List of Justice Ministers of Norway

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Monica Mæland

This is a list of Norway's Justice Ministers . Justice ministers have been appointed since 1814. The current Minister of Justice has been Monica Mæland from the conservative Høyre party since January 2020 .

Third Ministry (Justice Issues, 1814)

On March 2, 1814, the Third Ministry responsible for the judiciary was founded. It was one of the first five ministries to emerge after the dissolution of the Danish-Norwegian Empire .

minister Start of office End of office
Mathias Sommerhielm 1814 1814

Second Ministry (Justice Issues, 1814-1819)

On November 30, 1814, the Third Ministry was renamed the Second Ministry.

minister Start of office End of office
Mathias Sommerhielm 1814 1815
Christian Adolph Diriks 1815 1816
Mathias Sommerhielm 1816 1817
Christian Adolph Diriks 1817 1817
Christian Krohg 1817 1818
Christian Adolph Diriks 1818 1819

Ministry of Justice and Police (1819)

On January 1, 1819, the Second Ministry was merged with the Third Ministry, which was responsible for the police, to form the Ministry of Justice and Police (Norwegian: Justis- og politidepartementet ).

minister Start of office End of office Political party
Christsian Adolph Diriks 1819 1825
Poul Christian Holst 1825 1826
Jørgen Herman Vogt 1826 1827
Poul Christian Holst 1827 1832
Valentin Sibbern 1832 1833
Poul Christian Holst 1833 1836
Valentin Sibbern 1836 1837
Andreas Arntzen 1837 1837
Olaus Michael Schmidt 1838 1838
Valetin Sibbern 1838 1839
Olaus Michael Schmidt 1839 1842
Valentin Sibbern 1842 1843
Olaus Michael Schmidt 1843 1845
Hans Christian Petersen 1845 1847
Olaus Michael Schmidt 1847 1848
Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen 1848 1850
Hans Christian Petersen 1850 1851
Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen 1851 1853
Hans Christian Petersen 1853 1853
Jørgen Herman Vogt 1853 1854
Hans Christian Petersen 1854 1855
Jørgen Herman Vogt 1855 1856
August Christian Manthey 1856 1857
Jørgen Herman Vogt 1857 1857
Erik Røring Møinichen 1857 1858
Hans Christian Petersen 1858 1859
August Christian Manthey 1859 1860
Christian Birch-Reichenwald 1860 1861
Hans Meldahl 1861 1863
August Christian Manthey 1863 1864
Hans Meldahl 1864 1866
Erik Røring Møinichen 1866 1867
Hans Meldahl 1867 1869
August Christian Manthey 1869 1870
Johan Collett Falsen 1970 1870
Hans Meldahl 1870 1871
Johan Collett Falsen 1871 1872
Hans Meldahl 1872 1874
Jacob Aall Jr. 1874 1874
Jens Holmboe 1874 1874
Johan Collett Falsen 1874 1877
Christian August Selmer 1877 1878
Johan Collett Falsen 1878 1879
Ole Andreas Bachke 1879 1880
Christian Jensen 1880 1881
Ole Andreas Bachke 1881 1882
Jens Holmboe 1882 1883
Christian Jensen 1883 1884
Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert 1884 1884
Aimar August Sørenssen 1884 1887 [[Venstre (Norway) |]]
Birger Kildal 1887 1887 Venstre
Jacob Stang 1887 1888
Walter Scott Dahl 1888 1888 Venstre
Jacob Stang 1888 1888
Walter Scott Dahl 1888 1889 Venstre
Ferdinand Roll 1889 1890 Høyre
Ulrik Fredrik Christian Arneberg 1890 1891 Høyre
Ole Anton Qvam 1891 1893 Venstre
Francis Hagerup 1893 1894 Høyre
Ernst Motzfeldt 1894 1985 Høyre
Francis Hagerup 1895 1897 Høyre
Harald Smedal 1897 1898 Venstre
Ole Anton Qvam 1898 1899 Venstre
Einar Løchen 1899 1900 Venstre
Ole Anton Qvam 1900 1902 Venstre
Søren Tobias Årstad 1902 1903 Venstre
Francis Hagerup 1903 1905 Høyre
Christian Michelsen 1905 1905 SMLNGSP
Edvard Hagerup Bull 1905 1905 Høyre
Harald Bothner 1905 1907 Venstre
Johan Olaf Bredal 1907 1908
Johan Castberg 1908 1910 Venstre
Herman Carsten Johannes Scheel 1910 1912 Høyre
Frederik Stang 1912 1913 Høyre
Lars Kristian Abrahamsen 1913 1916 Venstre
Andreas Tostrup Urbye 1916 1917 Venstre
Otto Albert Blehr 1917 1920 Venstre
Otto Bahr Halvorsen 1920 1921 Høyre
Olaf Amundsen 1921 1922 Venstre
Arnold Holmboe 1922 1923 Venstre
Otto Bahr Halvorsen 1923 1923 Høyre
Christian Lange Rolfsen 1923 1924 Høyre
Paal Olav Berg 1924 1926 Venstre
Ingolf Elster Christensen 1926 1926 Høyre
Knud Iversen Øyen 1926 1928 Høyre
Cornelius Holmboe 1928 1928 Workers' part
Haakon Martin Evjenth 1928 1930 Venstre
Arne Toralf Sunde 1930 1931 Venstre
Asbjørn Lindboe 1931 1933
Arne Toralf Sunde 1933 1935 Venstre
Trygve Lie 1935 1939 Workers' part
Terje Wold 1939 1945 Workers' part
Johan Cappelen 1945 1945 Høyre
OC Gundersen 1945 1952 Workers' part
Kai Birger Knudsen 1952 1954 Workers' part
Gustav Adolf Sjaastad 1954 1955 Workers' part
Jens Christian Hauge 1955 1955 Workers' part
Jens Haugland 1955 1963 Workers' part
Petter Mørch Koren 1963 1963 Kristelig Folkeparti
OC Gundersen 1963 1965 Workers' part
Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer 1965 1970 Høyre
Egil Endresen 1970 1971 Høyre
Oddvar Berrefjord 1971 1972 Workers' part
Petter Mørch Koren 1972 1973 Kristelig Folkeparti
Inger Louise Valle 1973 1979 Workers' part
Andreas Zeier Cappelen 1979 1980 Workers' part
Oddvar Berrefjord 1980 1981 Workers' part
Bjorn Skau 1981 1981 Workers' part
Mona Røkke 1981 1985 Høyre
Wenche Frogn Sellæg 1985 1986 Høyre
Helen Bøsterud 1986 1989 Workers' part
Else Bugge Fougner 1989 1990 Høyre
Kari Gjesteby 1990 1992 Workers' part
Grete Faremo 1992 1996 Workers' part
Anne Holt 1996 1997 Workers' part
Gerd-Liv Valla 1997 1997 Workers' part
Aud Inger Aure 1997 1999 Kristelig Folkeparti
Odd Einar Dørum 1999 2000 Venstre
Hanne Harlem 2000 2001 Workers' part
Odd Einar Dørum 2001 2005 Venstre
Knut Storberget 2005 2011 Workers' part
Grete Faremo 2011 2012 Workers' part

