Minister of Defence (Norway)
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The Norwegian Minister of Defence
Defence minister
A defence minister is a person in a cabinet position in charge of a Ministry of Defence, which regulates the armed forces in some sovereign nations...
is a Councillor of the Council of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence
Norwegian Ministry of Defence
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies. The ministry is located at Glacisgata 1, Oslo,...
, the position has existed since the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy was combined into the Minister of Defence. The Minister is supported by a political staff, currently made up by State Secretary Roger Ingebrigsten and Political adviser Kathrine Raddum, and a bureaucracy headed by Secretary General Erik Lund-Isaksen.
Between 1819 and 1885 the Ministry was split into two different ministries, the Ministry of the Navy
Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs (Norway)
The Norwegian Minister of Navy and Postal Affairs was the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Navy and Postal Affairs. The position existed from 1815 to 1885, but was named Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs only from 1861....
and the Army Ministry.
List of Norwegian Ministers of Defence
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| The position was named Chief of 6th Ministry from 1814 to 1818 | ||
| Diderik Hegermann Diderik Hegermann Diderik Hegermann was a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly, the Norwegian councillor of state of the 6th Ministry in 1814 and 1814–1815, and Minister of the Army 1815–1816.-References:... |
1814 | 1816 |
| Peter Motzfeldt Peter Motzfeldt Peter Motzfeldt was a member of the constitutional assembly in Norway in 1814, then a Norwegian member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1814-1816, 1818-1819, 1824-1825, 1828-1829, 1831-1832, and 1834-1835, Minister of the Army 1816-1818 and 1819-1822, and Minister of Auditing... |
1816 | 1818 |
| Mathias Sommerhielm Mathias Sommerhielm Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm was a Norwegian politician.He served as First Minister in Christiania from 1815 to 1822, a position assigned to the most prominent cabinet minister at the time. In 1822, he became Prime Minister of Norway, an office located in Stockholm. He held the office until 1827,... |
1818 | 1819 |
| The position was named Minister of the Army from 1818 to 1885 | ||
| Jonas Collett Jonas Collett Jonas Collett was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. Being known as one of the "Eidsvoll men", he played an important role in the events of Norway in 1814.... |
1819 | 1819 |
| Nicolai Krog | 1822 | 1825 |
| Jørgen Herman Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt was a Norwegian politician who served as first minister of Norway from 1855 to 1858, during the personal union between Sweden and Norway... |
1825 | 1826 |
| Nicolai Krog | 1826 | 1828 |
| Thomas Fasting Thomas Fasting Thomas Fasting was a Norwegian temporary councillor of state in 1814, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm for six periods between 1817-1836, and Minister of the Navy in eight periods between 1815-1839, as well as head of the Ministry of the Army in 1828 and 1832.-References:... |
1828 | 1829 |
| Nicolai Krog | 1839 | 1832 |
| Thomas Fasting Thomas Fasting Thomas Fasting was a Norwegian temporary councillor of state in 1814, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm for six periods between 1817-1836, and Minister of the Navy in eight periods between 1815-1839, as well as head of the Ministry of the Army in 1828 and 1832.-References:... |
1832 | 1833 |
| Nicolai Krog | 1833 | 1835 |
| Valentin Sibbern | 1835 | 1836 |
| Nicolai Krog | 1836 | 1837 |
| Palle Rømer Fleischer Palle Rømer Fleischer Palle Rømer Fleischer was the Norwegian Minister of the Army in five periods between 1837 and 1848, and a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm three times between 1839 and 1847. Fleischer was a lieutenant general by profession.... |
1837 | 1839 |
| Oluf Borch de Schouboe Oluf Borch de Schouboe Oluf Borch de Schouboe was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1836, 1839-1840 and 1843-1844, Minister of Auditing 1838-1839 and 1841-1842, Minister of the Army 1839 and 1842-1843, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1837-1838, 1840-1841, 1844. He belonged... |
