Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs after 1945

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Det Kongelige Utenriksdepartement) was established on June 7, 1905 - the same day the Norwegian legistature decided to dissolve the union with Sweden. The Ministry is headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and Minister of International Development Heikki Holmås. They have been cabinet ministers in the Red-Green Coalition government headed by prime minister Jens Stoltenberg since October 17, 2005.¹

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland	1905	1908	Liberal Party
Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen	1908	1910	Liberal Party
Johannes Irgens	1910	1913	Conservative Party
Nils Claus Ihlen	1913	1920	Liberal Party
Christian Fredrik Michelet	1920	1921	Conservative Party
Arnold Christopher Ræstad	1921	1922	Liberal Party
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel	1922	1923	Liberal Party
Christian Fredrik Michelet	1923	1924	Conservative Party
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel	1924	1926	Liberal Party
Ivar Lykke	1926	1928	Conservative Party
Edvard Bull, Sr.	1928	1928	Labour Party
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel	1928	1931	Liberal Party
Birger Braadland	1931		Agrarian Party
Nils Trædal (acting)	1932	1932	Agrarian Party
Birger Braadland		1933	Agrarian Party
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel	1933	1935	Liberal Party
Halvdan Koht	1935	1940	Labour Party
Ingolf Elster Christensen	1940	1940	Administrative Council in Oslo
Trygve Halvdan Lie (exile in London)	1940		Labour Party
Oscar Fredrik Torp (acting in Oslo)	1945	1945	Labour Party
Trygve Halvdan Lie		1946	Labour Party
Halvard Manthey Lange	1946	1963	Labour Party
Erling Wikborg	1963	1963	Christian Democrats
Halvard Manthey Lange	1963	1965	Labour Party
John Lyng	1965	1970	Conservative Party
Svenn Stray	1970	1971	Conservative Party
Andreas Zeier Cappelen	1971	1972	Labour Party
Dagfinn Vårvik	1972	1973	Centre Party
Knut Frydenlund	1973	1981	Labour Party
Svenn Stray	1981	1986	Conservative Party
Knut Frydenlund	1986	1987	Labour Party
Thorvald Stoltenberg	1987	1989	Labour Party
Kjell Magne Bondevik	1989	1990	Christian Democrats
Thorvald Stoltenberg	1990	1993	Labour Party
Johan Jørgen Holst	1993	1994	Labour Party
Bjørn Tore Godal	1994	1997	Labour Party
Knut Vollebæk	1997	2000	Christian Democrats
Thorbjørn Jagland	2000	2001	Labour Party
Jan Petersen	2001	2005	Conservative Party
Jonas Gahr Støre	2005	21 September 2012	Labour Party
Espen Barth Eide	21 September 2012	present	Labour Party

References

^ Sandvik, Siv (21 September 2012). "Dette mannskapet skal vinne valget for Jens" (in Norwegian). http://www.webcitation.org/6AqCpykz8 Archived] from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

External links

Official website of the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[1] Sandvik, Siv (21 September 2012). "Dette mannskapet skal vinne valget for Jens" (in Norwegian). http://www.webcitation.org/6AqCpykz8 Archived] from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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