# Solberg's Cabinet

The Solberg Cabinet was the government of the Kingdom of Norway, headed by Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg as Prime Minister from 16 October 2013 to 14 October 2021. The government was appointed by King Harald V on 16 October 2013 following the parliamentary election on 9 September, consisting of the Conservative Party and the Progress Party as a minority government. On 16 December 2015, the cabinet was re-shuffled. The government secured renewed support following the 2017 parliamentary election. It was expanded on 14 January 2018, when an agreement was reached to include the Liberal Party, and further expanded on 22 January 2019 when the Christian Democratic Party joined the coalition. On 20 January 2020, the Progress Party announced that it would withdraw from the government, citing the decision to bring home the family of a sick child from Syria, which included the child's mother, a Norwegian citizen who had volunteered for the Islamic State.
On 12 October 2021, Solberg handed the government's resignation as a result of the majority against it following the 2021 election. The cabinet functioned as an interim government until the Støre Cabinet was sworn in.

## Parliamentary support from 2013 and majority government from 2019

The Government is a centre-right coalition. At its formation in 2013, it consisted of the Conservative Party and the Progress Party, relying on parliamentary support from the Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party through a separate agreement giving them influence on policy. The Liberal Party entered the government in January 2018, and so did the Christian Democratic Party in January 2019. The Progress Party left the coalition, the first Government in which it had participated, in January 2020. From January 2018 to January 2020 the coalition held a majority in the Parliament. The government is the first in Norway since 1986 in which centre-right parties have participated in a majority coalition.

## Name

By convention, a Norwegian government is usually named after the Prime Minister, in casu the Solberg Cabinet. The Government, however, has officially referred to itself (until the Liberal Party's entering) as the Høyre Frp Cabinet. Informally, it is called the Blue Cabinet and even the Blue Blue Cabinet, referring to Høyre's light blue and the Progress Party's dark blue party colour, respectively.

