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Minister of Children and Families

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The Minister of Children and Families (Norwegian: Barne- og familieministeren,[1] Northern Sami: mánáid- ja bearašministtar) is a Councilor of State and Chief of Norway's Ministry of Children and Family Affairs.[2] Since 14 October 2021, Kjersti Toppe has held the position. The ministry is responsible for policy and public operations related to children, youth and families as well as consumer rights. Major agencies subordinate to the ministry include the Consumer Council and the Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs.[3]

Minister of Children and Families of Norway
Barne- og familieministeren
Incumbent
Kjersti Toppe
since 14 October 2021
Ministry of Children and Families
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
with approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
PrecursorMinister of the Interior
Formation1 August 1955
First holderAase Bjerkholt
DeputyState secretaries at the Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
WebsiteOfficial website

The position was created as the Minister of Families and Consumer Affairs on 1 August 1955 as part of Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet. The Labour Party's Aase Bjerkholt as the inaugural minister. While at first a consultative minister, she received her own ministry on 21 December 1956.[4] Sixteen people from four parties have held the position. It has been a favored position of the Christian Democratic Party, who have held it in all center-right governments they have participated in except during the four weeks of Lyng's Cabinet, when it was held by Karen Grønn-Hagen of the Centre Party. The minister position was discontinued on 8 May 1972, when the portfolio was transferred to the Minister of Consumer Affairs and Government Administration.[5] The position was recreated under the original name on 16 October 1989 and occupied by Solveig Sollie of the Christian Democratic Party.[6] When her successor Matz Sandman of the Labour Party took over the following year, it was renamed the Minister of Children and Family Affairs.[7] With the appointment of Karita Bekkemellem (Labour) in 2005, the position changed name the Minister of Children and Equality, receiving responsibility for the government's anti-discrimination policies. She would be the first of six ministers during Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet, with the three last representing the Socialist Left Party. With these the position changed to its current name, but lost its responsibilities for kindergartens.[8]

The position has been dominated by females—the only males to hold the position were Matz Sandman (Labour, 1990–91), Audun Lysbakken (Socialist Left, 2009–12) and Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (Christian Democratic, 2019–21). Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen (Labour) became the first non-white minister of Norway when she was appointed in 2007.[9] Both she and Lysbakken were forced to resign after issues related to cronyism.[10] Two people have held the position twice: Bjerkholdt and Karita Bekkemellem. With a tenure of ten years, Bjerkholdt has held the position the longest.

Key

The following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.

  Centre Party
  Christian Democratic Party
  Conservative Party
  Labour Party
  Progress Party
  Socialist Left Party

Ministers

PhotoNamePartyTook officeLeft officeTenureCabinetRef
Aase BjerkholtLabour1 August 195528 August 19638 years, 27 daysGerhardsen III[4]
Karen Grønn-HagenCentre28 August 196325 September 196328 daysLyng[11]
Aase BjerkholtLabour25 September 196312 October 19652 years, 17 daysGerhardsen IV[12]
Elsa SkjervenChristian Democratic12 October 196517 March 19715 years, 156 daysBorten[13]
Inger Louise ValleLabour17 March 197118 October 19721 year, 215 daysBratteli I[5]
Solveig SollieChristian Democratic16 October 19893 November 19901 year, 19 daysSyse[6]
Matz SandmanLabour3 November 199015 November 19911 year, 12 daysBrundtland III[7]
Grete BergetLabour15 November 199125 October 19964 years, 345 daysBrundtland III[7]
Sylvia BrustadLabour25 October 199617 October 1997357 daysJagland[14]
Valgerd Svarstad HauglandChristian Democratic17 October 199717 March 20002 years, 152 daysBondevik I[15]
Karita BekkemellemLabour17 March 200019 October 20011 year, 216 daysStoltenberg I[16]
Laila DåvøyChristian Democratic19 October 200117 October 20053 years, 363 daysBondevik II[17]
Karita BekkemellemLabour17 October 200518 October 20072 years, 1 dayStoltenberg II[8]
Manuela Ramin-OsmundsenLabour18 October 200715 February 2008[a]120 daysStoltenberg II[8]
Anniken HuitfeldtLabour29 February 200820 October 20091 year, 234 daysStoltenberg II[8]
Audun LysbakkenSocialist Left20 October 20095 March 2012[b]2 years, 137 daysStoltenberg II[8]
Inga Marte ThorkildsenSocialist Left23 March 201216 October 20131 year, 207 daysStoltenberg II[8]
Solveig HorneProgress16 October 201317 January 20184 years, 93 daysSolberg[2]
Linda Horstad HellelandConservative17 January 201822 January 20191 year, 5 daysSolberg[2]
Kjell Ingolf RopstadChristian Democratic22 January 201920 September 20212 years, 241 daysSolberg[18]
Olaug BollestadChristian Democratic20 September 202114 October 202124 daysSolberg[19]
Kjersti ToppeCentre14 October 2021present2 years, 219 daysStøre[20]

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