1839 | 1839 |
| Valentin Sibbern | 1839 | 1840 |
| Palle Rømer Fleischer Palle Rømer Fleischer Palle Rømer Fleischer was the Norwegian Minister of the Army in five periods between 1837 and 1848, and a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm three times between 1839 and 1847. Fleischer was a lieutenant general by profession.... |
1840 | 1842 |
| Oluf Borch de Schouboe Oluf Borch de Schouboe Oluf Borch de Schouboe was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1836, 1839-1840 and 1843-1844, Minister of Auditing 1838-1839 and 1841-1842, Minister of the Army 1839 and 1842-1843, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1837-1838, 1840-1841, 1844. He belonged... |
1842 | 1843 |
| Palle Rømer Fleischer Palle Rømer Fleischer Palle Rømer Fleischer was the Norwegian Minister of the Army in five periods between 1837 and 1848, and a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm three times between 1839 and 1847. Fleischer was a lieutenant general by profession.... |
1843 | 1846 |
| Valentin Sibbern | 1846 | 1847 |
| Palle Rømer Fleischer Palle Rømer Fleischer Palle Rømer Fleischer was the Norwegian Minister of the Army in five periods between 1837 and 1848, and a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm three times between 1839 and 1847. Fleischer was a lieutenant general by profession.... |
1847 | 1848 |
| Thomas Edvard von Westen Sylow Thomas Edvard von Westen Sylow Thomas Edvard von Westen Sylow was the Norwegian Minister of the Army 1848–1852 and 1852–1853, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1851–1852 and 1853–1854.... |
1848 | 1851 |
| Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen was a Norwegian politician and served as the de facto Prime minister of Norway during the personal union of Sweden-Norway from 1858 to 1861.- Early life :... |
1851 | 1852 |
| Ole Wilhelm Erichsen Ole Wilhelm Erichsen Ole Wilhelm Erichsen was the Norwegian Minister of the Navy 1848-1852 and 1853-1856. He was temporarily appointed councillor of state in interim government in Stockholm 1852-1853, and was member of the Council of State Division 1852-1853. Erichsen was a military captain by profession before his... |
1852 | 1852 |
| Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen was a Norwegian politician and served as the de facto Prime minister of Norway during the personal union of Sweden-Norway from 1858 to 1861.- Early life :... |
1852 | 1853 |
| Thomas Edvard von Westen Sylow Thomas Edvard von Westen Sylow Thomas Edvard von Westen Sylow was the Norwegian Minister of the Army 1848–1852 and 1852–1853, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1851–1852 and 1853–1854.... |
1852 | 1853 |
| Hans Glad Bloch Hans Glad Bloch Hans Glad Bloch was a 19th-century Norwegian military officer and government official. Born in Sør-Odal, he reached the rank of General in 1850. His career included a period as commander of the Norwegian Military Academy and commanding positions at the fortresses of Bergenhus and Fredriksten... |
1853 | 1856 |
| Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen was a Norwegian politician and served as the de facto Prime minister of Norway during the personal union of Sweden-Norway from 1858 to 1861.- Early life :... |
1856 | 1857 |
| Harald Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland was a Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer. Having reached the rank of Major General by 1859, he served as Minister of the Army for several periods between 1857 and 1868. He later became Lieutenant General... (acting) |
1857 | 1857 |
| Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen was a Norwegian politician and served as the de facto Prime minister of Norway during the personal union of Sweden-Norway from 1858 to 1861.- Early life :... |
1857 | 1857 |
| Hans Glad Bloch Hans Glad Bloch Hans Glad Bloch was a 19th-century Norwegian military officer and government official. Born in Sør-Odal, he reached the rank of General in 1850. His career included a period as commander of the Norwegian Military Academy and commanding positions at the fortresses of Bergenhus and Fredriksten... |
1857 | 1860 |
| Harald Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland was a Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer. Having reached the rank of Major General by 1859, he served as Minister of the Army for several periods between 1857 and 1868. He later became Lieutenant General... |
1860 | 1862 |
