List of Norwegian Environment Ministers
This is a list of Norway's Environment Ministers . Environment ministers have been appointed since 1972. Until 2014 the Ministry was called Miljøverndepartementet (German: Environment Ministry), since 2014 it has been the Klima- og miljødepartementet (German: Ministry for Climate and Environment). The current environment minister has been Sveinung Rotevatn from the social-liberal party Venstre since January 2020 .
| Surname | Start of office | End of office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olav Gjærevoll | 1972 | 1972 | Ap |
| Trygve Haugeland | 1972 | 1973 | Sp |
| Helga Gitmark | 1973 | 1973 | Sp |
| Halvorsen Gate | 1973 | 1974 | Ap |
| Gro Harlem Brundtland | 1974 | 1979 | Ap |
| Rolf Hansen | 1979 | 1981 | Ap |
| Wenche Frogn Sellæg | 1981 | 1983 | Høyre |
| Squeegee Surlien | 1983 | 1986 | Sp |
| Sissel Rønbeck | 1986 | 1989 | Ap |
| Kristin Hille Valla | 1989 | 1990 | Sp |
| Thorbjørn Berntsen | 1990 | 1997 | Ap |
| Guro Fjellanger | 1997 | 2000 | Venstre |
| Siri Bjerke | 2000 | 2001 | Ap |
| Børge Brende | 2001 | 2004 | Høyre |
| Knut Arild Hareide | 2004 | 2005 | KrF |
| Helen Bjørnøy | 2005 | 2007 | SV |
| Erik Solheim | 2007 | 2012 | SV |
| Bård Vegar Solhjell | 2012 | 2013 | SV |
| Tine Sundtoft | 2013 | 2015 | Høyre |
| Vidar Helgesen | 2015 | 2018 | Høyre |
| Ola Elvestuen | 2018 | 2020 | Venstre |
| Sveinung Rotevatn | 2020 |
in office |
Venstre |
Web links
- List of Ministers for Environmental Protection (Norwegian)
- List of Ministers for Climate and Environment (Norwegian)