# Minister of Transport of Norway

The Minister of Transport (Norwegian: Samferdelsministeren) is a Councillor of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. The post has been held by Jon-Ivar Nygård of the Labour Party since 2021. The ministry is responsible for policy and public operations within postal services, telecommunications, civil aviation, public roads, rail transport, and public transport, including ferry services that are part of national roads and coastal transport infrastructure. The ministry has seven agencies and four limited companies, including the airport operator Avinor, railway operator Vy, the Norwegian National Rail Administration, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, and Norway Post. There are also inspectorates and authorities related to accident investigation, civil aviation, and railways.
The position was created with the ministry on 22 February 1946, when Nils Langhelle (Labour) was appointed. The ministry and minister positions were split out from the Ministry of Labour. Twenty-eight people have held the position, representing six parties. Sixteen people have represented the Labour Party, five for the Centre Party, two for the Christian Democratic Party, the Conservative Party, and the Liberal Party, and one for the Progress Party. Kjell Opseth (Labour) is the longest-sitting minister, who sat a week short of six years. Lars Leiro (Centre) sat for only four weeks, giving him the shortest tenure. He both succeeded and preceded Trygve Bratteli, the only person to have held the position twice and the only officeholder to later become Prime Minister.

## Key

The following lists the minister, their party, the date they assumed and left office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.
Labour Party  Centre Party  Conservative Party  Christian Democratic Party  Liberal Party  Progress Party

## Ministers

| Photo | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet |
| | Nils Langhelle | Labour | 22 February 1946 | 5 January 1952 | 5 years, 317 days | Gerhardsen II Torp |
| — | Jakob Martin Pettersen | Labour | 5 January 1952 | 22 January 1955 | 3 years, 17 days | Torp |
| — | Kolbjørn Varmann | Labour | 22 January 1955 | 23 April 1960 | 5 years, 92 days | Gerhardsen III |
| | Trygve Bratteli | Labour | 23 April 1960 | 28 August 1963 | 3 years, 127 days | Gerhardsen III |
| — | Lars Leiro | Centre | 28 August 1963 | 25 September 1963 | 28 days | Lyng |
| | Trygve Bratteli | Labour | 25 September 1963 | 20 January 1964 | 117 days | Gerhardsen IV |
| | Erik Himle | Labour | 20 January 1964 | 12 October 1965 | 1 year, 265 days | Gerhardsen IV |
| | Håkon Kyllingmark | Conservative | 12 October 1965 | 17 March 1971 | 5 years, 156 days | Borten |
| | Reiulf Steen | Labour | 17 March 1971 | 18 October 1972 | 1 year, 215 days | Bratteli I |
| — | John Austrheim | Centre | 18 October 1972 | 16 October 1973 | 363 days | Korvald |
| — | Annemarie Lorentzen | Labour | 16 October 1973 | 15 January 1976 | 2 years, 91 days | Bratteli II |
| — | Ragnar Christiansen | Labour | 15 January 1976 | 11 January 1978 | 1 year, 361 days | Nordli |
| — | Asbjørn Jordahl | Labour | 11 January 1978 | 8 October 1979 | 1 year, 270 days | Nordli |
| — | Ronald Bye | Labour | 8 October 1979 | 14 October 1981 | 2 years, 6 days | Nordli Brundtland I |
| — | Inger Koppernæs | Conservative | 14 October 1981 | 8 June 1983 | 1 year, 237 days | Willoch I |
| | Johan J. Jakobsen | Centre | 8 June 1983 | 9 May 1986 | 2 years, 335 days | Willoch II |
| — | Kjell Borgen | Labour | 9 May 1986 | 13 June 1988 | 2 years, 35 days | Brundtland II |
| | William Engseth | Labour | 13 June 1988 | 16 October 1989 | 1 year, 125 days | Brundtland II |
| — | Lars Gunnar Lie | Christian Democratic | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | 1 year, 18 days | Syse |
| | Kjell Opseth | Labour | 3 November 1990 | 25 October 1996 | 5 years, 357 days | Brundtland III |
| — | Sissel Rønbeck | Labour | 25 October 1996 | 17 October 1997 | 357 days | Jagland |
| | Odd Einar Dørum | Liberal | 17 October 1997 | 15 March 1999 | 1 year, 149 days | Bondevik I |
| — | Dag Jostein Fjærvoll | Christian Democratic | 15 March 1999 | 17 March 2000 | 1 year, 2 days | Bondevik I |
| | Terje Moe Gustavsen | Labour | 17 March 2000 | 19 October 2001 | 1 year, 216 days | Stoltenberg I |
| | Torild Skogsholm | Liberal | 19 October 2001 | 17 October 2005 | 3 years, 363 days | Bondevik II |
| | Liv Signe Navarsete | Centre | 17 October 2005 | 20 October 2009 | 4 years, 3 days | Stoltenberg II |
| | Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa | Centre | 20 October 2009 | 18 June 2012 | 2 years, 242 days | Stoltenberg II |
| | Marit Arnstad | Centre | 18 June 2012 | 16 October 2013 | 1 year, 120 days | Stoltenberg II |
| | Ketil Solvik-Olsen | Progress | 16 October 2013 | 31 August 2018 | 4 years, 319 days | Solberg |
| | Jon Georg Dale | Progress | 31 August 2018 | 24 January 2020 | 1 year, 146 days | Solberg |
| | Knut Arild Hareide | Christian Democratic | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | 1 year, 263 days | Solberg |
| | Jon-Ivar Nygård | Labour | 14 October 2021 | present | 3 years, 107 days | Støre |