- Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
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Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs after 1945 
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Det Kongelige Utenriksdepartement) was established on June 7, 1905 - the same day the Norwegian legistature decided to dissolve the union with Sweden. The Ministry is currently headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of International Development Erik Solheim. They have been cabinet ministers in the red-green coalition government headed by prime minister Jens Stoltenberg since October 17, 2005.
Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Name Took Office Left Office Party Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland 1905 1908 Liberal Party Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen 1908 1910 Liberal Party Johannes Irgens 1910 1913 Conservative Party Nils Claus Ihlen 1913 1920 Liberal Party Christian Fredrik Michelet 1920 1921 Conservative Party Arnold Christopher Ræstad 1921 1922 Liberal Party Johan Ludwig Mowinckel 1922 1923 Liberal Party Christian Fredrik Michelet 1923 1924 Conservative Party Johan Ludwig Mowinckel 1924 1926 Liberal Party Ivar Lykke 1926 1928 Conservative Party Edvard Bull, Sr. 1928 1928 Labour Party Johan Ludwig Mowinckel 1928 1931 Liberal Party Birger Braadland 1931 Agrarian Party Nils Trædal (acting) 1932 1932 Agrarian Party Birger Braadland 1933 Agrarian Party Johan Ludwig Mowinckel 1933 1935 Liberal Party Halvdan Koht 1935 1940 Labour Party Ingolf Elster Christensen 1940 1940 Administrative Council in Oslo Trygve Halvdan Lie (exile in London) 1940 Labour Party Oscar Fredrik Torp (acting in Oslo) 1945 1945 Labour Party Trygve Halvdan Lie 1946 Labour Party Halvard Manthey Lange 1946 1963 Labour Party Erling Wikborg 1963 1963 Christian Democrats Halvard Manthey Lange 1963 1965 Labour Party John Lyng 1965 1970 Conservative Party Svenn Stray 1970 1971 Conservative Party Andreas Zeier Cappelen 1971 1972 Labour Party Dagfinn Vårvik 1972 1973 Centre Party Knut Frydenlund 1973 1981 Labour Party Svenn Stray 1981 1986 Conservative Party Knut Frydenlund 1986 1987 Labour Party Thorvald Stoltenberg 1987 1989 Labour Party Kjell Magne Bondevik 1989 1990 Christian Democrats Thorvald Stoltenberg 1990 1993 Labour Party Johan Jørgen Holst 1993 1994 Labour Party Bjørn Tore Godal 1994 1997 Labour Party Knut Vollebæk 1997 2000 Christian Democrats Thorbjørn Jagland 2000 2001 Labour Party Jan Petersen 2001 2005 Conservative Party Jonas Gahr Støre 2005 present Labour Party External links
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Categories:- Foreign relations of Norway
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