# Minister of Energy (Norway)

The Minister of Energy (Norwegian: Energiministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The current minister is Terje Aasland. 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. It was renamed Minister of Energy starting from 1 January 2024.
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 Party

## Ministers

| Photo | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet |
| | Bjartmar Gjerde | Labour | 11 January 1978 | 3 October 1980 | 2 years, 266 days | Nordli |
| – | Arvid Johanson | Labour | 3 October 1980 | 14 October 1981 | 1 year, 11 days | Nordli Brundtland I |
| – | Vidkunn Hveding | Conservative | 14 October 1981 | 8 June 1983 | 1 year, 248 days | Willoch I |
| | Kåre Kristiansen | Christian Democratic | 8 June 1983 | 9 May 1986 | 2 years, 336 days | Willoch II |
| – | Arne Øien | Labour | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | 3 years, 161 days | Brundtland II |
| | Eivind Reiten | Centre | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | 1 year, 19 days | Syse |
| – | Finn Kristensen | Labour | 3 November 1990 | 31 December 1992 | 2 years, 58 days | Brundtland III |
| | Grete Faremo | Labour | 25 October 1996 | 18 December 1996 | 54 days | Jagland |
| – | Ranveig Frøiland | Labour | 18 December 1996 | 17 October 1997 | 303 days | Jagland |
| | Marit Arnstad | Centre | 17 October 1997 | 17 March 2000 | 2 years, 152 days | Bondevik I |
| | Olav Akselsen | Labour | 17 March 2000 | 19 October 2001 | 1 year, 216 days | Stoltenberg I |
| – | Einar Steensnæs | Christian Democratic | 19 October 2001 | 18 June 2004 | 2 years, 243 days | Bondevik II |
| | Thorhild Widvey | Conservative | 18 June 2004 | 17 October 2005 | 1 year, 121 days | Bondevik II |
| | Odd Roger Enoksen | Centre | 17 October 2005 | 21 September 2007 | 1 year, 339 days | Stoltenberg II |
| | Åslaug Haga | Centre | 21 September 2007 | 20 June 2008 | 273 days | Stoltenberg II |
| | Terje Riis-Johansen | Centre | 20 June 2008 | 4 March 2011 | 2 years, 258 days | Stoltenberg II |
| | Ola Borten Moe | Centre | 4 March 2011 | 16 October 2013 | 2 years, 227 days | Stoltenberg II |
| | Tord Lien | Progress | 16 October 2013 | 20 December 2016 | 3 years, 65 days | Solberg |
| | Terje Søviknes | Progress | 20 December 2016 | 31 August 2018 | 1 year, 254 days | Solberg |
| | Kjell-Børge Freiberg | Progress | 31 August 2018 | 18 December 2019 | 1 year, 109 days | Solberg |
| | Sylvi Listhaug | Progress | 18 December 2019 | 24 January 2020 | 37 days | Solberg |
| | Tina Bru | Conservative | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | 1 year, 263 days | Solberg |
| | Marte Mjøs Persen | Labour | 14 October 2021 | 7 March 2022 | 144 days | Støre |
| | Terje Aasland | Labour | 7 March 2022 | present | 2 years, 242 days | Støre |