Justice and Readiness Minister (2012–)

On January 1, 2012, the Ministry of Justice and Police was renamed the Ministry of Justice and Readiness (Norwegian: Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet ).

minister Start of office End of office Political party
Grete Faremo 2012 2013 Workers' part
Anundsen is different 2013 2016 Fremskrittspartiet
Per-Willy Amundsen 2016 2018 Fremskrittspartiet
Sylvi Listhaug 2018 2018 Fremskrittspartiet
Gate Mikkel Wara 2018 2019 Fremskrittspartiet
Jøran Kallmyr 2019 2020 Fremskrittspartiet
Monica Mæland 2020 in
office
Høyre

Other ministers in the Ministry of Justice

In addition to the actual Minister of Justice, who acts as the highest minister in the Ministry of Justice, there was also a second ministerial post during the Solberg government , who was responsible for part of the judiciary.

Ministerial post Minister Start of office End of office Political party
Immigration and Integration Sylvi Listhaug 2015 2018 Fremskrittspartiet
public safety Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde 2019 2020 Fremskrittspartiet

Illegal Minister of Justice and Police during the Nazi era (1940–1945)

On April 9, 1940 Norway was occupied by the German Reich and Haakon VII and the government of Johan Nygaardsvold left the country. A government later classified as illegal was then formed in Norway.

minister Start of office End of office Political party
Sverre Parelius Riisnæs 2012 2013 Nasjonal Samling

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 3. Department (justissaker) (1814-1814). In: regjeringen.no. November 7, 2017, accessed August 20, 2020 (Norwegian).
  2. ^ Arild Aspøy: Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet . In: Store norske leksikon . April 16, 2020 (Norwegian, snl.no [accessed August 20, 2020]).
  3. a b 2nd Department (justissaker) (1814–1819). In: regjeringen.no. November 7, 2017, accessed August 20, 2020 (Norwegian).
  4. a b Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet (2012–). In: regjeringen.no. November 7, 2017, accessed August 20, 2020 (Norwegian).
  5. Justis- og politidepartementet NS (1940-1945). In: regjeringen.no. November 7, 2017, accessed August 20, 2020 (Norwegian).