Ministry of Education and Research (Norway)

The Royal Ministry of Education and Research (Norwegian: Det kongelige kunnskapsdepartement; short name Kunnskapsdepartementet) is a Norwegian government ministry responsible for education, research, kindergartens and integration. The ministry was established in 1814 as the Royal Ministry of Church and Education Affairs.

Royal Ministry of Education and Research
Det kongelige kunnskapsdepartement
Agency overview
Formed1814 (1814)
JurisdictionGovernment of Norway
HeadquartersOslo
Ministers responsible
Websiteregjeringen.no/kd

The current Minister of Education and Integration is Guri Melby of the Liberal Party and the current Minister of Research and Higher Education is Henrik Asheim of the Conservative Party. The department reports to the legislature (Stortinget).

History

The ministry was established in 1814, following the dissolution of Denmark–Norway, in which the joint central government administration of the two formally separate but closely integrated kingdoms, had been based in Copenhagen. Originally named the Ministry of Church and Education Affairs, the ministry was the first of six government ministries established in 1814, and was also known as the First Ministry. The other ministries were the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Police, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of War.

Norway was in a union with Sweden with a common foreign and defense policy until 1905, however church and educational policy was entirely the domain of each respective national government.

The ministry was previously responsible for church affairs, but this function was transferred to the Ministry of Culture in 2002. Kindergartens were transferred to the ministry in 2006.[1]

Organisation

Departments

The Ministry of Education and Research consists of seven departments[2]:

  • Department of Integration
  • Department of Schools and Kindergartens
  • Department of Education, Training and Skills Policy
  • Department of Administration and Strategic Priorities
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of Governance of Higher Education and Research Institutions
  • Department of Higher Education, Research and International Affairs

Subsidiaries

Subordinate agencies

The following government agencies are subordinate to the ministry:[3]

  • Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, or Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (Official site) conducts quality assurance of higher education institutions and tertiary vocational training, as well as recognition of degrees from foreign countries.
  • Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education, or Direktorat for internasjonalisering og kvalitetsutvikling i høyere utdanning (Official site) Promotes international cooperation in higher education and research.
  • Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund, or Statens lånekasse for utdanning (Official site) Awards loans and grants to students.
  • Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service, or Samordna opptak (Official site) Coordinates admission to most undergraduate courses at state universities and colleges.
  • Skills Norway, or Kompetanse Norge (Official site) works in areas such as adult education in basic skills, Norwegian language and socio-cultural orientation, vocational training, career advice and matching skills with the needs of the labour market.
  • Unit - the Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research (Official site) provides governance of and access to shared information and communications technology (ICT) services.
  • Research Council of Norway, or Norges forskningsråd (Official site) is responsible for research funding and research policy.
  • The Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees, or De nasjonale forskningsetiske komiteene (Official site) are professionally independent agencies for questions regarding research ethics, and for investigating misconduct in all fields of study.
  • Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, or Utdanningsdirektoratetet (Official site) Responsible for the development of primary and secondary education. Approves the primary and secondary school curriculum.
  • Statped (Official site) is a national service for special needs education for county municipalities and municipalities.
  • National Parents' Committee for Kindergartens, or Foreldreutvalget for barnehager (FUB) (Official site) ensures that the voices of parents are heard in debates on kindergarten policy, and it also acts as the Ministry of Education and Research's advisory and consultative body representing parents interests.
  • National Parents’ Committee for Primary and Secondary Education, or Foreldreutvalget for grunnskolen (FUG) (Official site) ensures that the voices of parents are heard in debates on education policy, and it also acts as the Ministry of Education and Research’s advisory and consultative body representing parents’ interests.
  • Directorate of Integration and Diversity, or Integrerings- og mangfoldsdirektoratet (Official site) is responsible for implementing public policy concerning integration.
  • 22 July Information Center, or 22. juli-senteret (Official site) is an information center dedicated to the 22 July 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway, in Oslo and at Utøya.
  • Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, or Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt (Official site) Foreign policy research.
  • VEA – State School for Gardeners and Florists, or Norges grønne fagskole - Vea (Official site) Educates gardeners and flower decorators at secondary school level.

Universities

Specialised University Colleges

University Colleges

Limited companies

Ministers of Education

Key

  Christian Democratic Party
  Conservative Party
  Agrarian / Centre Party
  Labour Party
  Socialist Left Party
  Liberal Party
  Free-minded Liberal Party
  Independent

Ministers for the 1st Ministry (1814–1819)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Niels Treschow Independent30 November 181415 September 18161 year, 290 daysWedel I
Christian Krogh Independent15 September 181615 September 18171 year, 0 daysWedel I
Niels Treschow Independent15 September 18171 January 18191 year, 108 daysWedel I

