}}

| style="background:#F4AAC2" | Socialist Left

{{dts|format=dmy|2005|10|17}}{{dts|format=dmy|2007|10|18}}{{age in years and days|2005|10|17|2007|10|18}}rowspan=3 | Stoltenberg IIalign=center |
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Erik|Solheim}}

| style="background:#F4AAC2" | Socialist Left

{{dts|format=dmy|2007|10|18}}{{dts|format=dmy|2012|03|23}}{{age in years and days|2007|10|18|2012|3|23}}align=center |
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Bård Vegar|Solhjell}}

| style="background:#F4AAC2" | Socialist Left

{{dts|format=dmy|2012|03|23}}{{dts|format=dmy|2013|10|16}}{{age in years and days|2012|3|23|2013|10|16}}align=center |{{cite web|url=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 |publisher=Government.no |title=Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government |date=15 February 2008 |accessdate=23 March 2012 |archivedate=11 April 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=live }}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Tine|Sundtoft}}

| style="background:#AACCFF" | Conservative

{{dts|format=dmy|2013|10|16}}| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|16}}|{{age in years and days|2013|10|16|2015|12|16}}rowspan=4 | Solbergalign=center |

{{cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en.html |publisher=Government.no |title=Erna Solbergs's Government |accessdate=16 October 2013 |archivedate=29 March 2012 |archiveurl=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 |url-status=dead }}

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Vidar|Helgesen}}

| style="background:#AACCFF" | Conservative

{{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|16}}{{dts|format=dmy|2018|1|17}}{{age in years and days|2015|12|16|2018|1|17}}align=center |

{{cite web|title=Erna Solbergs's Government|date=30 December 2013 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kld/id668/|publisher=Government.no|accessdate=12 January 2016}}

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Ola|Elvestuen}}

|style="background:#AEE8A8" |Liberal

{{dts|format=dmy|2018|1|17}}{{dts|format=dmy|2020|1|24}}{{age in years and days|2018|1|17|2020|1|24}}align=center | {{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/her-er-erna-solbergs-nye-mannskap_-_-vi-skaper-historie-1.13871216 | title = Her er Erna Solbergs nye mannskap: – Vi skaper historie | publisher = NRK | date = 17 January 2018 | access-date = 7 May 2024 | language = nb}}
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! scope=row | {{sortname|Sveinung|Rotevatn}}

|style="background:#AEE8A8" |Liberal

{{dts|format=dmy|2020|1|24}}{{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|14}}{{age in years and days|2020|1|24|2021|10|14}}align=center |NRK>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/slik-er-solberg-regjeringen-4.0-1.14873946 | publisher = NRK | title= Slik er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0 | date= 24 January 2020 | accessdate= 24 January 2020 | language = nb}}
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! scope=row | Espen Barth Eide

|style="background:#FFB6B6" |Labour

|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|14}}

|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|10|16}}

|{{age in years and days|2021|10|14|2023|10|16}}

|rowspan=2 | Støre

|align=center|{{Cite web|last=Kolberg|first=Marit|date=2021-10-14|title=Norge har fått ny regjering|url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/norge-har-fatt-ny-regjering-1.15689598|access-date=2021-10-14|website=NRK|language=nb-NO}}

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! scope=row | Andreas Bjelland Eriksen

|style="background:#FFB6B6" |Labour

|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|10|16}}

|present

|{{age in years and days|2023|10|16}}

|align=center|{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/i-dag-byter-store-ut-delar-av-mannskapen-sin-1.16597107 | title = Her er Støre sine nye statsrådar | publisher= NRK | date = 16 October 2023 | access-date = 16 October 2023 | language = nn}}

References

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