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Minister of Research and Higher Education

{{Infobox official post

|post = Minister of Research and Higher Education

|body = Norway

|native_name = Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister

|insignia = Emblem of the Norwegian Government.svg

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|image = File:Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland, NTP-konferanse, april 2024 (cropped).jpg

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|incumbent = Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland

|incumbentsince = 4 February 2025

|department = Ministry of Education and Research

|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

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|constituting_instrument = Constitution of Norway

|precursor =

|formation = 18 October 2007

|first = Tora Aasland

|last =

|abolished =

|succession =

|deputy = State secretaries for the Minister of Research and Higher Education

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|website = [https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd/id586/ Official website]

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The Minister of Research and Higher Education ({{langx|nb|Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister}}, {{langx|nn|Forskings- og høgare utdanningsminister }}) is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Education and Research. The incumbent minister is Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland of the Labour Party who has served since February 2025.

The post was originally established in 2007, before its responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Culture in 2012. The post was re-established when the Liberal Party joined the Solberg Cabinet in 2018.

Ministers

Key

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! scope=col | Name

! scope=col | Party

! scope=col | Took office

! scope=col | Left office

! scope=col | Tenure

! scope=col | Cabinet

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! scope=row | {{sortname|Tora|Aasland}}

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

{{dts|format=dmy|2007|10|18}}{{dts|format=dmy|2012|3|23}}{{age in years and days|2007|10|18|2012|3|23}}Stoltenberg 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/jens-stoltenbergs-second-government.html?id=449424 |publisher=Government.no |title=Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government |date=15 February 2008 |access-date=23 March 2012 |archive-date=11 April 2012 |archive-url=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 }}
colspan=8 style="background: #cccccc;" | Abolished between 2012 and 2018
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| 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}}rowspan=2 | Solbergalign=center |{{cite web |url=https://www.venstre.no/artikkel/2018/01/17/venstre-i-regjering/ |publisher=venstre.no |title=Venstre i regjering |date= 17 January 2018 | access-date=17 February 2020 | language = no}}
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! scope=row |{{sortname|Henrik|Asheim}}

| style="background:#AACCFF" |Conservative

{{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 |{{cite web | url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/slik-er-solberg-regjeringen-4.0-1.14873946 | publisher= NRK | title= Her er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0 | date= 24 January 2020 | access-date= 24 January 2020 | language = no}}
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! scope=row | Ola Borten Moe

| style="background:#AACC99" | Centre

{{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|14}}{{dts|format=dmy|2023|8|4}}{{age in years and days|2021|10|14|2023|8|4}}rowspan=4 | Størealign=center |{{cite web | url= https://www.nrk.no/norge/norge-har-fatt-ny-regjering-1.15689598 | title= Norge har fått ny regjering | publisher = NRK | date= 14 October 2021 | accessdate = 14 October 2021 | language= no}}
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! scope=row | Sandra Borch

| style="background:#AACC99" | Centre

{{dts|format=dmy|2023|08|04}}{{dts|format=dmy|2024|01|23}}{{age in years and days|2023|8|4|2024|01|23}}align=center |{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/borch-blir-ny-forsknings--og-hoyere-utdanningsminister-_-pollestad-blir-landbruksminister-1.16504657 | title = Borch blir ny forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister – Pollestad blir landbruksminister | publisher = NRK | date = 4 August 2023 | access-date = 4 August 2023 | language = no}}
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! scope=row | Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel

| style="background:#AACC99" | Centre

{{dts|format=dmy|2024|01|23}}{{dts|format=dmy|2025|02|04}}{{age in years and days|2024|01|23|2025|02|04}}align=center | {{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/oddmund-lokensgard-hoel-blir-ny-statsrad-1.16728389 | title = Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel utnemnd til ny statsråd | publisher = NRK | date = 23 January 2024 | access-date = 23 January 2024 | language = nn}}
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! scope=row | Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland

| style="background:#FFB6B6" | Labour

{{dts|format=dmy|2025|2|4}}present{{age in years and days|2025|2|4}}align=center | {{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/store-presenterer-ny-regjering-tirsdag-1.17248386 | title = Nye statsråder: Stenseng inn i regjering – Skjæran får toppjobb på Stortinget | publisher = NRK | date = 4 February 2025 | access-date = 4 February 2025 | language = nb | first = Kristian | last = Skårdalsmo | first2 = Mats | last2 = Rønning | first3 = Line | last3 = Tomter | first4 = Geir Bjarte | last4 = Hjetland | first5 = Julie | last5 = Grasmo}}

See also

References

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Research and Higher Education

Category:Higher education ministers of Norway

Category:2007 establishments in Norway