Minister of Health and Care Services

Minister of Health and Care Services of Norway Helse- og omsorgsministeren

Incumbent Bent Høie since 16 October 2013
Ministry of Health and Care Services
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 Social Affairs
Formation	4 September 1992
First holder	Werner Christie
Deputy	State secretaries at the Ministry of Health and Care Services
Website	Official website

The Minister of Health and Care Services (Norwegian: Helse- og omsorgsministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Health and Care Services. Since 16 October 2013 the position has been held by Bent Høie of the Conservative Party.^[1] The ministry is responsible for healthcare and care services, with the state's healthcare activities being carried out by four regional health authorities. Major institutions subordinate to the ministry include the Directorate for Health, the Board of Health Supervision, the Institute of Public Health, the Medicines Agency, the Radiation Protection Authority, the Labour and Welfare Service and the Food Safety Authority.

The position was created in 1992 and originally held the healthcare portfolio of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The remainder of the ministry's portfolio was taken care of by the Minister of Social Affairs. From 2002 the position has been chief of its own ministry. The position has been held by eleven people from three parties. Dagfinn Høybråten has held the position the longest, for three and a half years, and is also the only person to have held the position twice. No-one has held the seat for less than a year, with Ansgar Gabrielsen having the shortest tenure.

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.

      Christian Democratic Party
      Conservative Party
      Labour Party

Ministers

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref
	Christie, WernerWerner Christie	Labour	000000001992-09-04-00004 September 1992	000000001995-12-22-000022 December 1995	3.079 !3 years, 79 days	Brundtland III	^[2]
	Hernes, GudmundGudmund Hernes	Labour	000000001995-12-22-000022 December 1995	000000001997-10-17-000017 October 1997	1.300 !1 year, 300 days	Brundtland III Jagland	^[2]^[3]
	Høybråten, DagfinnDagfinn Høybråten	Christian Democratic	000000001997-10-17-000017 October 1997	000000002000-03-21-000021 March 2000	2.156 !2 year, 156 days	Bondevik I	^[4]
—	Tønne, ToreTore Tønne	Labour	000000002000-03-21-000021 March 2000	000000002001-10-19-000019 October 2001	1.213 !1 year, 213 days	Stoltenberg I	^[5]
	Høybråten, DagfinnDagfinn Høybråten	Christian Democratic	000000002001-10-19-000019 October 2001	000000002004-10-01-00001 October 2004	2.346 !2 years, 346 days	Bondevik II	^[6]
—	Gabrielsen, AnsgarAnsgar Gabrielsen	Conservative	000000002004-10-01-00001 October 2004	000000002005-10-17-000017 October 2005	1.018 !1 years, 18 days	Bondevik II	^[6]
	Brustad, SylviaSylvia Brustad	Labour	000000002005-10-17-000017 October 2005	000000002008-06-20-000020 June 2008	2.247 !2 years, 247 days	Stoltenberg II	^[7]
	Hanssen, Bjarne HåkonBjarne Håkon Hanssen	Labour	000000002008-06-20-000020 June 2008	000000002009-10-20-000020 October 2009	1.122 !1 year, 122 days	Stoltenberg II	^[7]
	Strøm-Erichsen, Anne-GreteAnne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen	Labour	000000002009-10-20-000020 October 2009	000000002012-09-21-000021 September 2012	2.335 !2 years, 335 days	Stoltenberg II	^[7]
	Støre, Jonas GahrJonas Gahr Støre	Labour	000000002012-09-21-000021 September 2012	000000002013-10-16-000016 October 2013	1.026 !1 year, 26 days	Stoltenberg II	^[7]
	Høie, BentBent Høie	Conservative	000000002013-10-16-000016 October 2013	present	0.035 !7007719280000000000♠2 years, 102 days	Solberg	^[1]

References

1 2 "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
1 2 "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
↑ "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
↑ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
↑ "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
1 2 "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
1 2 3 4 "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

Minister of Health and Care Services (Norway)

Christie (1990–92) Hernes (1995–97) Høybråten (1997–2000) Tønne (2000–01) Høybråten (2001–04) Gabrielsen (2004–05) Brustad (2005–08) Hanssen (2008–09) Strøm-Erichsen (2009–12) Støre (2012–13) Høie (2013–)

Cabinet of Norway

Ministers

Current	Prime Minister list Agriculture and Food Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Climate and the Environment Culture Defence Finance Trade and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Health and Care Services Justice and Public Security Labour and Social Inclusion Local Government and Modernisation Petroleum and Energy Transport and Communications

Defunct	Auditing International Development Navy and Postal Affairs Trade and Shipping

Ministries

Current	Office of the Prime Minister Agriculture and Food Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Culture Defence Education and Research Climate and Environment Finance Trade and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Health and Care Services Justice and Public Security Labour Local Government and Regional Development Petroleum and Energy Transport and Communications

Defunct	Culture and Enlightenment Development Cooperation Industrial Provisioning Labour and Sports Pay and Prices Postal Affairs Provisioning Shipping Trade and Shipping Trade and Industry

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