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Minister of Health and Care Services

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Minister of Health and Care Services of Norway
Helse- og omsorgsministeren
since 19 April 2024
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
with approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
PrecursorMinister of Social Affairs
Formation4 September 1992
First holderWerner Christie
DeputyState secretaries at the Ministry of Health and Care Services
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Health and Care Services (Norwegian: Helse- og omsorgsministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Health and Care Services. Since 19 April 2024 the position has been held by Jan Christian Vestre of the Labour Party. The ministry is responsible for healthcare and care services, with the state's healthcare activities being carried out by four regional health authorities. Major institutions subordinate to the ministry include the Directorate for Health, the Board of Health Supervision, the Institute of Public Health, the Medicines Agency, the Radiation Protection Authority, the Labour and Welfare Service and the Food Safety Authority.

The position was created in 1992 and originally held the healthcare portfolio of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The remainder of the ministry's portfolio was taken care of by the Minister of Social Affairs. From 2002 the position has been chief of its own ministry. The position has been held by eleven people from three parties. Bent Høie has held the position the longest, for a total of eight years.

Key

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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.

  Christian Democratic Party
  Conservative Party
  Labour Party

Ministers

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Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Werner Christie Labour 4 September 1992 22 December 1995 3 years, 109 days Brundtland III [1]
Gudmund Hernes Labour 22 December 1995 17 October 1997 1 year, 299 days Brundtland III
Jagland		 [1][2]
Dagfinn Høybråten Christian Democratic 17 October 1997 17 March 2000 2 years, 152 days Bondevik I [3]
Tore Tønne Labour 17 March 2000 19 October 2001 1 year, 216 days Stoltenberg I [4]
Dagfinn Høybråten Christian Democratic 19 October 2001 18 June 2004 2 years, 243 days Bondevik II [5]
Ansgar Gabrielsen Conservative 18 June 2004 17 October 2005 1 year, 121 days Bondevik II [5]
Sylvia Brustad Labour 17 October 2005 20 June 2008 2 years, 247 days Stoltenberg II [6]
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen Labour 20 June 2008 20 October 2009 1 year, 114 days Stoltenberg II [6]
Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen Labour 20 October 2009 21 September 2012 2 years, 337 days Stoltenberg II [6]
Jonas Gahr Støre Labour 21 September 2012 16 October 2013 1 year, 25 days Stoltenberg II [6]
Bent Høie Conservative 16 October 2013 14 October 2021 7 years, 363 days Solberg [7]
Ingvild Kjerkol Labour 14 October 2021 19 April 2024 2 years, 188 days Støre [8]
Jan Christian Vestre Labour 19 April 2024 present 203 days Støre [9]

Minister of the Elderly and Public Health

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The Minister of the Elderly and Public Health was responsible for cases related to the elderly and public health. It was abolished on 24 January 2020.

Key
  Progress Party

Ministers

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Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Åse Michaelsen Progress 17 January 2018 3 May 2019 1 year, 106 days Solberg [10]
Sylvi Listhaug Progress 3 May 2019 18 December 2019 229 days Solberg [11]
Terje Søviknes Progress 18 December 2019 24 January 2020 37 days Solberg [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Norge har fått ny regjering" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Dette er de nye statsrådene" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Aftenposten. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Norge får sin første eldreminister" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Sylvi Listhaug er ny eldre- og folkehelseminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  12. ^ "2018: Søviknes ville ha mer tid til familien - 2019: greit for barna med statsråd-comeback" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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