Minister of Research and Higher Education

Minister of Research and Higher Education of Norway
Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister
since 23 January 2024
Ministry of Education and Research
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
With approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
Formation18 October 2007
First holderTora Aasland
DeputyState secretaries for the Minister of Research and Higher Education
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Research and Higher Education (Bokmål: Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister, Nynorsk: Forskings- og høgare utdanningsminister) is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Education and Research. The incumbent minister is Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel of the Centre Party who has served since January 2024.

The post was originally established in 2007, before its responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Culture in 2012. The post was re-established when the Liberal Party joined the Solberg Cabinet in 2018.

Ministers

Key
  Centre Party
  Conservative Party
  Liberal Party
  Socialist Left Party

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Tora Aasland Socialist Left 18 October 2007 23 March 2012 4 years, 157 days Stoltenberg II [1]
Abolished between 2012 and 2018
Iselin Nybø Liberal 17 January 2018 24 January 2020 2 years, 7 days Solberg [2]
Henrik Asheim Conservative 24 January 2020 14 October 2021 1 year, 263 days Solberg [3]
Ola Borten Moe Centre 14 October 2021 4 August 2023 1 year, 294 days Støre [4]
Sandra Borch Centre 4 August 2023 23 January 2024 172 days Støre [5]
Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel Centre 23 January 2024 present 341 days Støre [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Venstre i regjering" (in Norwegian). venstre.no. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Her er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0" (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Norge har fått ny regjering" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Borch blir ny forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister – Pollestad blir landbruksminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel utnemnd til ny statsråd" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.