| August Christian Manthey August Christian Manthey August Christian Manthey was a Norwegian Minister who held several government posts in the period 1856-1875. He served as Minister of Auditing, Justice, Finance, the Interior, the Navy and the Army, as well as being member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in different... |
1862 | 1863 |
| Harald Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland was a Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer. Having reached the rank of Major General by 1859, he served as Minister of the Army for several periods between 1857 and 1868. He later became Lieutenant General... |
1863 | 1866 |
| August Christian Manthey August Christian Manthey August Christian Manthey was a Norwegian Minister who held several government posts in the period 1856-1875. He served as Minister of Auditing, Justice, Finance, the Interior, the Navy and the Army, as well as being member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in different... |
1866 | 1867 |
| Harald Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland was a Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer. Having reached the rank of Major General by 1859, he served as Minister of the Army for several periods between 1857 and 1868. He later became Lieutenant General... |
1867 | 1868 |
| Niels Christian Irgens | 1868 | 1872 |
| August Christian Manthey August Christian Manthey August Christian Manthey was a Norwegian Minister who held several government posts in the period 1856-1875. He served as Minister of Auditing, Justice, Finance, the Interior, the Navy and the Army, as well as being member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in different... |
1872 | 1872 |
| Lorentz Henrik Müller Segelcke Lorentz Henrik Müller Segelcke Lorentz Henrik Müller Segelcke was a Norwegian military officer, engineer and politician. He served as Norwegian Minister of the Army twice in the 1870s, and was the director-general of the Norwegian State Railways from 1883 to 1899.-Personal life:He was born at Bogstad as a son of premier... |
1872 | 1874 |
| Christian Selmer | 1874 | 1875 |
| Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull (acting) | 1875 | 1875 |
| Christian Selmer | 1875 | 1875 |
| Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull (acting) | 1875 | 1875 |
| Lorentz Henrik Müller Segelcke Lorentz Henrik Müller Segelcke Lorentz Henrik Müller Segelcke was a Norwegian military officer, engineer and politician. He served as Norwegian Minister of the Army twice in the 1870s, and was the director-general of the Norwegian State Railways from 1883 to 1899.-Personal life:He was born at Bogstad as a son of premier... |
1875 | 1877 |
| Adolph Frederik Munthe Adolph Frederik Munthe Adolph Frederik Munthe was the Norwegian Minister of the Army 1877-1879, 1880-1881 and 1881-1884, as well as member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1879-1880 and 1881.... |
1877 | 1879 |
| Christian Selmer | 1879 | 1880 |
| Adolph Frederik Munthe Adolph Frederik Munthe Adolph Frederik Munthe was the Norwegian Minister of the Army 1877-1879, 1880-1881 and 1881-1884, as well as member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1879-1880 and 1881.... |
1880 | 1881 |
| Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull (acting) | 1881 | 1881 |
| Adolph Frederik Munthe Adolph Frederik Munthe Adolph Frederik Munthe was the Norwegian Minister of the Army 1877-1879, 1880-1881 and 1881-1884, as well as member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1879-1880 and 1881.... |
1881 | 1884 |
| Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull (acting) | 1884 | 1884 |
| Lars Christian Dahll Lars Christian Dahll Lars Christian Dahll was a Norwegian military officer and politician.He chaired Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug from 1878 to 1881. On 3 April 1884, he was made Minister of the Army in the short-lived cabinet of Christian Homann Schweigaard, who had to resign on 26... |
1884 | 1884 |
| Ludvig Daae | 1884 | 1885 |
| The position was named Minister of Defence from 1885 to present | ||
| Johan Sverdrup Johan Sverdrup Johan Sverdrup was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party. He was the first Prime Minister of Norway after the introduction of parliamentarism. Sverdrup was Prime Minister from 1884 to 1889.- Early years :... |
1885 | 1889 |
