The Minister of Research and Higher Education (, ) is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Education and Research. The incumbent minister is Eileen Fugelsnes of the Labour Party who has served since September 2026.
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
Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref Socialist Left Stoltenberg II Abolished between 2012 and 2018 Liberal Solberg Conservative Ola Borten Moe Centre Støre Sandra Borch Centre Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel Centre Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland Labour Eileen Fugelsnes Labour present
See also Minister of Education (Norway)
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