Minister of Finance (Norway)

The Minister of Finance is a councilor of state and chief of the Ministry of Finance. The position is since February 2025 held by Jens Stoltenberg of the Labour Party (Norway) who is a member of Støre's Cabinet. In coalition governments, the leader of the largest junior party is usually made Minister of Finance, and may serve, de jure or de facto, as Deputy Prime Minister.

Norwegian Ministers of Finance after 1945

List of ministers

Key

1st Ministry (finance affairs) (March–November 1814) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Frederik von Haxthausen Independent 2 March 1814 20 August 1814 Council of 1814 Carsten Tank Independent 2 March 1814 27 July 1814 Council of 1814 Poul Christian Holst Independent 20 August 1814 7 October 1814 Council of 1814 Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent 7 October 1814 18 November 1814 Council of 1814

5th Ministry (finance affairs) (November 1814–1818) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Herman Wedel Jarlsberg Independent 18 November 1814 15 August 1816 Wedel I Christian Krohg Independent 15 August 1816 15 October 1816 Wedel I Herman Wedel Jarlsberg Independent 15 October 1816 15 October 1818 Wedel I

Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs (1818–1846) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Jonas Collett Independent 15 October 1818 30 November 1818 Wedel I Herman Wedel Jarlsberg Independent 30 November 1818 1 January 1822 Wedel I Jonas Collett Independent 1 January 1822 17 December 1836 Wedel I-II Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent 17 December 1836 15 May 1846 Wedel II Løvenskiold/Vogt

