Minister of Petroleum and Energy

Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Norway Olje- og energiministeren
Incumbent Tord Lien since 16 October 2013
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
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 Trade and Industry
Formation	11 January 1978
First holder	Bjartmar Alv Gjerde
Deputy	State secretaries at the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Website	Official website

The Minister of Petroleum and Energy (Norwegian: Olje- og energiministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Since 16 October 2013 the position has been held by Tord Lien of the Progress Party.^[1] The ministry is responsible for the government's energy policy, including management of Norway's energy resources, including the valuable deposits of petroleum and hydroelectricity. Major subordinate agencies and companies include the Water Resources and Energy Directorate, the Petroleum Directorate, Petoro, Gassnova, Gassco, Enova, Statnett and a partial ownership of Statoil. The position was created on 11 January 1978 as a response to the increased importance of oil on the Norwegian continental shelf. The position was merged with the Minister of Trade and Industry between 1992 and 1996.

The position has been held by seventeen people from five parties. No person has held the position for at least three years, resulting in one of the most volatile positions in the cabinet. Kåre Kristiansen holds the longest tenure, as one of six to have held the position for more than two years. The position has been a favorite of the Centre Party, who has claimed it in all coalition governments they have participated in except Willoch II. The position has overall been held longer by the Centre Party than the Labour Party.

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.

      Centre Party
      Christian Democratic Party
      Conservative Party
      Labour Party
      Progress Pary

Ministers

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref
	Gjerde, BjartmarBjartmar Gjerde	Labour	11 January 1978	3 October 1980	2 years, 266 days	Nordli	[2]
–	Johanson, ArvidArvid Johanson	Labour	3 October 1980	14 October 1981	1 years, 012 days	Nordli Brundtland I	[2][3][3]
–	Hveding, VidkunnVidkunn Hveding	Conservative	14 October 1981	8 June 1983	1 year, 248 days	Willoch I	[4]
	Kristiansen, KåreKåre Kristiansen	Christian Democratic	8 June 1983	9 May 1986	2 years, 336 days	Willoch II	[4]
–	Øien, ArneArne Øien	Labour	9 May 1986	16 October 1989	3 years, 161 days	Brundtland II	[5]
–	Reiten, EivindEivind Reiten	Centre	16 October 1989	3 November 1990	1 year, 19 days	Syse	[6]
–	Kristensen, FinnFinn Kristensen	Labour	3 November 1990	31 December 1992	2 years, 59 days	Brundtland III	[7]
–	Frøiland, RanveigRanveig Frøiland	Labour	1 January 1997	17 October 1997	0 years, 290 days	Jagland	[8]
	Arnstad, MaritMarit Arnstad	Centre	17 October 1997	21 March 2000	2 year, 156 days	Bondevik I	[9]
–	Akselsen, OlavOlav Akselsen	Labour	21 March 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 213 days	Stoltenberg I	[10]
–	Steensnæs, EinarEinar Steensnæs	Christian Democratic	19 October 2001	18 June 2004	2 years, 243 days	Bondevik II	[11]
–	Widvey, ThorhildThorhild Widvey	Conservative	18 June 2004	17 October 2005	1 years, 122 days	Bondevik II	[11]
	Enoksen, Odd RogerOdd Roger Enoksen	Centre	17 October 2005	21 September 2007	1 years, 340 days	Stoltenberg II	[12]
	Haga, ÅslaugÅslaug Haga	Centre	21 September 2007	20 June 2008	0 years, 273 days	Stoltenberg II	[12]
	Riis-Johansen, TerjeTerje Riis-Johansen	Centre	20 June 2008	4 March 2011	2 years, 258 days	Stoltenberg II	[12]
	Moe, Ola BortenOla Borten Moe	Centre	4 March 2011	16 October 2013	2 years, 227 days	Stoltenberg II	[12]
	Lien, TordTord Lien	Progress	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. "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
3. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
4. "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
5. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
6. "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
7. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
8. "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
9. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
10. "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
11. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
12. "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.