Minister of Local Government and Modernisation (Norway)

Minister of Local Government and Modernisation of Norway Kommunal- og moderniseringsministeren
Incumbent Jan Tore Sanner since 16 October 2013
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
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
Formation	20 December 1948
First holder	Ulrik Olsen
Deputy	State secretaries at the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
Website	Official website

The Minister of Local Government and Modernisation (Norwegian: Kommunal- og moderniseringsministeren) is a Councillor of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Since 16 October 2013 the position has been held by Jan Tore Sanner of the Conservative Party.^[1] The ministry is responsible for local administration, including municipalities and county municipalities, rural and regional policy, information technology, elections and government administration, including management of state real estate and government employment. Major subordinate agencies include the Government Administration Services, Statsbygg, the Competition Authority, the National Office of Building Technology and Administration, the State Housing Bank and the Data Protection Authority.

The position was created in 1948 as a successor of the Minister of Labour, originally named the Minister of Local Government and Labour. The title changed to the Minister of Local Government. Labour issues were moved to the Minister of Government Administration and Labour in 1997 and the title was changed to the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development. This lasted until 2013, when the position took over part of the portfolio of the Minister of Public Administration and took the current name.

Key

The following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.

      Labour Party
      Centre Party
      Conservative Party
      Christian Democratic Party
      Liberal Party

Ministers

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref
—	Olsen, UlrikUlrik Olsen	Labour	20 December 1948	1 September 1958	9 years, 264 days	Gerhardsen II Torp Gerhardsen III	[2][3][4]
—	Cappelen, Andreas ZeierAndreas Zeier Cappelen	Labour	1 September 1958	4 February 1963	4 years, 157 days	Gerhardsen III	[4]
—	Skogly, OskarOskar Skogly	Labour	4 February 1963	28 August 1963	0 years, 206 days	Gerhardsen III	[4]
—	Lyngstad, BjarneBjarne Lyngstad	Liberal	28 August 1963	25 September 1963	0 years, 28 days	Lyng	[5]
—	Haugland, JensJens Haugland	Labour	25 September 1963	12 October 1965	1 year, 18 days	Gerhardsen IV	[6]
	Seip, HelgeHelge Seip	Liberal	12 October 1965	29 August 1970	4 years, 322 days	Borten	[7]
—	Rognlien, HelgeHelge Rognlien	Liberal	29 August 1970	17 March 1971	0 years, 201 days	Borten	[7]
	Nordli, OdvarOdvar Nordli	Labour	17 March 1971	18 August 1972	1 year, 155 days	Bratteli I	[8]
—	Skipnes, JohanJohan Skipnes	Christian Democratic	18 August 1972	16 October 1973	1 year, 60 days	Korvald	[9]
—	Aune, Leif JørgenLeif Jørgen Aune	Labour	16 October 1973	11 January 1978	4 years, 88 days	Bratteli II Nordli	[10][11]
—	Nilsen, ArneArne Nilsen	Labour	11 January 1978	8 October 1979	1 year, 271 days	Nordli	[11]
—	Valle, Inger LouiseInger Louise Valle	Labour	8 October 1979	3 October 1980	0 years, 361 days	Nordli	[11]
—	Andreassen, HarrietHarriet Andreassen	Labour	3 October 1980	14 October 1981	1 years, 11 days	Nordli Brundtland I	[11][12]
—	Rettedal, ArneArne Rettedal	Conservative	14 October 1981	9 May 1986	4 years, 219 days	Willoch I Willoch II	[13]
	Haraldseth, LeifLeif Haraldseth	Labour	9 May 1986	20 February 1987	0 years, 288 days	Brundtland II	[14]
	Engseth, WilliamWilliam Engseth	Labour	20 February 1987	13 June 1988	1 year, 114 days	Brundtland II	[14]
—	Borgen, KjellKjell Borgen	Labour	13 June 1988	16 October 1989	1 year, 126 days	Brundtland II	[14]
—	Jakobsen, Johan J.Johan J. Jakobsen	Centre	16 October 1989	3 November 1990	1 year, 19 days	Syse	[15]
—	Borgen, KjellKjell Borgen	Labour	3 November 1990	2 September 1992	1 year, 305 days	Brundtland III	[16]
	Berge, GunnarGunnar Berge	Labour	2 September 1992	25 October 1996	4 years, 54 days	Brundtland III	[16]
	Opseth, KjellKjell Opseth	Labour	25 October 1996	17 October 1997	0 years, 358 days	Jagland	[17]
	Haarstad, Ragnhild QuesethRagnhild Queseth Haarstad	Centre	17 October 1997	16 March 1999	1 year, 150 days	Bondevik I	[18]
	Enoksen, Odd RogerOdd Roger Enoksen	Centre	16 March 1999	21 March 2000	1 year, 7 days	Bondevik I	[18]
	Brustad, SylviaSylvia Brustad	Labour	21 March 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 213 days	Stoltenberg I	[19]
	Solberg, ErnaErna Solberg	Conservative	19 October 2001	17 October 2005	3 years, 364 days	Bondevik II	[20]
	Haga, ÅslaugÅslaug Haga	Centre	17 October 2005	21 September 2007	1 years, 340 days	Stoltenberg II	[21]
	Kleppa, Magnhild MeltveitMagnhild Meltveit Kleppa	Centre	21 September 2007	20 October 2009	2 years, 30 days	Stoltenberg II	[21]
	Navarsete, Liv SigneLiv Signe Navarsete	Centre	20 October 2009	16 October 2013	3 years, 361 days	Stoltenberg II	[21]
	Sanner, Jan ToreJan Tore Sanner	Conservative	16 October 2013	present	2 years, 59 days	Solberg	[1]

References

1. "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
2. "Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
3. "Oscar Torp's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
4. "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
5. "John Lyng's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
6. "Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
7. "Per Borten's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
8. "Trygve Bratteli's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
9. "Lars Korvald's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
10. "Trygve Bratteli's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
11. "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
12. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
13. "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
14. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
15. "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
16. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
17. "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
18. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
19. "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
20. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
21. "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.