# Minister of Trade and Shipping

The minister of trade and shipping (Norwegian: Handels- og sjøfartsministeren) was a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Trade and Shipping. The position was created on 6 December 1947 when the position of minister of trade and industry was split into a portfolio for trade and shipping, and a minister of industry. As a prelude, a separate minister of shipping had been created between 1942 and 1945 to lead the Ministry of Shipping. The minister of trade and industry had its own ministry until 1988, when the responsibility was taken over by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The position was abolished in 1997, when the portfolio was taken over by the minister of trade and industry.

## 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.
Christian Democratic Party  Conservative Party  Labour Party  Liberal Party

## Ministers

| Photo | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet |
| | Arne Sunde | Liberal | 21 October 1942 | 25 June 1945 | 2 years, 247 days | Nygaardsvold |
| | Erik Brofoss | Labour | 6 December 1947 | 2 June 1954 | 6 years, 178 days | Gerhardsen II Torp |
| | Oscar Torp | Labour | 2 June 1954 | 15 June 1954 | 13 days | Torp |
| | Nils Langhelle | Labour | 15 June 1954 | 22 January 1955 | 221 days | Torp |
| | Arne Skaug | Labour | 22 January 1955 | 13 January 1962 | 6 years, 356 days | Gerhardsen III |
| | O. C. Gundersen | Labour | 13 January 1962 | 28 August 1963 | 1 year, 227 days | Gerhardsen III |
| | Kåre Willoch | Conservative | 28 August 1963 | 25 September 1963 | 28 days | Lyng |
| | Erik Himle | Labour | 25 September 1963 | 20 January 1964 | 117 days | Gerhardsen IV |
| | Trygve Lie | Labour | 20 January 1964 | 12 October 1965 | 1 year, 265 days | Gerhardsen IV |
| | Kåre Willoch | Conservative | 12 October 1965 | 5 June 1970 | 4 years, 236 days | Borten |
| | Otto Grieg Tidemand | Conservative | 5 June 1970 | 17 March 1971 | 285 days | Borten |
| | Per Kleppe | Labour | 17 March 1971 | 18 October 1972 | 1 year, 215 days | Bratteli I |
| — | Hallvard Eika | Liberal | 18 October 1972 | 16 October 1973 | 363 days | Korvald |
| | Jens Evensen | Labour | 16 October 1973 | 27 September 1974 | 346 days | Bratteli II |
| — | Einar Magnussen | Labour | 27 September 1974 | 15 January 1976 | 1 year, 110 days | Bratteli II |
| — | Hallvard Bakke | Labour | 15 January 1976 | 8 October 1979 | 3 years, 266 days | Nordli |
| | Reiulf Steen | Labour | 8 October 1979 | 4 February 1981 | 1 year, 119 days | Nordli |
| — | Kari Gjesteby | Labour | 4 February 1981 | 14 October 1981 | 252 days | Brundtland I |
| — | Arne Skauge | Conservative | 14 October 1981 | 8 June 1983 | 1 year, 237 days | Willoch I |
| — | Asbjørn Haugstvedt | Christian Democratic | 8 June 1983 | 9 May 1986 | 2 years, 335 days | Willoch II |
| — | Kurt Mosbakk | Labour | 9 May 1986 | 13 June 1988 | 2 years, 35 days | Brundtland II |
| | Jan Balstad | Labour | 13 June 1988 | 16 October 1989 | 1 year, 125 days | Brundtland II |
| | Kaci Kullmann Five | Conservative | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | 1 year, 18 days | Syse |
| — | Eldrid Nordbø | Labour | 3 November 1990 | 15 November 1991 | 1 year, 12 days | Brundtland III |
| | Bjorn Tore Godal | Labour | 15 November 1991 | 24 January 1994 | 2 years, 70 days | Brundtland III |
| — | Grete Knudsen | Labour | 24 January 1994 | 25 October 1996 | 2 years, 275 days | Brundtland III |