| Edvard Hans Hoff Edvard Hans Hoff Edvard Hans Hoff was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Defense 1889-1891. Hoff was military officer, and was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1905... |
1889 | 1891 |
| Peter Theodor Holst Peter Theodor Holst Peter Theodor Holst was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Defence 1891-1893 and 1898-1900. Holst was an officer by profession, and was made Major General in 1899.-References:... |
1891 | 1893 |
| Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1893-1894, 1895-1898, 1905-1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894-1895.... |
1893 | 1894 |
| Johannes Winding Harbitz Johannes Winding Harbitz Johannes Winding Harbitz was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Askvold as the oldest son of vicar and politician Georg Prahl Harbitz and his wife Maren Mariken Hof. He enrolled as a student in 1850, but soon took off to work at sea... |
1894 | 1895 |
| Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1893-1894, 1895-1898, 1905-1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894-1895.... |
1895 | 1898 |
| Peter Theodor Holst Peter Theodor Holst Peter Theodor Holst was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Defence 1891-1893 and 1898-1900. Holst was an officer by profession, and was made Major General in 1899.-References:... |
1898 | 1900 |
| Georg Stang | 1900 | 1903 |
| Thomas Heftye | 1903 | 1903 |
| Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 1903 to 1905.He died in 1919 and was buried at Vestre gravlund. His son and grandson were both named Oscar Sigvald Strugstad.... |
1903 | 1905 |
| Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1893-1894, 1895-1898, 1905-1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894-1895.... |
1905 | 1907 |
| Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907... (acting) |
1907 | 1907 |
| Karl Friedrich Griffin Dawes Karl Friedrich Griffin Dawes Karl Friedrich Griffin Dawes was a Norwegian naval officer and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1907 to 1908.-Career:... |
1907 | 1908 |
| Thomas Heftye | 1908 | 1908 |
| Haakon Ditlev Lowzow Haakon Ditlev Lowzow Haakon Ditlev Lowzow was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1908 to 1909.-Personal life:... |
1908 | 1909 |
| August Geelmuyden Spørck August Geelmuyden Spørck August Geelmuyden Spørck was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1909 to 1910.-Career:... |
1909 | 1910 |
| Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull | 1910 | 1912 |
| Jens Bratlie Jens Bratlie Jens Kristian Meinich Bratlie was a Norwegian politician, representing the Conservative Party. He was born in Nordre Land. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1912 to 1913.-References:* - Government.no... |
1912 | 1913 |
| Hans Vilhelm Keilhau Hans Vilhelm Keilhau Hans Vilhelm Dopp Mandall Keilhau was a Norwegian military officer and a politician for the Liberal Party. He served as Minister of Defence 1913-1914. Keilhau resigned at the outbreak of World War I.-References:... |
1913 | 1914 |
| Christian Theodor Holtfodt Christian Theodor Holtfodt Christian Theodor Holtfodt was a Norwegian officer and a politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Defense 1914-1919. He was said to be "Norway's most independent man", and fought for a strong defence to protect Norwegian neutrality.-References:... |
1914 | 1919 |
| Rudolf Elias Peersen Rudolf Elias Peersen Rudolf Elias Peersen was Norwegian Minister of Defense in 1919.... |
1919 | 1919 |
| Ivar Aavatsmark Ivar Aavatsmark Ivar Aavatsmark was a Norwegian corporate executive and forester from Høylandet. He was director of the Norwegian Forest Owners Association for forty years, between 1942 and 1982. He was one of the architects behind the Norske Skog corporation that was started by the association. He died in... |
1919 | 1920 |
| Karl Wilhelm Wefring Karl Wilhelm Wefring Karl Wilhelm Wefring was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1920-1921, 1923-1924 and 1926.... |
1920 | 1921 |
| Ivar Aavatsmark Ivar Aavatsmark Ivar Aavatsmark was a Norwegian corporate executive and forester from Høylandet. He was director of the Norwegian Forest Owners Association for forty years, between 1942 and 1982. He was one of the architects behind the Norske Skog corporation that was started by the association. He died in... |
1921 | 1923 |
| Karl Wilhelm Wefring Karl Wilhelm Wefring Karl Wilhelm Wefring was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1920-1921, 1923-1924 and 1926.... |
1923 | 1924 |
