Ministry of Trade and Industry (Norway)

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry (Norwegian: Nærings- og handelsdepartementet) was a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry. On 1 January 2014 it was merged into Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.[1] From 2013 it was led by Monica Mæland (Conservative Party), who continued as minister of trade, industry and fisheries from 2014 to 2018.

History

The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Shipping, Industry, Craft and Fisheries was created on 1 October 1916. After this, the ministry underwent several name changes: to Ministry of Trade, Shipping and Industry on 1 July 1946, to Ministry of Industry, Craft and Shipping on 6 December 1947, to Ministry of Industry and Craft on 1 January 1955, to Ministry of Industry 1 January 1988, to Ministry of Industry and Energy on 1 January 1993 and to Ministry of Trade and Industry on 1 January 1997.[2]

Organisation

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has six departments. The Press and Communications Division is part of the Secretary General's staff.

The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Trade and Industry. The other political staff consists of three State Secretaries and one Political Advisor.

The ministry is divided into the following sections:[3]

  • Political staff
  • Information section
  • Department of Planning, Administration and Economic affairs
  • Department of Ownership
  • Department of Trade and Industrial Economics
  • Department of Research and Innovation Politics
  • Department of Regulations and Shipping
  • Department of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization

Political staff

Subsidiaries

Subordinate government agencies:[4]

Other agencies associated with the department:[5]

Wholly owned limited companies:[6]

Partially owned public limited companies:[6]

List of ministers

Key

  Labour Party
  Conservative Party
  Agrarian Party
  Liberal Party
  Free-minded Liberal Party
  Labour Democrats

Ministers of Trade (1903–1945)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Otto Blehr Liberal1 January 190322 October 1903294 daysBlehr I
Jacob Schøning Liberal22 October 19031 September 1904315 daysHagerup II
Paul B. Vogt Conservative1 September 190411 March 1905191 daysHagerup II
Sofus Arctander Liberal11 March 190519 March 19083 years, 8 daysMichelsen
Løvland
Lars Abrahamsen Liberal19 March 19082 February 19101 year, 320 daysKnudsen I
Sofus Arctander Free-minded Liberal2 February 191011 June 1910129 days

Konow

Bernhard Brænne Conservative11 June 191020 February 19121 year, 254 daysKonow
Ambortius Lindvig Free-minded Liberal20 February 191231 January 1913346 days

Bratlie

Johan Castberg Labour Democrats31 January 19131 July 1913151 days

Knudsen II

Kristian Friis Petersen Liberal1 October 191620 February 19192 years, 142 daysKnudsen II
Birger Stuevold-Hansen Liberal20 February 191921 June 19201 year, 122 daysKnudsen II
Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun Conservative21 June 192022 June 19211 year, 1 dayBahr Halvorsen I
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Liberal22 June 192120 October 1922[lower-alpha 1]1 year, 120 daysBlehr II
Lars Oftedal Liberal20 October 19226 March 1923135 daysBlehr II
Johan Rye Holmboe Free-minded Liberal6 March 192325 July 19241 year, 141 days

Bahr Halvorsen II
Berge

Lars O. Meling Liberal25 July 19245 March 19261 year, 223 daysMowinckel I
Charles Robertson Conservative5 March 192628 January 19281 year, 329 daysLykke
Anton L. Alvestad Labour28 January 192815 February 192818 daysHornsrud
Lars Oftedal Liberal15 February 192812 May 19313 years, 86 daysMowinckel II
Per Larssen Agrarian12 May 193114 March 1932307 daysKolstad
Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad Agrarian14 March 19323 March 1933354 daysHundseid
Lars O. Meling Liberal3 March 193320 March 19352 years, 17 daysMowinckel III
Alfred Madsen Labour20 March 19351 July 19394 years, 103 daysNygaardsvold
Trygve Lie Labour1 July 19392 October 193993 daysNygaardsvold
Anders Frihagen Labour2 October 19397 June 1940249 daysNygaardsvold
Terje Wold Labour7 June 194015 April 19421 year, 312 daysNygaardsvold
Anders Frihagen Labour15 April 19421 October 1942169 daysNygaardsvold
Olav Hindahl Labour1 October 194212 March 19452 years, 162 daysNygaardsvold
Sven Nielsen Conservative12 March 194525 June 1945105 daysNygaardsvold

