List of Health Ministers in Norway
This is a list of Norway's Health Ministers . Health ministers have been appointed since 1992, and since 2004 they have belonged to the Ministry of Health and Welfare ( Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet ). In 2018, an additional ministerial post for the elderly and public health was created, which was abolished in 2020. Since 2013, Bent Høie of the conservative Høyre party has been the Norwegian Minister of Health.
List of Health Ministers (since 1992)
Surname | Start of office | End of office | Political party | Ministry |
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Werner Christie | 1992 | 1995 | Ap | 1992–1993: Ministry of Social Affairs. 1993–1995: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
Gudmund Hernes | 1995 | 1997 | Ap | Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
Dagfinn Høybråten | 1997 | 2000 | KrF | Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
Tore Tønne | 2000 | 2001 | Ap | Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
Dagfinn Høybråten | 2001 | 2004 | KrF | 2001: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2002–2004: Ministry of Health |
Ansgar Gabrielsen | 2004 | 2005 | Høyre | 2004: Ministry of Health 2004-2005: Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Sylvia Brustad | 2005 | 2008 | Ap | Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen | 2008 | 2009 | Ap | Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen | 2009 | 2012 | Ap | Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Jonas Gahr Støre | 2012 | 2013 | Ap | Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Bent Høie | 2013 |
in office |
Høyre | Ministry of Health and Welfare |
List of Ministers for Seniors and Public Health (2018-2020)
From January 2018 to January 2020, there was an additional ministerial post in the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which was responsible for senior citizens and public health.
Surname | Start of office | End of office | Political party |
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Åse Michaelsen | 2018 | 2019 | FrP |
Sylvi Listhaug | 2019 | 2019 | FrP |
Terje Søviknes | 2019 | 2020 | FrP |