| Rolf Jacobsen | 1924 | 1926 |
| Karl Wilhelm Wefring Karl Wilhelm Wefring Karl Wilhelm Wefring was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1920-1921, 1923-1924 and 1926.... |
1926 | 1926 |
| Ingolf Elster Christensen | 1926 | 1928 |
| Fredrik Monsen | 1928 | 1928 |
| Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. A lawyer by profession, he worked as editor of Sunnmørsposten from 1918 to 1928, and again in 1931 and 1934. He served as Minister of Defense in the second government of Johan Mowinckel 1928-1931... |
1928 | 1931 |
| Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling was a Norwegian politician. On 9 April 1940, with the German invasion of Norway in progress, he seized power in a Nazi-backed coup d'etat that garnered him international infamy. From 1942 to 1945 he served as Minister-President, working with the occupying... |
1931 | 1933 |
| Jens Isak de Lange Kobro Jens Isak de Lange Kobro Jens Isak de Lange Kobro was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Defence 1933-1935.-References:... |
1933 | 1935 |
| Fredrik Monsen | 1935 | 1935 |
| Adolf Indrebø Adolf Indrebø Adolf Oliverson Indrebø was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He hailed from Førde, but moved to Oslo as a student. He was a member of Oslo city council from 1917 to 1934, serving as mayor from 1929 to 1931.... |
1935 | 1935 |
| Oscar Torp Oscar Torp was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was party leader from 1923 to 1945, and mayor of Oslo in 1935 and 1936. In 1935 he became acting Minister of Defence in the government of Johan Nygaardsvold. He was also Minister of Social Affairs from 1936 to 1939, and then Minister of... (acting) |
1935 | 1936 |
| Fredrik Monsen | 1936 | 1939 |
| Birger Ljungberg Birger Ljungberg Birger Ljungberg was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1939–1942.... |
1939 | 1942 |
| Oscar Torp Oscar Torp was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was party leader from 1923 to 1945, and mayor of Oslo in 1935 and 1936. In 1935 he became acting Minister of Defence in the government of Johan Nygaardsvold. He was also Minister of Social Affairs from 1936 to 1939, and then Minister of... (government in exile) |
1942 | 1945 |
| Alf Whist Alf Whist Alf Larsen Whist was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for Nasjonal Samling.He was born in Fredrikshald as a son of Svend Larsen and Sofie Mathilde Laumann . He was married to Augusta Kathinka Hals from 1904. He finished middle school in 1896, and after a period at sea he started working... (Quisling puppet government Quisling regime The Quisling regime, or the Quisling government are common names used to refer to the collaborationist government led by Vidkun Quisling in occupied Norway during the Second World War. The official name of the regime from 1 February 1942 until its dissolution in May 1945 was Nasjonale regjering... ) (minister without portfolio with responsibility for the war effort of private businesses) |
1942 | 1945 |
| Jens Christian Hauge Jens Christian Hauge Jens Christian Hauge , often written Jens Chr. Hauge, was a Norwegian World War II resistance figure and politician who was the leader of the secret military organization Milorg during WWII... |
1945 | 1952 |
| Nils Langhelle Nils Langhelle Nils Langhelle was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Labour 1945-1946, Norway's first Minister of Transport and Communications 1946-1951 and 1951–1952, Minister of Defense 1952-1954, Minister of Trade and Shipping 1954-1955 and President of the Storting from May 7, 1958... |
1952 | 1954 |
| Kai Birger Knudsen Kai Birger Knudsen Kai Birger Knudsen was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Vardø as a son of kemner Kai Angell Knudsen and Julie Huse . He enrolled as a student in 1922, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1926... |
1954 | 1955 |
| Nils Handal | 1955 | 1961 |
| Gudmund Harlem Gudmund Harlem Gudmund Harlem was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1955 to 1961 and Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1961 to 1965... |
1961 | 1963 |
| Håkon Kyllingmark | 1963 | 1963 |
| Gudmund Harlem Gudmund Harlem Gudmund Harlem was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1955 to 1961 and Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1961 to 1965... |
1963 | 1965 |
