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| Minister of Transport of Norway | |
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| Samferdselsministeren | |
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| Ministry of Transport | |
| Member of | Council of State |
| Seat | Oslo |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Monarch with approval of Parliament |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Norway |
| Precursor | Minister of the Interior |
| Formation | 22 February 1946 |
| First holder | Nils Langhelle |
| Deputy | State secretaries at the Ministry of Transport |
| Website | Official website |
The Minister of Transport (Norwegian: Samferdelsministeren)[1] is a Councillor of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. The post has been held by Jon-Ivar Nygård of the Labour Party since 2021.[2] The ministry is responsible for policy and public operations within postal services, telecommunications, civil aviation, public roads, rail transport and public transport, including ferry services that are part of national roads and coastal transport infrastructure.[3] The ministry has seven agencies and four limited companies, including the airport operator Avinor, railway operator Vy, the Norwegian National Rail Administration, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Norway Post. There are also inspectorates and authorities related to accident investigation, civil aviation, and railways.[4][5]
The position was created with the ministry on 22 February 1946, when Nils Langhelle (Labour) was appointed.[6] The ministry and minister position were split out from the Ministry of Labour.[7] Twenty-eight people have held the position, representing six parties. Sixteen people have represented the Labour Party, five the Centre Party, two each the Christian Democratic Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party and one for the Progress Party. The longest-sitting minister is Kjell Opseth (Labour) who sat a week short of six years.[8] Lars Leiro (Centre) sat for only four weeks, giving him the shortest tenure.[9] He both succeeded and preceded Trygve Bratteli,[10][11] the only person to have held the position twice and the only officeholder to later become Prime Minister.[12]
- ^ "Samferdselsminister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa". Government.no. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "About the ministry". Government.no. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Subordinate agencies and enterprises". Government.no. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Subordinate enterprises". Government.no. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Norwegian Government Ministries since 1945". Government.no. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "John Lyng's Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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gerhardsen4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Trygve Bratteli's First Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.