The Minister of Health and Care Services (Norwegian: Helse- og omsorgsministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Health and Care Services. Since 19 April 2024 the position has been held by Jan Christian Vestre of the Labour Party. The ministry is responsible for healthcare and care services, with the state's healthcare activities being carried out by four regional health authorities. Major institutions subordinate to the ministry include the Directorate for Health, the Board of Health Supervision, the Institute of Public Health, the Medicines Agency, the Radiation Protection Authority, the Labour and Welfare Service and the Food Safety Authority.
| Minister of Health and Care Services of Norway | |
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| Helse- og omsorgsministeren | |
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| Ministry of Health and Care Services | |
| Member of | Council of State |
| Seat | Oslo |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Monarch with approval of Parliament |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Norway |
| Precursor | Minister of Social Affairs |
| Formation | 4 September 1992 |
| First holder | Werner Christie |
| Deputy | State secretaries at the Ministry of Health and Care Services |
| Website | Official website |
The position was created in 1992 and originally held the healthcare portfolio of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The remainder of the ministry's portfolio was taken care of by the Minister of Social Affairs. From 2002 the position has been chief of its own ministry. The position has been held by eleven people from three parties. Bent Høie has held the position the longest, for a total of eight years.
Key
editThe following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.
Ministers
edit| Photo | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet | Ref |
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Werner Christie | Labour | 4 September 1992 | 22 December 1995 | 3 years, 109 days | Brundtland III | [1] |
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Gudmund Hernes | Labour | 22 December 1995 | 17 October 1997 | 1 year, 299 days | Brundtland III Jagland |
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Dagfinn Høybråten | Christian Democratic | 17 October 1997 | 17 March 2000 | 2 years, 152 days | Bondevik I | [3] |
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Tore Tønne | Labour | 17 March 2000 | 19 October 2001 | 1 year, 216 days | Stoltenberg I | [4] |
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Dagfinn Høybråten | Christian Democratic | 19 October 2001 | 18 June 2004 | 2 years, 243 days | Bondevik II | [5] |
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Ansgar Gabrielsen | Conservative | 18 June 2004 | 17 October 2005 | 1 year, 121 days | Bondevik II | [5] |
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Sylvia Brustad | Labour | 17 October 2005 | 20 June 2008 | 2 years, 247 days | Stoltenberg II | [6] |
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Bjarne Håkon Hanssen | Labour | 20 June 2008 | 20 October 2009 | 1 year, 114 days | Stoltenberg II | [6] |
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Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen | Labour | 20 October 2009 | 21 September 2012 | 2 years, 337 days | Stoltenberg II | [6] |
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Jonas Gahr Støre | Labour | 21 September 2012 | 16 October 2013 | 1 year, 25 days | Stoltenberg II | [6] |
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Bent Høie | Conservative | 16 October 2013 | 14 October 2021 | 7 years, 363 days | Solberg | [7] |
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Ingvild Kjerkol | Labour | 14 October 2021 | 19 April 2024 | 2 years, 188 days | Støre | [8] |
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Jan Christian Vestre | Labour | 19 April 2024 | present | 232 days | Støre | [9] |
Minister of the Elderly and Public Health
editThe Minister of the Elderly and Public Health was responsible for cases related to the elderly and public health. It was abolished on 24 January 2020.
Key
Progress Party
Ministers
edit| Photo | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet | Ref |
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Åse Michaelsen | Progress | 17 January 2018 | 3 May 2019 | 1 year, 106 days | Solberg | [10] |
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Sylvi Listhaug | Progress | 3 May 2019 | 18 December 2019 | 229 days | Solberg | [11] |
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Terje Søviknes | Progress | 18 December 2019 | 24 January 2020 | 37 days | Solberg | [12] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Norge har fått ny regjering" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Dette er de nye statsrådene" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Aftenposten. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Norge får sin første eldreminister" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Sylvi Listhaug er ny eldre- og folkehelseminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "2018: Søviknes ville ha mer tid til familien - 2019: greit for barna med statsråd-comeback" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.