Ministers of Education and Church Affairs (1819–1884)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Niels Treschow Independent1 January 181915 October 1819287 daysWedel I
Jonas Collett Independent15 October 181915 September 1820336 daysWedel I
Niels Treschow Independent15 September 18209 July 18221 year, 297 daysWedel I
Poul Christian Holst Independent9 July 182215 April 1823280 daysWedel I
Niels Treschow Independent15 April 182328 June 18252 years, 74 daysWedel I
Poul Christian Holst Independent28 June 182516 September 182580 daysWedel I
Christian Adolph Diriks Independent16 September 182510 November 183611 years, 55 daysWedel I
Oluf Borch de Schouboe Independent10 November 183615 December 183635 daysWedel II
Andreas Arntzen Independent15 December 183615 June 1837182 daysWedel II
Poul Christian Holst Independent15 June 183715 September 18392 years, 92 daysWedel II
Oluf Borch de Schouboe Independent15 September 183910 October 18401 year, 25 daysWedel II
Poul Christian Holst Independent10 October 184015 September 18432 years, 340 daysWedel II
Oluf Borch de Schouboe Independent15 September 184315 September 18441 year, 0 daysWedel II
Poul Christian Holst Independent15 September 184419 April 18483 years, 217 daysLøvenskiold/Vogt
Hans Riddervold Independent19 April 184815 September 18491 year, 149 daysLøvenskiold/Vogt
Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent15 September 184915 September 18501 year, 0 daysLøvenskiold/Vogt
Hans Riddervold Independent15 September 18507 September 18543 years, 357 daysLøvenskiold/Vogt
Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent7 September 18547 October 185430 daysLøvenskiold/Vogt
Otto Vincent Lange Independent7 October 185415 September 1855343 daysLøvenskiold/Vogt
Hans Riddervold Independent15 September 18551 July 187216 years, 290 daysVogt
Carl Essendrop Independent1 July 187228 November 18742 years, 150 daysF. Stang
Rasmus Tønder Nissen Independent28 November 187415 October 18761 year, 322 daysF. Stang
Jens Holmboe Independent15 October 187615 October 18771 year, 0 daysF. Stang
Rasmus Tønder Nissen Independent15 October 187711 October 18802 years, 362 daysF. Stang
Jens Holmboe Independent11 November 188015 October 1881338 daysSelmer
Rasmus Tønder Nissen Independent15 October 188119 January 188296 daysSelmer
Nils Hertzberg Independent30 January 188221 March 18842 years, 51 daysSelmer
Henrik L. Helliesen Independent21 March 18843 April 188413 daysSelmer
Nils Hertzberg Independent3 April 188426 June 188484 daysSchweigaard

Ministers of Education and Church Affairs (1884–1945)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Elias Blix Liberal26 June 188415 August 18851 year, 50 daysSverdrup
Jakob Sverdrup Liberal15 August 18851 November 18861 year, 78 daysSverdrup
Elias Blix Liberal1 November 188624 February 18881 year, 115 daysSverdrup
Jakob Sverdrup Liberal24 February 188813 July 18891 year, 139 daysSverdrup
Jacob Aall Bonnevie Conservative13 July 18896 March 18911 year, 236 daysStang I
Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen Liberal6 March 189115 July 18921 year, 131 daysSteen I
Carl Berner Liberal15 July 18922 May 1893291 daysSteen I
Anton Christian Bang Conservative2 May 189327 April 18951 year, 360 daysStang II
Emil Stang Conservative27 April 189514 October 1895170 daysStang II
Jakob Sverdrup Liberal14 October 189517 February 18982 years, 126 daysHagerup I
Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen Liberal17 February 189822 October 19035 years, 247 daysSteen II
Blehr I
Hans Nilsen Hauge Conservative22 October 190311 March 19051 year, 140 daysHagerup II
Christopher Knudsen Conservative11 March 190527 January 1906322 daysMichelsen
Otto Jensen Independent27 January 190623 October 19071 year, 269 daysMichelsen
Abraham Berge Liberal23 October 190719 March 1908148 daysLøvland
Karl Seip Liberal19 March 19088 July 19091 year, 111 daysKnudsen I
Johannes Hougen Liberal8 July 19092 February 1910209 daysKnudsen I
Just Qvigstad Conservative2 February 191020 February 19122 years, 18 daysKonow
Edvard Liljedahl Free-minded Liberal20 February 191231 January 1913346 daysBratlie
Aasulv Bryggesaa Liberal31 January 191326 October 19152 years, 296 daysKnudsen II
Jørgen Løvland Liberal26 October 191521 June 19204 years, 239 daysKnudsen II
Nils Riddervold Jensen Conservative21 June 192022 June 19211 year, 1 dayB. Halvorsen I
Martin Olsen Nalum Liberal22 June 19216 March 19231 year, 257 daysBlehr II
Ivar B. Sælen Conservative6 March 192324 November 1923263 daysB. Halvorsen II
Berge
Karl Sanne Conservative12 December 192325 July 1924226 daysBerge
Ivar P. Tveiten Liberal25 July 19245 March 19261 year, 223 daysMowinckel I
Wilhelm Christian Magelssen Conservative5 March 192625 December 19271 year, 295 daysLykke
Ole Bærøe Conservative25 December 192728 January 192834 daysLykke
Olav Steinnes Labour28 January 192815 February 192818 daysHornsrud
Sigvald M. Hasund Liberal15 February 192812 May 19313 years, 86 daysMowinckel II
Nils Trædal Agrarian12 May 19313 March 19331 year, 295 daysKolstad
Hundseid
Knut Liestøl Liberal3 March 193320 March 19352 years, 17 daysMowinckel III
Nils Hjelmtveit Labour20 March 193525 June 194510 years, 97 daysNygaardsvold

