The Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion is the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The position has existed since 1 January 1846, when the Ministry of the Interior was created. Several different names have been used since then, with three name changes after 2000.
In 1815, the ministry was named the Ministry of the Interior.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Frederik Stang | 1846 | 1848 |
| Hans Christian Petersen | 1848 | 1849 |
| Frederik Stang | 1849 | 1854 |
| Christian Bretteville | 1854 | 1858 |
| August Christian Manthey | 1858 | 1859 |
| Christian Bretteville | 1859 | 1861 |
| Johan Christian Collett (acting) | 1861 | 1861 |
| August Christian Manthey | 1861 | 1862 |
| Christian Bretteville | 1862 | 1865 |
| August Christian Manthey | 1865 | 1866 |
| Christian Bretteville | 1866 | 1868 |
| Frederik Stang | 1868 | 1869 |
| Christian Bretteville | 1869 | 1871 |
| Henrik Laurentius Helliesen | 1871 | 1871 |
| Niels Petersen Vogt | 1871 | 1872 |
| Johan Collett Falsen | 1872 | 1873 |
| Niels Petersen Vogt | 1873 | 1875 |
| Christian Selmer | 1875 | 1876 |
| Niels Petersen Vogt | 1876 | 1878 |
| Christian Selmer | 1878 | 1879 |
| Niels Petersen Vogt | 1879 | 1882 |
| Christian Jensen | 1882 | 1883 |
| Niels Petersen Vogt | 1883 | 1884 |
| Niels Mathias Rye (acting) | 1884 | 1884 |
| Thomas Cathinco Bang | 1884 | 1884 |
| Sofus Arctander | 1884 | 1885 |
| Jacob Stang | 1885 | 1886 |
| Sofus Arctander | 1886 | 1888 |
| Walter Scott Dahl | 1888 | 1888 |
| Peter Olrog Schjøtt | 1888 | 1888 |
| Oscar Jacobsen | 1888 | 1888 |
| Lars Knutson Liestøl | 1888 | 1888 |
| Georg August Thilesen | 1888 | 1889 |
| Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne | 1889 | 1890 |
| Ole Andreas Furu | 1890 | 1891 |
| Wollert Konow (H) | 1891 | 1893 |
| Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne | 1893 | 1894 |
| Peter Birch-Reichenwald | 1894 | 1895 |
| Thomas von Westen Engelhart | 1895 | 1897 |
| Olaj Olsen | 1897 | 1898 |
| Georg August Thilesen | 1898 | 1899 |
| Ole Qvam | 1899 | 1900 |
| Johannes Steen | 1900 | 1902 |
| Otto Blehr | 1902 | 1903 |
| In 1903, it had been renamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry. | ||
| Jacob Schøning | 1903 | 1904 |
| Paul Benjamin Vogt | 1904 | 1905 |
| Sofus Arctander | 1905 | 1908 |
| In 1905, it had been renamed the Ministry of Trade, Shipping and Industry. | ||
| Lars Kristian Abrahamsen | 1908 | 1910 |
| Sofus Arctander | 1910 | 1910 |
| Bernhard Cornelius Brænne | 1910 | 1912 |
| Ambrotius Olsen Lindvig | 1912 | 1913 |
| Johan Castberg | 1913 | 1914 |
| In 1913, it had been renamed the Ministry of Social Affairs, Trade Industry and Fisheries. | ||
| Kristian Friis Petersen | 1914 | 1916 |
| In 1916, it had been renamed the Ministry of Social Affairs. | ||
| Lars Kristian Abrahamsen | 1916 | 1919 |
| Paal Berg | 1919 | 1920 |
| Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg | 1920 | 1921 |
| Lars Oftedal | 1921 | 1922 |
| Rasmus Olai Mortensen | 1922 | 1923 |
| Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg | 1923 | 1924 |
| Lars Oftedal | 1924 | 1926 |
| Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell | 1926 | 1928 |
| Alfred Madsen | 1928 | 1928 |
| Torjus Værland | 1928 | 1931 |
| Jakob Vik | 1931 | 1933 |
| Ole Nikolai Ingebrigtsen Strømme | 1933 | 1933 |
| Trygve Utheim | 1933 | 1935 |
| Kornelius Bergsvik | 1935 | 1936 |
| Oscar Torp | 1936 | 1939 |
| Sverre Støstad | 1939 | 1945 |
| From June 1940 to June 1945, the Norwegian government was exiled in London. Ministers of Social Affairs during this period were Andreas Diesen of the Administrative Council from April to September 1940, and Sverre Iversen briefly in 1945. | ||
| Sven Oftedal Kirsten Hansteen (consultative) |
1945 | 1945 |
| Sven Oftedal Aaslaug Aasland (consultative) |
1945 | 1948 |
| Aaslaug Aasland (acting 1948–1951) | 1948 | 1953 |
| Rakel Seweriin | 1953 | 1955 |
| Gudmund Harlem | 1955 | 1961 |
| Olav Bruvik | 1961 | 1962 |
| Aase Bjerkholt (acting) | 1962 | 1963 |
| Olav Gjærevoll | 1963 | 1963 |
| Kjell Bondevik | 1963 | 1963 |
| Olav Gjærevoll | 1963 | 1965 |
| Egil Aarvik | 1965 | 1971 |
| Odd Højdahl | 1971 | 1972 |
| Bergfrid Fjose | 1972 | 1973 |
| Sonja Ludvigsen | 1973 | 1974 |
| Tor Halvorsen | 1974 | 1976 |
| Ruth Anlaug Ryste | 1976 | 1979 |
| Arne Nilsen | 1979 | 1981 |
| Leif Arne Heløe | 1981 | 1986 |
| Tove Strand Gerhardsen | 1986 | 1989 |
| Wenche Frogn Sellæg | 1989 | 1990 |
| Tove Veierød | 1990 | 1992 |
| Grete Knudsen | 1992 | 1994 |
| In 1992, it had been renamed the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. There were two Ministers in the Ministry, one for Health and one for Social Affairs. Ministers of Health are listed below. | ||
| Hill-Marta Solberg | 1994 | 1997 |
| Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa | 1997 | 2000 |
| Guri Ingebrigtsen | 2000 | 2001 |
| Ingjerd Schou | 2001 | 2004 |
| In 2002, it had been renamed the Ministry of Social Affairs. | ||
| Dagfinn Høybråten | 2004 | 2005 |
| In 2004, it had been renamed the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. | ||
| Bjarne Håkon Hanssen | 2005 | 2008 |
| In 2006, it had been renamed the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. | ||
| Dag Terje Andersen | 2008 | present |
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Werner Christie | 1992 | 1995 |
| Gudmund Hernes | 1995 | 1997 |
| Dagfinn Høybråten | 1997 | 2000 |
| Tore Tønne | 2000 | 2001 |
| Dagfinn Høybråten | 2001 | position defunct |
For later Ministers, see Minister of Health and Care Services (Norway).
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