The Minister of Education () is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Education and Research. The incumbent minister is Kari Nessa Nordtun of the Labour Party who has served since October 2023.
The position was created on 30 November 1814 as Minister for the 1st Ministry and has changed name several times throughout its history.
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Ministers for the 1st Ministry (1814–1819) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Niels Treschow Independent 30 November 1814 15 September 1816 Wedel I Christian Krogh Independent 15 September 1816 15 September 1817 Wedel I Niels Treschow Independent 15 September 1817 1 January 1819 Wedel I
Ministers of Education and Church Affairs (1819–1884) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Niels Treschow Independent 1 January 1819 15 October 1819 Wedel I Jonas Collett Independent 15 October 1819 15 September 1820 Wedel I Niels Treschow Independent 15 September 1820 9 July 1822 Wedel I Poul Christian Holst Independent 9 July 1822 15 April 1823 Wedel I Niels Treschow Independent 15 April 1823 28 June 1825 Wedel I Poul Christian Holst Independent 28 June 1825 16 September 1825 Wedel I Christian Adolph Diriks Independent 16 September 1825 10 November 1836 Wedel I Oluf Borch de Schouboe Independent 10 November 1836 15 December 1836 Wedel II Andreas Arntzen Independent 15 December 1836 15 June 1837 Wedel II Poul Christian Holst Independent 15 June 1837 15 September 1839 Wedel II Oluf Borch de Schouboe Independent 15 September 1839 10 October 1840 Wedel II Poul Christian Holst Independent 10 October 1840 15 September 1843 Wedel II Oluf Borch de Schouboe Independent 15 September 1843 15 September 1844 Wedel II Poul Christian Holst Independent 15 September 1844 19 April 1848 Løvenskiold/Vogt Hans Riddervold Independent 19 April 1848 15 September 1849 Løvenskiold/Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent 15 September 1849 15 September 1850 Løvenskiold/Vogt Hans Riddervold Independent 15 September 1850 7 September 1854 Løvenskiold/Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent 7 September 1854 7 October 1854 Løvenskiold/Vogt Otto Vincent Lange Independent 7 October 1854 15 September 1855 Løvenskiold/Vogt Hans Riddervold Independent 15 September 1855 1 July 1872 Vogt Carl Essendrop Independent 1 July 1872 28 November 1874 F. Stang Rasmus Tønder Nissen Independent 28 November 1874 15 October 1876 F. Stang Jens Holmboe Independent 15 October 1876 15 October 1877 F. Stang Rasmus Tønder Nissen Independent 15 October 1877 11 October 1880 F. Stang Jens Holmboe Independent 11 November 1880 15 October 1881 Selmer Rasmus Tønder Nissen Independent 15 October 1881 19 January 1882 Selmer Nils Hertzberg Independent 30 January 1882 21 March 1884 Selmer Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 21 March 1884 3 April 1884 Selmer Nils Hertzberg Independent 3 April 1884 26 June 1884 Schweigaard
Ministers of Education and Church Affairs (1884–1945) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Elias Blix Liberal 26 June 1884 15 August 1885 Sverdrup Jakob Sverdrup Liberal 15 August 1885 1 November 1886 Sverdrup Elias Blix Liberal 1 November 1886 24 February 1888 Sverdrup Jakob Sverdrup Liberal 24 February 1888 13 July 1889 Sverdrup Jacob Aall Bonnevie Conservative 13 July 1889 6 March 1891 Stang I Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen Liberal 6 March 1891 15 July 1892 Steen I Carl Berner Liberal 15 July 1892 2 May 1893 Steen I Anton Christian Bang Conservative 