Ministers of Industry (1945–1987)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Lars Evensen[lower-alpha 2][7] Labour25 June 19452 November 19538 years, 130 daysGerhardsen I-II
Torp		[7]
Nils Handal Labour2 November 195322 January 19551 year, 81 daysTorp[8]
Gustav Sjaastad Labour22 January 19559 April 19594 years, 77 daysGerhardsen III[9]
Kjell Holler Labour9 April 19594 July 19634 years, 86 daysGerhardsen III[9]
Trygve Lie Labour4 July 196328 August 196355 daysGerhardsen III[9]
Kaare Meland Conservative28 August 196325 September 196328 daysLyng
Trygve Lie Labour25 September 196320 January 1964117 daysGerhardsen IV
Karl Trasti Labour20 January 196412 October 19651 year, 265 daysGerhardsen IV
Sverre W. Rostoft Conservative12 October 196517 March 19715 years, 156 daysBorten
Finn Lied Labour17 March 197118 October 19721 year, 215 daysBratteli I
Ola Skjåk Bræk Liberal18 October 197216 October 1973363 daysKorvald
Ingvald J. Ulvseth Labour16 October 197315 January 19762 years, 91 daysBratteli II
Bjartmar Gjerde Labour15 January 197611 January 19781 year, 361 daysNordli
Olav Haukvik Labour11 January 19788 October 19791 year, 270 daysNordli
Lars Skytøen Labour8 October 19794 February 19811 year, 119 daysNordli
Finn Kristensen Labour4 February 198114 October 1981252 daysBrundtland I
Jens-Halvard Bratz Conservative14 October 198116 September 19831 year, 337 daysWilloch I
Willoch II
Jan P. Syse Conservative16 September 19834 October 19852 years, 18 daysWilloch II
Petter Thomassen Conservative4 October 19859 May 1986217 daysWilloch II
Finn Kristensen Labour9 May 198631 December 19871 year, 236 daysBrundtland II

Ministers of Industry (1988–1993)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Finn Kristensen Labour1 January 198816 October 19891 year, 288 daysBrundtland II
Petter Thomassen Conservative16 October 19893 November 19901 year, 18 daysSyse
Ole Knapp Labour3 November 19904 September 19921 year, 306 daysBrundtland III
Finn Kristensen Labour4 September 19921 January 1993119 daysBrundtland III

Ministers of Industry and Energy (1993–1996)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Finn Kristensen Labour1 January 19937 October 1993273 daysBrundtland III
Jens Stoltenberg Labour7 October 199325 October 19963 years, 18 daysBrundtland III
Grete Knudsen Labour25 October 19961 January 199768 daysJagland[lower-alpha 3]

Ministers of Trade and Industry (1997-present)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Grete Knudsen Labour1 January 199717 October 1997289 daysJagland
Lars Sponheim Liberal17 October 199717 March 20002 years, 152 daysBondevik I
Grete Knudsen Labour17 March 200019 October 20011 year, 216 daysStoltenberg I
Ansgar Gabrielsen Conseravtive19 October 200118 June 20042 years, 243 daysBondevik II
Børge Brende Conseravtive18 June 200417 October 20051 year, 121 daysBondevik II
Odd Eriksen Labour17 October 200529 September 2006347 daysStoltenberg II
Dag Terje Andersen Labour29 September 200620 June 20081 year, 273 daysStoltenberg II
Sylvia Brustad Labour20 June 200820 October 20091 year, 122 daysStoltenberg II
Trond Giske Labour20 October 200916 October 20133 years, 361 daysStoltenberg II
Monica Mæland Conseravtive16 October 201317 January 20184 years, 93 daysSolberg
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Conseravtive17 January 201824 January 20202 years, 7 daysSolberg
Iselin Nybø Liberal24 January 2020present194 daysSolberg
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References
  1. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
  2. "Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry". Government.no. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  3. Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. "Organisasjon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  4. Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. "Underliggende etater" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  5. Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. "Tilknyttede virksomheter" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  6. Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. "Statens eierskap" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  7. "Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government". Government.no. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  8. "Oscar Torp's Cabinet". Government.no. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet". Government.no. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

Notes
  1. Acting until 20 October while serving as foreign minister.
  2. Arne Drogseth was acting minister for Evensen from 29 June to 11 November 1951. Erik Brofoss was also acting minister for Evensen from 18 May to 15 September 1953.
  3. Minister responsible for energy cases.


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