## Members

On 16 October 2013, Erna Solberg's cabinet ministers were formally appointed by King Harald V.
The Cabinet had 18 ministers; two fewer than the previous Stoltenberg cabinet. It had eleven ministers from the Conservatives and seven from Progress, reflecting the parties' numerical strength in Parliament.
The cabinet had nine men and nine women. Their average age on taking office was 43. Six ministers had studies in economics, four were jurists and four had studies in the humanities or social sciences.
Seven ministers hailed from Western Norway, including Listhaug who now represented Oslo. Seven ministers (including Listhaug) represented Eastern Norway, three ministers represented Trøndelag, one Northern Norway and one Sørlandet. Siv Jensen was the only minister who was born and grew up in Oslo.
On 16 December 2015, Solberg made a cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle increased the number of cabinet ministers from 18 to 20.
Three cabinet ministers were replaced on 20 December 2016.
A minor reshuffle happened on 20 October 2017 following the 2017 election.
The Liberal Party joined the coalition on 17 January 2018.
On 22 January 2019, with the Christian Democratic Party entering the coalition, the government consisted of 22 ministers, the greatest number ever in a Norwegian government.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg | 16 October 2013 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister, responsible for EEA Affairs and EU Relations, also Chief of Staff at the Office of the Prime Minister | Vidar Helgesen | 16 October 2013 | 16 December 2015 | Conservative |
| Minister of Finance | Siv Jensen | 16 October 2013 | 24 January 2020 | Progress |
| Minister of Finance | Jan Tore Sanner | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Local Government and Modernisation | Jan Tore Sanner | 16 October 2013 | 17 January 2018 | Conservative |
| Minister of Local Government and Modernisation | Monica Mæland | 17 January 2018 | 24 January 2020 | Conservative |
| Minister of Local Government and Modernisation | Nikolai Astrup | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Defence | Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide | 16 October 2013 | 20 October 2017 | Conservative |
| Minister of Defence | Frank Bakke-Jensen | 20 October 2017 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Børge Brende | 16 October 2013 | 20 October 2017 | Conservative |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide | 20 October 2017 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration | Anders Anundsen | 16 October 2013 | 20 December 2016 | Progress |
| Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration | Per-Willy Amundsen | 20 December 2016 | 17 January 2018 | Progress |
| Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration | Sylvi Listhaug | 17 January 2018 | 20 March 2018 | Progress |
| Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration | Tor Mikkel Wara | 4 April 2018 | 15 March 2019 | Progress |
| Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration | Jøran Kallmyr | 29 March 2019 | 24 January 2020 | Progress |
| Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration | Monica Mæland | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Monica Mæland | 16 October 2013 | 17 January 2018 | Conservative |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Torbjørn Røe Isaksen | 17 January 2018 | 24 January 2020 | Conservative |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Iselin Nybø | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Liberal |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Ketil Solvik-Olsen | 16 October 2013 | 31 August 2018 | Progress |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Jon Georg Dale | 31 August 2018 | 24 January 2020 | Progress |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Knut Arild Hareide | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Christian Democratic |
| Minister of Agriculture | Sylvi Listhaug | 16 October 2013 | 16 December 2015 | Progress |
| Minister of Agriculture | Jon Georg Dale | 16 December 2015 | 31 August 2018 | Progress |
| Minister of Agriculture | Bård André Hoksrud | 31 August 2018 | 22 January 2019 | Progress |
| Minister of Agriculture | Olaug Bollestad | 22 January 2019 | 14 October 2021 | Christian Democratic |
| Minister of Fisheries and Seafood | Elisabeth Aspaker | 16 October 2013 | 16 December 2015 | Conservative |
| Minister of Fisheries and Seafood | Per Sandberg | 16 December 2015 | 13 August 2018 | Progress |
| Minister of Fisheries and Seafood | Harald T. Nesvik | 13 August 2018 | 24 January 2020 | Progress |
| Minister of Fisheries and Seafood | Geir-Inge Sivertsen | 24 January 2020 | 2 March 2020 | Conservative |
| Minister of Fisheries and Seafood | Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen | 13 March 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Education and Research | Torbjørn Røe Isaksen | 16 October 2013 | 17 January 2018 | Conservative |
