Minister of Nordic Cooperation (Norway)

The Minister of Nordic Cooperation is a ministerial post given to a member of the Norwegian cabinet and is held concurrently with their respective posts. It was created in 1971 and does not have its own ministry,^[1] but is regardless given to any member of a cabinet. The minister is responsible for tasks related to Nordic cooperation.^[2]

List of ministers

No.	Minister		Position	Took office	Left office	Duration	Party	Prime Minister
1		Per Kleppe (1923–2021)	Minister of Trade and Shipping	24 September 1971	18 October 1972	1 year, 24 days	Labour	Trygve Bratteli (Labour)
2		Hallvard Eika (1920–1989)	Minister of Trade and Shipping	18 October 1972	16 October 1973	363 days	Liberal	Lars Korvald (Christian Democratic)
3	Minister of Petroleum and Energy (1978-1980)	16 October 1973	3 October 1980	6 years, 353 days	Labour	Trygve Bratteli Odvar Nordli (Labour)
4		Rolf Hansen (1920–2006)	Minister of the Environment	3 October 1980	14 October 1981	1 year, 11 days	Labour	Odvar Nordli Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour)
5		Arne Skauge (born 1948)	Minister of Trade and Shipping	14 October 1981	8 June 1983	1 year, 237 days	Conservative	Kåre Willoch (Conservative)
6		Asbjørn Haugstvedt (1926–2008)	Minister of Trade and Shipping	8 June 1983	9 May 1986	2 years, 335 days	Christian Democratic	Kåre Willoch (Conservative)
7	Minister of Fisheries	9 May 1986	16 October 1989	3 years, 160 days	Labour	Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour)
8		Tom Vraalsen (born 1936)	Minister of International Development	16 October 1989	3 November 1990	1 year, 18 days	Centre	Jan P. Syse (Conservative)
9	Minister of Local Government	3 November 1990	4 September 1992	1 year, 306 days	Labour	Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour)
10	Minister of Local Government	4 September 1992	25 October 1996	4 years, 51 days	Labour	Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour)
11		Grete Knudsen (born 1940)	Minister of Trade and Industry (Jan. - Oct. 1997)	25 October 1996	17 October 1997	357 days	Labour	Thorbjørn Jagland (Labour)
12	Minister of Local Government	17 October 1997	16 March 1999	1 year, 150 days	Centre	Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic)
13	Minister of Fisheries	16 March 1999	21 January 2000	311 days	Centre	Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic)
14		Kåre Gjønnes (1942–2021)	Minister of Agriculture	21 January 2000	17 March 2000	56 days	Christian Democratic	Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic)
15		Jørgen Kosmo (1947–2017)	Minister of Labour and Administration	17 March 2000	5 October 2001	1 year, 202 days	Labour	Jens Stoltenberg (Labour)
–	Minister of Local Government	5 October 2001	19 October 2001	14 days	Labour	Jens Stoltenberg (Labour)
16	Minister of Fisheries	19 October 2001	17 October 2005	3 years, 363 days	Conservative	Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic)
17		Heidi Grande Røys (born 1967)	Minister of Labour and Administration	17 October 2005	20 October 2009	4 years, 3 days	Socialist Left	Jens Stoltenberg (Labour)
18		Rigmor Aasrud (born 1960)	Minister of Labour and Administration	20 October 2009	16 October 2013	3 years, 361 days	Labour	Jens Stoltenberg (Labour)
19	Minister of Fisheries (2013-2015) Minister of European Affairs (2015-2016)	16 October 2013	20 December 2016	3 years, 65 days	Conservative	Erna Solberg (Conservative)
20		Frank Bakke-Jensen (born 1965)	Minister of European Affairs (2016-2017) Minister of Defence (2017-2021)	20 December 2016	17 January 2018	1 year, 28 days	Conservative	Erna Solberg (Conservative)
21		Jan Tore Sanner (born 1965)	Minister of Education and Integration (2018-2020) Minister of Finance (2020-2021)	17 January 2018	14 October 2021	3 years, 270 days	Conservative	Erna Solberg (Conservative)
22		Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (born 1974)	Minister of International Development (2021-)	14 October 2021		2 years, 195 days	Centre	Jonas Gahr Støre (Labour)

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