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Minister of Transport of Norway

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Minister of Transport of Norway
Samferdselsministeren
Incumbent
Jon-Ivar Nygård
since 14 October 2021
Ministry of Transport
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
with approval ofParliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
PrecursorMinister of the Interior
Formation22 February 1946
First holderNils Langhelle
DeputyState secretaries at the Ministry of Transport
WebsiteOfficial website

TheMinister of Transport(Norwegian:Samferdelsministeren)[1]is aCouncillor of Stateand Chief of theNorwegianMinistry of Transport.The post has been held byJon-Ivar Nygårdof theLabour Partysince 2021.[2]The ministry is responsible for policy and public operations withinpostal services,telecommunications,civil aviation,public roads,rail transportandpublic transport,includingferryservices that are part ofnational roadsand coastal transport infrastructure.[3]The ministry has seven agencies and four limited companies, including the airport operatorAvinor,railway operatorVy,theNorwegian National Rail Administration,theNorwegian Public Roads AdministrationandNorway Post.There are also inspectorates and authorities related toaccident investigation,civil aviation,andrailways.[4][5]

The position was created with the ministry on 22 February 1946, whenNils Langhelle(Labour) was appointed.[6]The ministry and minister position were split out from theMinistry of Labour.[7]Twenty-eight people have held the position, representing six parties. Sixteen people have represented the Labour Party, five theCentre Party,two each theChristian Democratic Party,theConservative Partyand theLiberal Partyand one for the Progress Party. The longest-sitting minister isKjell Opseth(Labour) who sat a week short of six years.[8]Lars Leiro(Centre) sat for only four weeks, giving him the shortest tenure.[9]He both succeeded and precededTrygve Bratteli,[10][11]the only person to have held the position twice and the only officeholder to later becomePrime Minister.[12]

Key[edit]

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.

Labour Party
Centre Party
Conservative Party
Christian Democratic Party
Liberal Party
Progress Party

Ministers[edit]

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Nils Langhelle Labour 22 February 1946 5 January 1952 5 years, 317 days Gerhardsen II
Torp		 [6][13]
— Jakob Martin Pettersen Labour 5 January 1952 22 January 1955 3 years, 17 days Torp [13]
— Kolbjørn Varmann Labour 22 January 1955 23 April 1960 5 years, 92 days Gerhardsen III [10]
Trygve Bratteli Labour 23 April 1960 28 August 1963 3 years, 127 days Gerhardsen III [10]
— Lars Leiro Centre 28 August 1963 25 September 1963 28 days Lyng [9]
Trygve Bratteli Labour 25 September 1963 20 January 1964 117 days Gerhardsen IV [11]
Erik Himle Labour 20 January 1964 12 October 1965 1 year, 265 days Gerhardsen IV [11]
Håkon Kyllingmark Conservative 12 October 1965 17 March 1971 5 years, 156 days Borten [14]
Reiulf Steen Labour 17 March 1971 18 October 1972 1 year, 215 days Bratteli I [12]
— John Austrheim Centre 18 October 1972 16 October 1973 363 days Korvald [15]
— Annemarie Lorentzen Labour 16 October 1973 15 January 1976 2 years, 91 days Bratteli II [16]
— Ragnar Christiansen Labour 15 January 1976 11 January 1978 1 year, 361 days Nordli [17]
— Asbjørn Jordahl Labour 11 January 1978 8 October 1979 1 year, 270 days Nordli [17]
— Ronald Bye Labour 8 October 1979 14 October 1981 2 years, 6 days Nordli
Brundtland I		 [17][18]
— Inger Koppernæs Conservative 14 October 1981 8 June 1983 1 year, 237 days Willoch I [19]
Johan J. Jakobsen Centre 8 June 1983 9 May 1986 2 years, 335 days Willoch II [19]
— Kjell Borgen Labour 9 May 1986 13 June 1988 2 years, 35 days Brundtland II [20]
William Engseth Labour 13 June 1988 16 October 1989 1 year, 125 days Brundtland II [20]
— Lars Gunnar Lie Christian Democratic 16 October 1989 3 November 1990 1 year, 18 days Syse [21]
Kjell Opseth Labour 3 November 1990 25 October 1996 5 years, 357 days Brundtland III [8]
— Sissel Rønbeck Labour 25 October 1996 17 October 1997 357 days Jagland [22]
Odd Einar Dørum Liberal 17 October 1997 15 March 1999 1 year, 149 days Bondevik I [23]
— Dag Jostein Fjærvoll Christian Democratic 15 March 1999 17 March 2000 1 year, 2 days Bondevik I [23]
Terje Moe Gustavsen Labour 17 March 2000 19 October 2001 1 year, 216 days Stoltenberg I [24]
Torild Skogsholm Liberal 19 October 2001 17 October 2005 3 years, 363 days Bondevik II [25]
Liv Signe Navarsete Centre 17 October 2005 20 October 2009 4 years, 3 days Stoltenberg II [26]
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa Centre 20 October 2009 18 June 2012 2 years, 242 days Stoltenberg II [26]
Marit Arnstad Centre 18 June 2012 16 October 2013 1 year, 120 days Stoltenberg II [26]
Ketil Solvik-Olsen Progress 16 October 2013 31 August 2018 4 years, 319 days Solberg [2]
Jon Georg Dale Progress 31 August 2018 24 January 2020 1 year, 146 days Solberg [27]
Knut Arild Hareide Christian Democratic 24 January 2020 14 October 2021 1 year, 263 days Solberg [28]
Jon-Ivar Nygård Labour 14 October 2021 present 2 years, 273 days Støre [29]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Samferdselsminister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 14 March 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  2. ^ab"Erna Solberg's Government".Government.no.16 October 2013.Retrieved23 October2013.
  3. ^"About the ministry".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 14 March 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  4. ^"Subordinate agencies and enterprises".Government.no.Retrieved22 May2010.
  5. ^"Subordinate enterprises".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 14 March 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  6. ^ab"Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 8 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  7. ^"Norwegian Government Ministries since 1945".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 29 October 2013.Retrieved23 March2012.
  8. ^ab"Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 3 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  9. ^ab"John Lyng's Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 10 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  10. ^abc"Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 29 March 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  11. ^abc"Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 10 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  12. ^ab"Trygve Bratteli's First Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 9 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  13. ^ab"Oscar Torp's Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 10 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  14. ^"Per Borten's Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 9 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  15. ^"Lars Korvald's Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  16. ^"Trygve Bratteli's Second Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 9 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  17. ^abc"Odvar Nordli's Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  18. ^"Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  19. ^ab"Odvar Nordli's Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  20. ^ab"Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 29 March 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  21. ^"Jan Syse's Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  22. ^"Thorbjørn Jagland's Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 31 July 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  23. ^ab"Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  24. ^"Jens Stoltenberg's First Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 31 July 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  25. ^"Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 29 March 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  26. ^abc"Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government".Government.no.Archivedfrom the original on 11 April 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
  27. ^"Solvik-Olsen Out of Government - Dale Becomes New Minister of Transport".Dagbladet.30 August 2018.Retrieved30 August2018.
  28. ^"This Is Solberg's Cabinet 4.0".NRK.24 January 2020.Retrieved24 January2020.
  29. ^"Norge har fått ny regjering"(in Norwegian).NRK.14 October 2021.Retrieved14 October2021.

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