- Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)
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Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa of the Centre Party is the incumbent Minister of Transport and Communications.
The Minister of Transport and Communications (Norwegian: Samferdelsministeren[1]) is a Councillor of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. Since 20 October 2009, the position has been held by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa of the Centre Party.[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.[3] The ministry has seven agencies and four limited companies, including the airport operator Avinor, the Norwegian National Rail Administration, the Norwegian State Railways, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Norway Post. There are also inspectorates and authorities related to accident investigation, cableways, civil aviation, post and telecommunications, 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-seven people have held the position, representing five parties. Sixteen people have represented the Labour Party, five the Centre Party and two each from the Christian Democratic Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal 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]
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.
Labour Party
Centre Party
Conservative Party
Christian Democratic Party
Liberal ParyMinisters
Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref Nils Langhelle Labour 22 February 1946 5 January 1952 5 years, 318 days Gerhardsen II
Torp[6][13] Jakob Martin Pettersen Labour 5 January 1952 22 January 1955 3 years, 17 days Torp [13] Kolbjørn Varmann Labour 22 January 1955 23 April 1960 5 years, 92 days Gerhardsen III [10] Trygve Bratteli Labour 23 April 1960 28 August 1963 3 years, 128 days Gerhardsen III [10] Lars Leiro Centre 28 August 1963 25 September 1963 0 years, 28 days Lyng [9] Trygve Bratteli Labour 25 September 1963 17 January 1964 0 years, 115 days Gerhardsen IV [11] Erik Himle Labour 17 January 1964 12 October 1965 1 year, 269 days Gerhardsen IV [11] Håkon Kyllingmark Conservative 12 October 1965 17 March 1971 5 years, 157 days Borten [14] Reiulf Steen Labour 17 March 1971 18 August 1972 1 year, 155 days Bratteli I [12] John Austrheim Centre 18 August 1972 16 October 1973 1 year, 60 days Korvald [15] Annemarie Lorentzen Labour 16 October 1973 16 January 1976 2 years, 93 days Bratteli II [16] Ragnar Christiansen Labour 16 January 1976 11 October 1978 2 years, 269 days Nordli [17] Asbjørn Jordahl Labour 11 October 1978 8 October 1979 0 years, 363 days Nordli [17] Ronald Bye Labour 8 October 1979 14 October 1981 2 years, 7 days Nordli
Brundtland I[17][18] Inger Koppernæs Conservative 14 October 1981 8 June 1983 1 year, 248 days Willoch I [19] Johan J. Jakobsen Centre 8 June 1983 9 May 1986 2 years, 336 days Willoch II [19] Kjell Borgen Labour 9 May 1986 13 June 1988 2 years, 36 days Brundtland II [20] William Engseth Labour 13 June 1988 16 October 1989 1 year, 126 days Brundtland II [20] Lars Gunnar Lie Christian Democratic 16 October 1989 3 November 1990 1 year, 19 days Syse [21] Kjell Opseth Labour 3 November 1990 25 October 1996 5 years, 357 days Brundtland III [8] Sissel Rønbeck Labour 25 October 1996 17 October 1997 0 years, 358 days Jagland [22] Odd Einar Dørum Liberal 17 October 1997 15 March 1999 1 year, 150 days Bondevik I [23] Dag Jostein Fjærvoll Christian Democratic 15 March 1999 21 March 2000 1 year, 7 days Bondevik I [23] Terje Moe Gustavsen Labour 21 March 2000 19 October 2001 1 year, 213 days Stoltenberg I [24] Torild Skogsholm Liberal 19 October 2001 17 October 2005 3 years, 364 days Bondevik II [25] Liv Signe Navarsete Centre 17 October 2005 20 October 2009 4 years, 4 days Stoltenberg II [2] Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa Centre 20 October 2009 present 2 years, 33 days Stoltenberg II [2] References
- ^ "Samferdselsminister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/sd/dep/magnhild-meltveit-kleppa.html?id=582231. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/jens-stoltenbergs-second-government.html?id=449424. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "About the ministry". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/sd/about-the-ministry.html?id=796. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Subordinate agencies and enterprises". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/sd/about-the-ministry/subordinate-agencies-and-enterprises.html?id=115219. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Subordinate enterprises". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/sd/about-the-ministry/subordinate-enterprises.html?id=115218. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/einar-gerhardsens-second-government-1945.html?id=438717. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Samferdselsdepartementet" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Samferdselsdepartementet. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/gro-harlem-brundtlands-third-government-.html?id=438731. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "John Lyng's Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/john-lyngs-government-1963.html?id=438720. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/einar-gerhardsens-third-government-1955-.html?id=438719. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/einar-gerhardsens-fourth-government-1963.html?id=438721. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Trygve Bratteli's First Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/trygve-brattelis-first-government-1971-1.html?id=438723. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Oscar Torp's Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/oscar-torps-government-1951---1955.html?id=438718. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Per Borten's Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/per-bortens-government.html?id=438722. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Lars Korvald's Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/lars-korvalds-government-1972-1973.html?id=438724. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Trygve Bratteli's Second Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/per-bortens-government.html?id=438722. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/odvar-nordlis-government-1976-1981.html?id=438726. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/gro-harlem-brundtlands-first-government-.html?id=438727. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Odvar Nordli's Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/kare-willochs-government-1981---1986.html?id=438728. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/gro-harlem-brundtlands-second-government.html?id=438729. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/odvar-nordlis-government-1976-1981.html?id=438726. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/thorbjorn-jaglands-government-1996-1997.html?id=438732. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/kjell-magne-bondeviks-first-government-1.html?id=438733. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/jens-stoltenbergs-government-2000---2001.html?id=438738. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/kjell-magne-bondeviks-second-government-.html?id=438739. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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