Changes in the Government

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, has been honourably discharged from her office.

Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Marte Mjøs Persen, has been honourably discharged from her office.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Mr. Sigbjørn Gjelsvik, has been honourably discharged from his office.

Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Mr. Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran, has been honourably discharged from his office.

Ms. Tonje Brenna has been honourably discharged as Minister of Education, and has been appointed new Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion.

Mr. Espen Barth Eide has been honourably discharged as Minister of Climate and Environment, and has been appointed new Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen has been appointed Minister of Climate and Environment.

Mr. Erling Sande has been appointed Minister of Local Government and Regional Development.

Ms. Kari Nessa Nordtun has been appointed Minister of Education.

Ms. Karianne O. Tung has been appointed Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance.

Ms. Cecilie Myrseth has been appointed Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy.

The changes are effective as of 13:00 hours today, 16 October 2023.

 

The government is a coalition between the Labour Party (Lab.) and the Centre Party (Cent.) The members of the Government are as follows:

Prime Minister
Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)

Minister of Finance
Mr. Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Cent.)

Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion
Ms. Tonje Brenna (Lab.)

Minister of International Development
Ms. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Cent.)

Minister of Trade and Industry
Mr. Jan Christian Vestre (Lab.)

Minister of Children and Families
Ms. Kjersti Toppe (Cent.)

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Espen Barth Eide (Lab.)

Minister of Defence
Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram (Cent.)

Minister of Transport
Mr. Jon-Ivar Nygård (Lab.)

Minister of Health and Care services
Ms. Ingvild Kjerkol (Lab.)

Minister of Research and Higher Education
Ms. Sandra Borch (Cent.)

Minister of Justice and Public Security
Ms. Emilie Enger Mehl (Cent.)

Minister of Petroleum and Energy
Mr. Terje Aasland (Lab.)

Minister of Culture and Equality
Ms. Lubna Jaffery (Lab.)

Minister of Agriculture and Food
Mr. Geir Pollestad (Cent.)

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
Mr. Erling Sande (Cent.)

Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance
Karianne O. Tung (Lab.)

Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy
Ms. Cecilie Myrseth (Lab.)

Minister of Education
Ms. Kari Nessa Nordtun (Lab.)

Minister of Climate and Environment
Mr. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Lab.)