| Otto Grieg Tidemand Otto Grieg Tidemand Otto Grieg Tidemand was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Oslo.From 1965 to 5 June 1970 he served as the Minister of Defence during the centre-right cabinet of Per Borten... |
1965 | 1970 |
| Gunnar Hellesen | 1970 | 1971 |
| Alv Fostervoll | 1971 | 1972 |
| Johan Kleppe Johan Kleppe Johan Kleppe is a Norwegian veterinarian and politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1969, but was not re-elected in 1973... |
1972 | 1973 |
| Alv Fostervoll | 1973 | 1976 |
| Rolf Arthur Hansen Rolf Arthur Hansen Rolf Arthur Hansen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was personal secretary to Minister of Social Affairs 1956-1959, Minister of Defense 1976-1979, and Minister of Environmental Affairs 1979-1981, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation 1980-1981.-References:... |
1976 | 1979 |
| Thorvald Stoltenberg Thorvald Stoltenberg Thorvald Stoltenberg is a former Norwegian politician. His ancestors stem from Northern Germany and emigrated to Norway in the 17th century. He served as Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs in two Labour governments.From 1989 to 1990 he was appointed Norwegian Ambassador to the UN... |
1979 | 1981 |
| Anders C. Sjaastad Anders C. Sjaastad Anders Christian Sjaastad is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and a parliamentary representative for Oslo 1993-1997. He was Minister of Defense 1981-1986.-References:... |
1981 | 1986 |
| Rolf Presthus Rolf Presthus Rolf Presthus was a Norwegian politician, who was chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway 1986-1988.Presthus was also Minister of Finance 1981-1986, and Minister of Defence in 1986.... |
1986 | 1986 |
| Johan Jørgen Holst Johan Jørgen Holst Johan Jørgen Holst was a Norwegian politician representing Labour, best known for his involvement with the Oslo Accords.... |
1986 | 1989 |
| Per Ditlev-Simonsen Per Ditlev-Simonsen Per Ditlev-Simonsen is a Norwegian politician. He was the mayor of Oslo, representing the Conservative Party, from 1995 to 2007. He stepped down on 23 August 2007 following the Swiss bank-account scandal.... |
1989 | 1990 |
| Johan Jørgen Holst Johan Jørgen Holst Johan Jørgen Holst was a Norwegian politician representing Labour, best known for his involvement with the Oslo Accords.... |
1990 | 1993 |
| Jørgen Kosmo Jørgen Kosmo Jørgen Hårek Kosmo is a Norwegian politician. Since 2005 he has been Auditor General of Norway, after representing the Labour Party in the Storting for 20 years, of which the final 4 years as President of the Storting.Kosmo was Minister of Defence from 1993 to 1997 and Minister of Labour and... |
1993 | 1997 |
| Dag Jostein Fjærvoll Dag Jostein Fjærvoll Dag Jostein Fjærvoll is a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party. He was Minister of Defence 1997-1999, and Minister of Transport and Communications 1999-2000 for the Christian People's Party.... |
1997 | 1999 |
| Eldbjørg Løwer Eldbjørg Løwer Eldbjørg Løwer is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Originally a ceramist, trained at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, she would eventually move into politics, serving as mayor of Kongsberg and later leader of Kongsberg Chamber of commerce... |
1999 | 2000 |
| Bjørn Tore Godal Bjørn Tore Godal Bjørn Tore Godal is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs 1991-1994, as well as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-1994. He was then Minister of Foreign Affairs 1994-1996 and 1996-1997, and Minister of Defense 2000-2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg... |
2000 | 2001 |
| Kristin Krohn Devold Kristin Krohn Devold Kristin Krohn Devold is a former Minister of Defence of Norway who was forced to resign as a result of promoting Atle Torbjørn Karlsvik to head Norway's Joint chiefs of staff in 2005.... |
2001 | 2005 |
| Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen Anne-Grete Hjelle Strøm-Erichsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 2005.... |
2005 | 2009 |
| Grete Faremo Grete Faremo Grete Faremo , is a Norwegian politician who serves as the Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police in Norway.... |
2009 | 2011 |
| Espen Barth Eide Espen Barth Eide Espen Barth Eide is Norway's Minister of Defense. He is a political scientist and a politician for the Labor Party.Eide went to high school at the Oslo Cathedral School, and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.polit. degree in 1993... |
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