Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norway)
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. Subordinate agencies include the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Polar Institute, the Environment Agency and the Mapping Authority.
| Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway | |
|---|---|
| Klima- og miljøvernministeren | |
| Ministry of the Environment | |
| Member of | Council of State |
| Seat | Oslo |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Monarch with approval of Parliament |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Norway |
| Formation | 8 May 1972 |
| First holder | Olav Gjærevoll |
| Deputy | State secretaries at the Ministry of the Environment |
| Website | regjeringen.no/ |
The minister and minister post were established on 8 May 1972. The title was known as the Minister of the Environment until 2013. 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.