Ministry of Finance and Customs (1846–2000) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Olaus Michael Schmidt Independent 15 May 1846 15 July 1847 Løvenskiold/Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent 15 July 1847 29 August 1849 Løvenskiold/Vogt Valentin Sibbern Independent 29 August 1849 30 April 1850 Løvenskiold/Vogt Christian Z. Bretteville Independent 30 April 1850 10 July 1852 Løvenskiold/Vogt Niels Andreas Thrap Independent 10 July 1852 20 September 1852 Løvenskiold/Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent 20 September 1852 29 June 1853 Løvenskiold/Vogt Hans Riddervold Independent 29 June 1853 5 August 1853 Løvenskiold/Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent 5 August 1853 9 September 1853 Løvenskiold/Vogt Christian Z. Bretteville Independent 9 September 1853 22 March 1854 Løvenskiold/Vogt Niels Andreas Thrap Independent 22 March 1854 2 July 1854 Løvenskiold/Vogt Jørgen Herman Vogt Independent 2 July 1854 27 September 1855 Løvenskiold/Vogt Otto Vincent Lange Independent 27 September 1855 26 June 1856 Løvenskiold/Vogt Vogt Erik Røring Møinichen Independent 26 June 1856 11 August 1857 Vogt Otto Vincent Lange Independent 11 August 1857 15 September 1858 Vogt Erik Røring Møinichen Independent 15 September 1858 15 October 1859 Vogt Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Otto Vincent Lange Independent 15 October 1859 15 September 1861 Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Erik Røring Møinichen Independent 15 September 1861 15 September 1862 Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt F. Stang Otto Vincent Lange Independent 15 September 1862 22 June 1863 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 22 June 1863 15 October 1865 F. Stang Erik Røring Møinichen Independent 15 October 1865 15 October 1866 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 15 October 1866 15 October 1869 F. Stang Erik Røring Møinichen Independent 15 October 1869 1 February 1870 F. Stang August Christian Manthey Independent 2 February 1870 20 September 1870 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 20 September 1870 6 July 1872 F. Stang August Christian Manthey Independent 6 July 1872 15 June 1873 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 15 June 1873 24 February 1874 F. Stang August Christian Manthey Independent 24 February 1874 7 April 1874 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 7 April 1874 26 May 1875 F. Stang Jacob Aall jr. Independent 26 May 1875 5 June 1875 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 5 June 1875 6 July 1875 F. Stang Jacob Aall jr. Independent 6 July 1875 21 July 1875 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 21 July 1875 15 October 1875 F. Stang Jens Holmboe Independent 15 October 1875 15 November 1876 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 15 November 1876 15 September 1879 F. Stang Jens Holmboe Independent 15 September 1879 15 September 1880 F. Stang Henrik L. Helliesen Independent 15 September 1880 15 September 1883 F. Stang Selmer Christian H. Schweigaard Independent 15 September 1883 3 April 1884 Selmer Herman Reimers Independent 3 April 1884 26 June 1884 Schweigaard Baard M. Haugland Liberal 26 June 1884 16 July 1888 Sverdrup Olaj Johan Olsen Liberal 16 July 1888 1 May 1889 Sverdrup Peter Olrog Schjøtt Liberal 1 May 1889 8 July 1889 Sverdrup Olaj Johan Olsen Liberal 8 July 1889 13 July 1889 Sverdrup Evald Rygh Conservative 13 July 1889 6 March 1891 Stang I Johannes Steen Liberal 6 March 1891 2 May 1893 Steen I Ole Furu Conservative 2 May 1893 9 August 1895 Stang II Francis Hagerup Conservative 9 August 1895 14 October 1895 Stang II Fredrik Stang Lund Liberal 14 October 1895 15 November 1895 Hagerup I Birger Kildal Liberal 15 November 1895 17 February 1898 Hagerup I Elias Sunde Liberal 17 February 1898 19 May 1900 Steen II Georg August Thilesen Liberal 19 May 1900 6 November 1900 Steen II Søren Tobias Årstad Liberal 6 November 1900 8 June 1901 Steen II Elias Sunde Liberal 8 June 1901 9 June 1903 Steen II Blehr I Gunnar Knudsen Liberal 9 June 1903 22 October 1903 Blehr I Birger Kildal Liberal 22 October 1903 1 September 1904 Hagerup II Christian Michelsen Coalition 1 September 1904 11 March 1905 Hagerup II Gunnar Knudsen Liberal 11 March 1905 31 October 1905 Michelsen Christian Michelsen Coalition 31 October 1905 27 November 1905 Michelsen Edvard H. Bull Conservative 27 November 1905 7 November 1906 Michelsen Abraham Berge Liberal 7 November 1906 23 October 1907 Michelsen Magnus Halvorsen Moderate Liberal 23 October 1907 19 March 1908 Løvland Gunnar Knudsen Liberal 19 March 1908 2 February 1910 Knudsen I Abraham Berge Free-minded Liberal 2 February 1910 20 February 1912 Konow Fredrik Ludvig Konow Free-minded Liberal 20 February 1912 31 January 1913 Bratlie Anton Omholt Liberal 31 January 1913 16 June 1920 Knudsen II Edvard H. Bull Conservative 21 June 1920 22 June 1921 Halvorsen I Otto Blehr Liberal 22 June 1921 6 March 1923 Blehr II Abraham Berge Free-minded Liberal 6 March 1923 25 July 1924 Halvorsen II Berge Arnold Holmboe Liberal 25 July 1924 5 March 1926 Mowinckel I Fredrik Ludvig Konow Free-minded Liberal 5 March 1926 28 January 1928 Lykke Christopher Hornsrud Labour 28 January 1928 15 February 1928 Hornsrud Per Berg Lund Liberal Mowinckel II Peder Kolstad Agrarian Kolstad Jon Sundby Agrarian Kolstad Hundseid Per Berg Lund Liberal Mowinckel III Gunnar Jahn Liberal Mowinckel III Adolf Indrebø Labour 20 March 1935 13 November 1936 Nygaardsvold Kornelius Bergsvik Labour 13 November 1936 1 July 1939 Nygaardsvold Oscar Torp Labour 1 July 1939 28 November 1941 Nygaardsvold Paul Hartmann Resistance 28 November 1941 28 February 1942 Nygaardsvold Oscar Torp Labour 28 February 1942 20 March 1942 Nygaardsvold Paul Hartmann Resistance 20 March 1942 25 June 1945 Nygaardsvold Gunnar Jahn Resistance Gerhardsen I Erik Brofoss Labour 5 November 1945 6 December 1947 Gerhardsen II Olav Meisdalshagen Labour 6 December 1947 19 November 1951 Gerhardsen II Trygve Bratteli Labour 19 November 1951 22 January 1955 Torp Mons Lid Labour 22 January 1955 28 December 1956 Gerhardsen III Trygve Bratteli Labour 28 December 1956 23 April 1960 Gerhardsen III Petter Jakob Bjerve Labour 23 April 1960 4 February 1963 Gerhardsen III Andreas Cappelen Labour 4 February 1963 28 August 1963 Gerhardsen III Dagfinn Vårvik Centre Lyng Andreas Cappelen Labour 25 September 1963 12 October 1965 Gerhardsen IV Ole Myrvoll Liberal Borten Ragnar Christiansen Labour 17 March 1971 18 October 1972 Bratteli I Jon Ola Norbom Liberal Korvald Per Kleppe Labour 16 October 1973 8 October 1979 Bratteli II Nordli Ulf Sand Labour 8 October 1979 14 October 1981 Nordli Brundtland I Rolf Presthus Conservative Willoch I-II Arne Skauge Conservative Willoch II Gunnar Berge Labour 9 May 1986 16 October 1989 Brundtland II Arne Skauge Conservative Syse Sigbjørn Johnsen Labour Brundtland III Jens Stoltenberg Labour Jagland Gudmund Restad Centre Bondevik I

Ministry of Finance (2000–) Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen Labour Stoltenberg I Per-Kristian Foss Conservative Bondevik II Kristin Halvorsen Socialist Left Stoltenberg II Sigbjørn Johnsen Labour Stoltenberg II Siv Jensen Progress Solberg Jan Tore Sanner Conservative Solberg Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Centre Støre Jens Stoltenberg Labour present Støre

Minister of Finance (Norway)

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