Minister of Energy (Norway)
Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Norway | |
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Olje- og energiministeren | |
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since 16 October 2013 | |
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy | |
Member of | Council of State |
Seat | Oslo |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Monarch with approval of Parliament |
Term length | No fixed length |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Norway |
Precursor | Minister of Trade and Industry |
Formation | 11 January 1978 |
First holder | Bjartmar Alv Gjerde |
Deputy | State secretaries at the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy |
Website | Official website |
The Minister of Petroleum and Energy (Norwegian: Olje- og energiministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Since 16 October 2013 the position has been held by Tord Lien of the Progress Party.[1] 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.
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.
Centre Party
Christian Democratic Party
Conservative Party
Labour Party
Progress Party
Ministers
Photo | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet | Ref |
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Bjartmar Gjerde | Labour | 11 January 1978 | 3 October 1980 | 2 years, 266 days | Nordli | [2] |
– | Arvid Johanson | Labour | 3 October 1980 | 14 October 1981 | 1 years, 012 days | Nordli Brundtland I |
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– | Vidkunn Hveding | Conservative | 14 October 1981 | 8 June 1983 | 1 year, 248 days | Willoch I | [4] |
Kåre Kristiansen | Christian Democratic | 8 June 1983 | 9 May 1986 | 2 years, 336 days | Willoch II | [4] | |
– | Arne Øien | Labour | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | 3 years, 161 days | Brundtland II | [5] |
– | Eivind Reiten | Centre | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | 1 year, 19 days | Syse | [6] |
– | Finn Kristensen | Labour | 3 November 1990 | 31 December 1992 | 2 years, 59 days | Brundtland III | [7] |
– | Ranveig Frøiland | Labour | 1 January 1997 | 17 October 1997 | 0 years, 290 days | Jagland | [8] |
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Marit Arnstad | Centre | 17 October 1997 | 21 March 2000 | 2 year, 156 days | Bondevik I | [9] |
– | Olav Akselsen | Labour | 21 March 2000 | 19 October 2001 | 1 year, 213 days | Stoltenberg I | [10] |
– | Einar Steensnæs | Christian Democratic | 19 October 2001 | 18 June 2004 | 2 years, 243 days | Bondevik II | [11] |
– | Thorhild Widvey | Conservative | 18 June 2004 | 17 October 2005 | 1 years, 122 days | Bondevik II | [11] |
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Odd Roger Enoksen | Centre | 17 October 2005 | 21 September 2007 | 1 years, 340 days | Stoltenberg II | [12] |
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Åslaug Haga | Centre | 21 September 2007 | 20 June 2008 | 0 years, 273 days | Stoltenberg II | [12] |
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Terje Riis-Johansen | Centre | 20 June 2008 | 4 March 2011 | 2 years, 258 days | Stoltenberg II | [12] |
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Ola Borten Moe | Centre | 4 March 2011 | 16 October 2013 | 2 years, 227 days | Stoltenberg II | [12] |
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Tord Lien | Progress | 16 October 2013 | present | 10 years, 313 days | Solberg | [1] |
References
- ^ a b "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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