| Minister of Education and Research | Jan Tore Sanner | 17 January 2018 | 24 January 2020 | Conservative |
| Minister of Education and Research | Trine Skei Grande | 24 January 2020 | 13 March 2020 | Liberal |
| Minister of Education and Research | Guri Melby | 13 March 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Liberal |
| Minister of Higher Education and Research | Iselin Nybø | 17 January 2018 | 24 January 2020 | Liberal |
| Minister of Higher Education and Research | Henrik Asheim | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion | Solveig Horne | 16 October 2013 | 17 January 2018 | Progress |
| Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion | Linda Hofstad Helleland | 17 January 2018 | 22 January 2019 | Conservative |
| Minister of Children and Family Affairs | Kjell Ingolf Ropstad | 22 January 2019 | 20 September 2021 | Christian Democratic |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Tord Lien | 16 October 2013 | 20 December 2016 | Progress |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Terje Søviknes | 20 December 2016 | 31 August 2018 | Progress |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Kjell-Børge Freiberg | 31 August 2018 | 18 December 2019 | Progress |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Sylvi Listhaug | 18 December 2019 | 24 January 2020 | Progress |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Tina Bru | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Health and Care Services | Bent Høie | 16 October 2013 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Elderly and Public Health | Åse Michaelsen | 17 January 2018 | 3 May 2019 | Progress |
| Minister of Elderly and Public Health | Sylvi Listhaug | 3 May 2019 | 18 December 2019 | Progress |
| Minister of Elderly and Public Health | Terje Søviknes | 18 December 2019 | 24 January 2020 | Progress |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Robert Eriksson | 16 October 2013 | 16 December 2015 | Progress |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Anniken Hauglie | 16 December 2015 | 24 January 2020 | Conservative |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Torbjørn Røe Isaksen | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
| Minister of Culture and Church Affairs | Thorhild Widvey | 16 October 2013 | 16 December 2015 | Conservative |
| Minister of Culture and Church Affairs | Linda Hofstad Helleland | 16 December 2015 | 17 January 2018 | Conservative |
| Minister of Culture and Church Affairs | Trine Skei Grande | 17 January 2018 | 24 January 2020 | Liberal |
| Minister of Culture and Church Affairs | Abid Raja | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Liberal |
| Minister of Climate and the Environment | Tine Sundtoft | 16 October 2013 | 16 December 2015 | Conservative |
| Minister of Climate and the Environment | Vidar Helgesen | 16 December 2015 | 17 January 2018 | Conservative |
| Minister of Climate and the Environment | Ola Elvestuen | 17 January 2018 | 24 January 2020 | Liberal |
| Minister of Climate and the Environment | Sveinung Rotevatn | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Liberal |
| Minister of Migration and Integration | Sylvi Listhaug | 16 December 2015 | 17 January 2018 | Progress |
| Minister of European Affairs and Nordic Cooperation | Elisabeth Aspaker | 16 December 2015 | 20 December 2016 | Conservative |
| Minister of European Affairs and Nordic Cooperation | Frank Bakke-Jensen | 20 December 2016 | 20 October 2017 | Conservative |
| Minister of European Affairs and Nordic Cooperation | Marit Berger Røsland | 20 October 2017 | 17 January 2018 | Conservative |
| Minister of International Development | Nikolai Astrup | 17 January 2018 | 22 January 2019 | Conservative |
| Minister of International Development | Dag Inge Ulstein | 22 January 2019 | 14 October 2021 | Christian Democratic |
| Minister of Digital Affairs | Nikolai Astrup | 22 January 2019 | 24 January 2020 | Conservative |
| Minister of Public Security | Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde | 22 January 2019 | 24 January 2020 | Progress |
| Minister of Regional and Digital Affairs | Linda Hofstad Helleland | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Conservative |
* ↑ became Minister of Climate and the Environment
* ↑ became Minister of Education and Integration
* ↑ became Minister of Foreign Affairs
* ↑ Minister of Migration and Integration was separate minister from 2015 to 2018
* ↑ became Minister of Local Government and Modernisation
* ↑ became Minister of Migration and Integration
* ↑ until 2015 also Minister for Nordic Cooperation Affairs
* ↑ became Minister of European Affairs and Nordic Cooperation
* ↑ became Minister of Trade and Industry
* ↑ became Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
* ↑ became Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration
* ↑ became Minister of Defence