2 May 1893 27 April 1895 Stang II Emil Stang Conservative 27 April 1895 14 October 1895 Stang II Jakob Sverdrup Liberal 14 October 1895 17 February 1898 Hagerup I Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen Liberal 17 February 1898 22 October 1903 Steen II Blehr I Hans Nilsen Hauge Conservative 22 October 1903 11 March 1905 Hagerup II Christopher Knudsen Conservative 11 March 1905 27 January 1906 Michelsen Otto Jensen Independent 27 January 1906 23 October 1907 Michelsen Abraham Berge Liberal 23 October 1907 19 March 1908 Løvland Karl Seip Liberal 19 March 1908 8 July 1909 Knudsen I Johannes Hougen Liberal 8 July 1909 2 February 1910 Knudsen I Just Qvigstad Conservative 2 February 1910 20 February 1912 Konow Edvard Liljedahl Free-minded Liberal 20 February 1912 31 January 1913 Bratlie Aasulv Bryggesaa Liberal 31 January 1913 26 October 1915 Knudsen II Jørgen Løvland Liberal 26 October 1915 21 June 1920 Knudsen II Nils Riddervold Jensen Conservative 21 June 1920 22 June 1921 B. Halvorsen I Martin Olsen Nalum Liberal 22 June 1921 6 March 1923 Blehr II Ivar B. Sælen Conservative 6 March 1923 24 November 1923 B. Halvorsen II Berge Karl Sanne Conservative 12 December 1923 25 July 1924 Berge Ivar P. Tveiten Liberal 25 July 1924 5 March 1926 Mowinckel I Wilhelm Christian Magelssen Conservative 5 March 1926 25 December 1927 Lykke Ole Bærøe Conservative 25 December 1927 28 January 1928 Lykke Olav Steinnes Labour 28 January 1928 15 February 1928 Hornsrud Sigvald M. Hasund Liberal 15 February 1928 12 May 1931 Mowinckel II Nils Trædal Agrarian 12 May 1931 3 March 1933 Kolstad Hundseid Knut Liestøl Liberal 3 March 1933 20 March 1935 Mowinckel III Nils Hjelmtveit Labour 20 March 1935 25 June 1945 Nygaardsvold
Ministers of Education and Church Affairs (1945–1990) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Kaare Fostervoll Labour 25 June 1945 28 June 1948 Gerhardsen I-II Lars Moen Labour 28 June 1948 9 December 1953 Gerhardsen II Torp Birger Bergersen Labour 9 December 1953 23 April 1960 Torp Gerhardsen III Helge Sivertsen Labour 23 April 1960 28 August 1963 Gerhardsen III Olaf Kortner Liberal 28 August 1963 25 September 1963 Lyng Helge Sivertsen Labour 25 September 1963 12 October 1965 Gerhardsen IV Kjell Bondevik Christian Democratic 12 October 1965 17 March 1971 Borten Bjartmar Gjerde Labour 17 March 1971 18 October 1972 Bratteli I Anton Skulberg Centre 18 October 1972 16 October 1973 Korvald Bjartmar Gjerde Labour 16 October 1973 15 January 1976 Bratteli II Kjølv Egeland Labour 15 January 1976 8 October 1979 Nordli Einar Førde Labour 8 October 1979 14 October 1981 Nordli Brundtland I Tore Austad Conservative 14 October 1981 8 June 1983 Willoch I Kjell Magne Bondevik Christian Democratic 8 June 1983 9 May 1986 Willoch II Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl Labour 9 May 1986 13 June 1988 Brundtland II Mary Kvidal Labour 13 June 1988 16 October 1989 Brundtland II Einar Steensnæs Christian Democratic 16 October 1989 1 January 1990 Syse
Ministers of Education and Research (1990–present) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref Christian Democratic Syse Labour Brundtland III Labour Brundtland III Jagland Christian Democratic Bondevik I Labour Stoltenberg I Conservative Bondevik II Socialist Left Stoltenberg II Socialist Left Socialist Left Conservative Solberg Conservative Liberal Liberal 14 October 2021 Labour Støre Kari Nessa NordtunLabourpresent
See also Minister of Research and Higher Education
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