Ministers of Education and Church Affairs (1945–1990)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
Kaare Fostervoll Labour25 June 194528 June 19483 years, 3 daysGerhardsen I-II
Lars Moen Labour28 June 19489 December 19535 years, 164 daysGerhardsen II
Torp
Birger Bergersen Labour9 December 195323 April 19606 years, 136 daysTorp
Gerhardsen III
Helge Sivertsen Labour23 April 196028 August 19633 years, 127 daysGerhardsen III
Olaf Kortner Liberal28 August 196325 September 196328 daysLyng
Helge Sivertsen Labour25 September 196312 October 19652 years, 17 daysGerhardsen IV
Kjell Bondevik Christian Democratic12 October 196517 March 19715 years, 156 daysBorten
Bjartmar Gjerde Labour17 March 197118 October 19721 year, 215 daysBratteli I
Anton Skulberg Centre18 October 197216 October 1973363 daysKorvald
Bjartmar Gjerde Labour16 October 197315 January 19762 years, 91 daysBratteli II
Kjølv Egeland Labour15 January 19768 October 19793 years, 266 daysNordli
Einar Førde Labour8 October 197914 October 19812 years, 6 daysNordli
Brundtland I
Tore Austad Conservative14 October 19818 June 19831 year, 237 daysWilloch I
Kjell Magne Bondevik Christian Democratic8 June 19839 May 19862 years, 335 daysWilloch II
Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl Labour9 May 198613 June 19882 years, 35 daysBrundtland II
Mary Kvidal Labour13 June 198816 October 19891 year, 125 daysBrundtland II
Einar Steensnæs Christian Democratic16 October 19891 January 199077 daysSyse

Ministers of Education and Research (1990–present)
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Einar Steensnæs Christian Democratic1 January 19903 November 1990306 daysSyse[4]
Gudmund Hernes Labour3 November 199022 December 19955 years, 52 daysBrundtland III[5]
Reidar Sandal Labour22 December 199517 October 19971 year, 299 daysBrundtland III
Jagland		[5]
Jon Lilletun Christian Democratic17 October 199717 March 20002 years, 152 daysBondevik I[6]
Trond Giske Labour17 March 200019 October 20011 year, 216 daysStoltenberg I[7]
Kristin Clemet Conservative19 October 200117 October 20053 years, 363 daysBondevik II[8]
Øystein Djupedal Socialist Left17 October 200518 October 20072 years, 1 dayStoltenberg II[9]
Bård Vegar Solhjell Socialist Left18 October 200720 October 20092 years, 2 daysStoltenberg II[9]
Kristin Halvorsen Socialist Left20 October 200916 October 20133 years, 361 daysStoltenberg II[9]
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Conservative16 October 201317 January 20184 years, 93 daysSolberg[10]
Jan Tore Sanner Conservative17 January 201824 January 20202 years, 7 daysSolberg

[11]

Trine Skei Grande Liberal24 January 202013 March 202049 daysSolberg[12]
Guri Melby Liberal13 March 2020present155 daysSolberg[13]

Minister of Higher Education

The Minister of Higher Education is responsible for policies regarding higher education. The post was originally established in 2007, before its responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Culture. The post was re-established when the Liberal Party joined the Solberg Cabinet in 2018.

Key

  Socialist Left Party
  Liberal Party
  Conservative Party

Ministers
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Tora Aasland Socialist Left18 October 200723 March 20124 years, 157 daysStoltenberg II[9]
Iselin Nybø Liberal17 January 201824 January 20202 years, 7 daysSolberg[14]
Henrik Asheim Conservative24 January 2020present204 daysSolberg[12]

References
  1. Research, Ministry of Education and (7 January 2007). "History – The first Ministry". Government.no. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. "Departments". Government.no. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. "Underliggende etater". Ministry of Education and Research (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  6. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  10. "Erna Solbergs's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  11. "This Is Solberg's New Cabinet". Dagens Næringsliv. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  12. "This Is Solberg's Cabinet 4.0". NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  13. "Guri Melby (L) New Education Minister and Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen New Fisheries Minister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  14. "The Liberals In Government". venstre.no. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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