This is a list of Norwegian government ministries as of March 2024.

Current ministries

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! English name

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|Office of the Prime Minister ||

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|Ministry of Agriculture and Food ||

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|Ministry of Children and Families ||

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|Ministry of Climate and Environment ||

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|Ministry of Culture and Equality ||

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|Ministry of Defence ||

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|Ministry of Education and Research ||

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|Ministry of Finance ||

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|Ministry of Foreign Affairs ||

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|Ministry of Health and Care Services ||

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|Ministry of Justice and Public Security||

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|Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion ||

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|Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development ||

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|Ministry of Energy ||

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|Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries ||

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|Ministry of Transport ||

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|Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance ||

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Historical ministries

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! English name

! Norwegian name

! Period

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food

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| Ministry of Agriculture || || 1900–2004

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! colspan="4" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Children and Families

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| Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs || || 1956–1972

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| Ministry of Government Administration and Consumer Affairs || || 1972–1990

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| Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs || || 1990–1991

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| Ministry of Children and Family Affairs || || 1991–2006

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| Ministry of Children and Equality || || 2006–2010

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| Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion || || 2010–2016

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| Ministry of Children and Equality || || 2016–2019

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! colspan="4" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Culture and Equality

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| Ministry of Culture and Science || || 1982–1990

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| Ministry of Church and Culture || || 1990–1991

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| Ministry of Culture || || 1991–2002

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| Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs || || 2002–2010

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| Ministry of Culture || || 2010–2021

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Defence

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| 6th Ministry || || 1814–1815

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| Ministry of the Army || || 1815–1885

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Education and Research

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| 1st Ministry || || 1814–1819

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| Ministry of Church Affairs and Education || || 1819–1989

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| Ministry of Education and Research || || 1990

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| Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research || || 1991–2001

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| Ministry of Education and Research || || 2002–2006

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Climate and Environment

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| Ministry of the Environment || || 1972–2014

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Finance

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| 1st Ministry || || March 1814–November 1814

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| 5th Ministry || || November 1814–1818

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| Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs || || 1818–1846

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| Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs || || 1846–1999

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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| colspan="3" | none

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Health and Care Services

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| Ministry of Health || || 2002–2004

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security

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| 3rd Ministry || || March 1814–November 1814

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| 2nd Ministry || || November 1814–1818

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| Ministry of Justice and the Police || || 1818–2012

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! colspan="4" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

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| Ministry of the Interior || || 1846–1903

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| Ministry of Trade || || 1903&ndash;1905<br />1905&ndash;1913

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| Ministry of Social Affairs || || 1913&ndash;1916<br />1916&ndash;1992

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| Ministry of Social Affairs (Social Affairs) || || 1992&ndash;1993

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| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Social Affairs) || || 1993&ndash;2001

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| Ministry of Social Affairs || || 2002&ndash;2004

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| Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs || || 2004&ndash;2006

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| Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion || || 2006&ndash;2009

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| Ministry of Labour || || 2010&ndash;2013

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| Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs || || 2014&ndash;2021

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

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| Ministry of Local Government and Labour || || 1948&ndash;1989

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| Ministry of Local Government || || 1990&ndash;1992

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| Ministry of Local Government and Labour || || 1993&ndash;1997

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| Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development || || 1998&ndash;2013

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| Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation || || 2014&ndash;2021

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

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| colspan="3" | none

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

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| Ministry of Trade || || 1916&ndash;1947

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| Ministry of Industry || || 1947&ndash;1987

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| Ministry of Industry || || 1988&ndash;1993

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| Ministry of Industry and Energy || || 1993&ndash;1997

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| Ministry of Trade and Industry || || 1997&ndash;2013

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| Ministry of Fisheries || || 1946&ndash;2004

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| Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs || || 2004&ndash;2013

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! colspan="3" | Predecessors of the Ministry of Transport and Communications

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| Ministry of Labour || || 1885&ndash;1946

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! colspan="3" | Other

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| Ministry of Auditing || || 1822&ndash;1918

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| Ministry of Provisioning || || 1916&ndash;1922

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| Ministry of Industrial Provisioning || || 1917&ndash;1920

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| Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction<br>(named Ministry of Provisioning 1939–1942) || <br />( 1939–1942) || 1939&ndash;1950

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| Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment || || 1940&ndash;1945

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| Ministry of Shipping || || 1942&ndash;1945

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| Ministry of Trade and Shipping || || 1947&ndash;1987

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| Ministry of Government Administration and Labour || || 1990&ndash;1993

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| Ministry of Government Administration || || 1993&ndash;1996

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| Ministry of Planning and Coordination || || 1997

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| Ministry of Government Administration and Labour || || 1998&ndash;2004

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| Ministry of Modernisation || || 2004&ndash;2006

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| Ministry of Government Administration and Reform || || 2006&ndash;2010

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| Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs || || 2010&ndash;2014

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