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Minister of Petroleum and Energy is the head of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe...
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Councillor of State and Chief of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy 1978 – 1992
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Bjartmar Alv Gjerde | 1978 | 1980 |
| Arvid Helmer Johanson Arvid Helmer Johanson Arvid Helmer Johanson was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He served five full terms in the Parliament of Norway, was Norway's second Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and outside of politics he spent most of his career in the newspaper Halden Arbeiderblad.-Early... |
1980 | 1981 |
| Vidkunn Hveding Vidkunn Hveding Vidkunn Hveding was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and the Minister of Petroleum and Energy 1981–1983. Hveding was a civil engineer by profession.-References:... |
1981 | 1983 |
| Kåre Kristiansen Kåre Kristiansen Kåre Gudbrand Kristiansen was a Norwegian politician active in the Christian People's Party. Noted as a conservative within his own party, he was known to take controversial positions at odds with the prevailing consensus.Kristiansen was born in Bergen, the son of a lay preacher. Both his parents... |
1983 | 1986 |
| Arne Øien Arne Øien Arne Øien was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Petroleum and Energy between 1986 and 1989.... |
1986 | 1989 |
| Eivind Reiten Eivind Reiten Eivind Kristofer Reiten is a Norwegian economist, corporate officer and politician for the Centre Party. He was a Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Petroleum and Energy during the 1980s, before entering a career in business. Reiten served as the Director General of Norsk Hydro between 2001... |
1989 | 1990 |
| Finn Kristensen Finn Kristensen Finn Kristensen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Industry in 1981, 1986-1987 and 1988-1989, Minister of Petroleum and Energy 1990-1992, Minister of Industry again in 1992, and Minister of Industry and Trade in 1993.... |
1990 | 1992 |
Merged with ministry of trade and energy on 1 January 1993. Recreated 1 January 1997.
Councillor of State and Chief of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy 1997 -
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ranveig Frøiland Ranveig Frøiland Ranveig H. Frøiland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Industry and Energy in 1996, and Minister of Petroleum and Energy in 1997. Currently she is Chairman of the Board of Bergen Health Trust.... |
1997 | - |
| Marit Arnstad Marit Arnstad Marit Arnstad is a Norwegian lawyer and politician.Arnstad was born in Stjørdal. She held various jobs and offices before entering politics on a national level in 1993. That year, she was elected to the Storting and sat as a representative for the Centre Party from 1993 to 1997... |
1997 | - |
| Anne Enger Lahnstein Anne Enger Lahnstein Anne Enger, formerly Anne Enger Lahnstein is a Norwegian politician, but out of politics for the moment, as she is County Governor of Østfold. A former leader of the Centre Party, she is best known for her opposition to the European Union. She was the front person of the "No to EU"-campaign at the... (acting) |
1999 | - |
| Marit Arnstad | - | 2000 |
| Olav Akselsen Olav Akselsen Olav Akselsen is Director General of Shipping and Navigation. Akselsen has served six terms in the Norwegian Parliament for the Norwegian Labour Party, and was Minister of Petroleum and Energy in the first cabinet Stoltenberg from 2000 to 2001.-1989 to 2001:Akselsen was first elected to the... |
2000 | 2001 |
| Einar Steensnæs Einar Steensnæs Einar Steensnæs is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democrats, and served as parliamentary representative for Rogaland 1993-1997. He was also Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1989-1990, and Minister of Petroleum and Energy 2001-2004.... |
2001 | 2004 |
| Thorhild Widvey Thorhild Widvey Thorhild Widvey is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion... |
2004 | 2005 |
| Odd Roger Enoksen Odd Roger Enoksen Odd Roger Enoksen is a Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Centre Party.Having an agronomist education, he previously worked as a farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in 1989, after a career in local politics... |
2005 | 2007 |
| Åslaug Haga Åslaug Haga Åslaug Marie Haga is a Norwegian politician. She was the leader of the Centre Party from 2003 to 2008.-Early life and career:Haga was born in Nes, Akershus. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Oslo... |
2007 | 2008 |
| Terje Riis-Johansen | 2008 | 2011 |
| Ola Borten Moe Ola Borten Moe Ola Borten Moe is a Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for the Centre Party.-Early and personal life:Borten Moe was born in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag to farmer Peder O. Moe and nurse Kari Borten . He is the grandson of former Prime Minister Per Borten, and married to fellow MP Anna... |
2011 | Incumbent |