Minister of Culture and Church Affairs
Ministers

Minister of Culture and Church Affairs

Section Title: Ministers
Table Section Text: None

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref

—	Lars Roar Langslet	Conservative	14 October 1981	9 May 1986	4 year, 219 days	Willoch I

—	Hallvard Bakke	Labour	9 May 1986	16 October 1989	3 years, 161 days	Brundtland II

—	Eleonore Bjartveit	Christian Democratic	16 October 1989	3 November 1990	1 year, 19 days	Syse

-	Åse Kleveland	Labour	3 November 1990	25 October 1996	5 years, 357 days	Brundtland III

—	Turid Birkeland	Labour	25 October 1996	17 October 1997	0 years, 358 days	Jagland

-	Anne Enger Lahnstein	Centre	17 October 1997	8 October 1999	1 year, 355 days	Bondevik I

-	Åslaug Haga	Centre	8 October 1999	21 March 2000	0 years, 156 days	Bondevik I

—	Ellen Horn	Labour	21 March 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 213 days	Stoltenberg I

-	Valgerd Svarstad Haugland	Christian Democratic	19 October 2001	17 October 2005	3 years, 364 days	Bondevik II

-	Trond Giske	Labour	17 October 2005	20 October 2009	4 years, 4 days	Stoltenberg II

-	Anniken Huitfeldt	Labour	20 October 2009	21 September 2012	2 years, 335 days	Stoltenberg II

-	Hadia Tajik	Labour	21 September 2012	16 October 2013	1 year, 26 days	Stoltenberg II

—	Thorhild Widvey	Conservative	16 October 2013	16 December 2015	5 years, 105 days	Solberg

-	Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland	Conservative	16 December 2015	present	3 years, 44 days	Solberg

Sentence(s)

On 16 October 2013, Thorhild Widvey of the Conservative Party was the Minister of Culture and Church Affairs.

final_sentence: On 16 October 2013, Thorhild Widvey of the Conservative Party was the Minister of Culture and Church Affairs.