## State Secretaries

| Ministry | State Secretary | Period | Party |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Julie Brodtkorb | - 21 April 2017 | Conservative |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Lars Øy | | Conservative |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Sigbjørn Aanes | | Conservative |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Fredrik Färber | - 17 October 2014 | Progress |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Marit Berger Røsland | 17 October 2014 - 16 December 2015 | Conservative |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Tore Vamraak | - 19 June 2015 | Conservative |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Torkild Haukaas | 19 June 2015 - | Conservative |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Ingvild Næss Stub | 19 June 2015 - | Conservative |
| Office of the Prime Minister | Laila Bokhari | - 15 August 2016 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Bård Glad Pedersen | - 18 September 2015 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Hans Brattskar | - 7 August 2015 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Pål Arne Davidsen | - 22 November 2013 | Progress |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Morten Høglund | 22 November 2013 - 16 December 2015 | Progress |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Ingvild Næss Stub | - 19 June 2015 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Elsbeth Tronstad | 19 June 2015 - | Conservative |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Tone Skogen | 7 August 2015 - | Conservative |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Laila Bokhari | 15 August 2016 - | Conservative |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Tore Hattrem | 18 December 2015 - 23 September 2016 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Marit Berger Røsland | 23 September 2016 - 2017 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Finance | Paal Bjørnestad | - 16 December 2016 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Finance | Jon Gunnar Pedersen | - 19 June 2015 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Finance | Tore Vamraak | 19 June 2015 - | Conservative |
| Ministry of Finance | Jørgen Næsje | | Progress |
| Ministry of Finance | Ole Berget | - 17 October 2014 | Progress |
| Ministry of Finance | Himanshu Gulati | 17 October 2014 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Finance | Jon Georg Dale | 17 October 2014 - 16 December 2015 | Progress |
| Ministry of Finance | Cecilie Brein-Karlsen | 20 December 2016 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Defence | Øystein Bø | | Conservative |
| Ministry of Local Government and Modernization | Paul Chaffey | | Conservative |
| Ministry of Local Government and Modernization | Kristin Holm Jensen | | Conservative |
| Ministry of Local Government and Modernization | Anders Bals | - 28 November 2014 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Local Government and Modernization | Anne Karin Olli | 28 November 2014 - | Conservative |
| Ministry of Local Government and Modernization | Jardar Jensen | - 6 November 2015 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Local Government and Modernization | Grete Ellingsen | 6 November 2015 - | Conservative |
| Ministry of Local Government and Modernization | Per Willy Amundsen | - 20 December 2016 | Progress |
| Ministry of Health and Care | Anne Grethe Erlandsen | | Conservative |
| Ministry of Health and Care | Lisbeth Normann | | Conservative |
| Ministry of Health and Care | Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg | - 15 April 2016 | Progress |
| Ministry of Health and Care | Cecilie Brein-Karlsen | - 20 December 2016 | Progress |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food | Hanne Blåfjelldal | | Progress |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food | Ingvild Ofte Arntsen | 30 October 2020-14 October 2021 | Christian Democrat |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Bård Hoksrud | - 5 June 2015 | Progress |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Reynir Johannesson | 5 June 2015 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Jon Georg Dale | - 17 October 2014 | Progress |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Tom Cato Karlsen | 17 October 2014 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | John-Ragnar Aarset | - 16 December 2015 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Amund Drønen Ringdal | 16 December 2015 – 11 May 2016 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Ingvild Ofte Arntsen | 24 January 2020-30 October 2020 | Christian Democrat |
| Ministry of Trade and Fisheries | Dilek Ayhan | | Conservative |
| Ministry of Trade and Fisheries | Eirik Lae Solberg | – 3 April 2014 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Trade and Fisheries | Lars Jacob Hiim | 3 April 2014 – | Conservative |
| Ministry of Trade and Fisheries | Amund Drønen Ringdal | – 16 December 2015 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | Torkil Åmland | – 16 December 2015 | Progress |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | Kristian Dahlberg Hauge | – 29 April 2016 | Progress |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | Thor Kleppen Sættem | 25 October 2013 – 20 December 2016 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | Christl Kvam | 2015 – | Conservative |
| Ministry of Culture | Knut Olav Åmås | - 6 June 2014 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Culture | Bjørgulv Vinje Borgundvaag | 6 June 2014 - 8 January 2016 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Culture | Himanshu Gulati | 15 January 2016 - | Progress |
| Ministry of the Environment | Lars Andreas Lunde | | Conservative |
| Ministry of Petroleum and Energy | Kåre Fostervold | - 23 October 2015 | Progress |
| Ministry of Petroleum and Energy | Kjell-Børge Freiberg | 23 October 2015 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Himanshu Gulati | - 17 October 2014 | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Jøran Kallmyr | 17 October 2014 - 19 February 2016 | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Vidar Brein-Karlsen | | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Hans J. Røsjorde | 25 October 2013 - 19 June 2015 | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Gjermund Hagesæter | 19 June 2015 - 20 December 2016 | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Thor Kleppen Sættem | 20 December 2016 – | Conservative |
| Ministry of Justice | Marit Berger Røsland | 16 December 2015 - 23 September 2016 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Justice | Torkil Åmland | 29 September 2017 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Toril Charlotte Ulleberg Reynolds | 1 October 2017 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Knut Morten Johansen | 17 January 2018 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Justice | Sveinung Rotevatn | 17 January 2018 - | Liberal |
| Ministry of Children and Social Inclusion | Maria Hoff Aanes | - 17 October 2014 | Progress |
| Ministry of Children and Social Inclusion | Kai-Morten Terning | 17 October 2014 - | Progress |
| Ministry of Children and Social Inclusion | Ida Krag | 26 November 2015 - 6 January 2016 (acting) | Progress |
| Ministry of Children and Social Inclusion | Jøran Kallmyr | 16 December 2015 - 19 February 2016 | Progress |
| Ministry of Children and Social Inclusion | Marit Berger Røsland | 16 December 2015 - 1 April 2016 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Children and Social Inclusion | Vidar Brein-Karlsen | 19 February 2016 - 1 April 2016 | Progress |
| Ministry of Children and Family Affairs | Ingvild Ofte Arntsen | 30 October 2020-14 October 2021 | Christian Democrat |
| Ministry of Education | Bjørn Haugstad | 16 October 2013-22 February 2018 | Conservative |
| Ministry of Education | Birgitte Jordahl | 25 October 2013 – 12 August 2016 | Conservative |