Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norway)

Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway
Klima- og miljøvernministeren
since 16 October 2023
Ministry of the Environment
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
with approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
Formation8 May 1972
First holderOlav Gjærevoll
DeputyState secretaries at the Ministry of the Environment
Websiteregjeringen.no/

The Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norwegian: Klima- og miljøministeren) is a Councilor of State and Chief of Norway's Ministry of the Environment. The current minister is Andreas Bjelland Eriksen. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues, including influencing environmental impacts on other ministries.[1] Subordinate agencies include the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Polar Institute, the Environment Agency and the Mapping Authority.[2]

The minister and minister post were established on 8 May 1972. The title was known as the Minister of the Environment until 2013.[3] Nineteen people from six parties have held the position. Thorbjørn Berntsen of the Labour Party has held the position the longest, a week short of seven years. Gro Harlem Brundtland, who held the position for five years, later became Prime Minister. Erik Solheim of the Socialist Left Party held the position concurrently with being Minister of International Development.[4]

  1. ^ "Areas of responsibility". About the ministry. Government.no. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Subordinate agencies". About the ministry. Government.no. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Historical background". About the ministry. Government.no. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference stoltenberg2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).