Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion


The Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion is the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The position has existed since 1 January 1846, when the Ministry of the Interior was created. Several different names have been used since then, with three name changes after 2000. The incumbent minister is Kjersti Stenseng of the Labour Party since 2025. From 1992 to 2001 there was also a Minister of Health position in the ministry.

List of ministers

Parties



Ministry of Labour (1885–1946)

The labour tasks were transferred to the Ministry of Local Government in 1948, where it was until 1989 and again from 1992 to 1997. Labour responsibilities were returned to social affairs in 2002, and inclusion was added to the title in 2006.
PhotoNamePartyTook officeLeft officeTenureCabinet
Hans Rasmus AstrupLiberal1 September 188515 November 1887Sverdrup
Birger KildalLiberal15 November 188717 February 1888Sverdrup
Aimar SørenssenLiberal17 February 18885 March 1888Sverdrup
Oscar JacobsenLiberal5 March 188813 July 1889Sverdrup
Peter Birch-ReichenwaldConservative13 7 18896 3 1891Stang I
Hans NysomLiberal6 March 18912 May 1893Steen I
Peder NilsenConservative2 May 189315 August 1897Stang II
Hagerup I
Fredrik Stang LundLiberal15 August 189717 February 1898Hagerup I
Jørgen LøvlandLiberal17 February 189828 February 1899Steen II
Hans NysomLiberal28 February 18995 June 1900Steen II
Jørgen LøvlandLiberal5 June 190022 October 1903Steen II
Blehr I
Albert HansenConservative22 10 190311 3 1905Hagerup II
Kristofer LehmkuhlConservative11 3 190528 9 1907Michelsen
Jørgen BrunchorstIndependent28 September 190719 March 1908Michelsen
Løvland
Nils Claus IhlenLiberal19 March 19082 February 1910Knudsen I
Bernhard BrænneConservative2 2 191011 6 1910Konow
Hans Jørgen Darre-JenssenFree-minded Liberal11 6 191020 2 1912Konow
Bernhard BrænneConservative20 2 191223 8 1912Bratlie
Nils Olaf HovdenakConservative23 8 191231 1 1913Bratlie
Andreas UrbyeLiberal31 January 191326 July 1916Knudsen II
Martin Olsen NalumLiberal26 July 191610 May 1920Knudsen II
Ole Monsen MjeldeLiberal10 May 192021 June 1920Knudsen II
Cornelius MiddelthonConservative21 6 192022 6 1921Halvorsen I
Ole Monsen MjeldeLiberal22 June 19216 March 1923Blehr II
Cornelius MiddelthonConservative6 3 192325 7 1924Halvorsen II
Berge
Ole Monsen MjeldeLiberal25 July 19245 March 1926Mowinckel I
Anders VengerConservative5 3 192626 7 1926Lykke
Worm Darre-JenssenConservative26 7 192628 1 1928Lykke
Magnus NilssenLabour28 1 192815 2 1928Hornsrud
Ole Monsen MjeldeLiberal15 February 192812 May 1931Mowinckel II
Rasmus LangelandAgrarian12 5 19313 3 1933Kolstad
Hundseid
Ole Monsen MjeldeLiberal3 March 193320 March 1935Mowinckel III
Johan NygaardsvoldLabour20 3 19352 10 1939Nygaardsvold
Olav HindahlLabour2 10 193925 6 1945Nygaardsvold
Johan Strand JohansenCommunist25 6 19455 11 1945Gerhardsen I
Nils LanghelleLabour5 11 194522 2 1946Gerhardsen II

List of Norwegian Ministers of Health within the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

NameFromTo
Werner Christie19921995
Gudmund Hernes19951997
Dagfinn Høybråten19972000
Tore Tønne20002001
Dagfinn Høybråten2001position defunct

For later Ministers, see Minister of Health and Care Services (Norway).