Minister of Culture and Equality

The Minister of Culture and Equality (Norwegian: Kultur- og likestillingsminister; sometimes just kulturminister or likestillingsminister depending on context) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Culture and Equality.^[1] The ministry is responsible for the government's policy related to culture, church affairs, religion, media, sports and gambling. Subordinate agencies include the Gaming and Foundation Authority, the National Archival Services, the National Library, the Arts Council and the Media Authority. The portfolio includes issues related to the Church of Norway.

Minister of Culture and Equality of Norway
Kultur- og likestillingsministeren
Incumbent Lubna Jaffery since 28 June 2023
Ministry of Culture and Equality
Member of	Council of State
Seat	Oslo
Nominator	Prime Minister of Norway
Appointer	Monarch with approval of Parliament
Term length	No fixed length
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Norway
Precursor	Minister of Church Affairs and Education
Formation	14 October 1981
First holder	Lars Roar Langslet
Deputy	State secretaries at the Ministry of Culture and Equality
Website	Official website

The position was created as the Minister of Culture and Sciences in 1981, resulting in a split of the responsibilities of the former Minister of Church Affairs and Education, where issues related to culture and research were moved to the new post. Science issues remained part of the portfolio until 1989, when they were swapped with religious issues with the Minister of Education and Research, creating the Minister of Culture and Church Affairs. This lasted for a year, when church and religious affairs were again resumed by the Minister of Education, Research and Church Affairs. This situation was retained until 2001, when the portfolio again became the Minister of Culture and Church Affairs. From 2009 the "Church Affairs" was transferred to the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs as minister Anniken Huitfeldt was not a member of the Church of Norway. Issues related to religion remained within the portfolio.

When Solberg's Cabinet took office in 2013 church affairs was again included in the title and portfolio but with less significance than previously due to the increased autonomy given to the Church of Norway in 2012.

The current minister is Lubna Jaffery who took the position in June 2023.

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
  Liberal Party

Ministers

Photo	Name	Party	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Cabinet	Ref
	Lars Roar Langslet	Conservative	14 October 1981	9 May 1986	4 years, 207 days	Willoch I-II	^[2]
	Hallvard Bakke	Labour	9 May 1986	16 October 1989	3 years, 160 days	Brundtland II	^[3]
	Eleonore Bjartveit	Christian Democratic	16 October 1989	3 November 1990	1 year, 18 days	Syse	^[4]
	Åse Kleveland	Labour	3 November 1990	25 October 1996	5 years, 357 days	Brundtland III	^[5]
	Turid Birkeland	Labour	25 October 1996	17 October 1997	357 days	Jagland	^[6]
	Anne Enger Lahnstein	Centre	17 October 1997	8 October 1999	1 year, 356 days	Bondevik I	^[7]
	Åslaug Haga	Centre	8 October 1999	17 March 2000	161 days	Bondevik I	^[7]
	Ellen Horn	Labour	17 March 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 216 days	Stoltenberg I	^[8]
	Valgerd Svarstad Haugland	Christian Democratic	19 October 2001	17 October 2005	3 years, 364 days	Bondevik II	^[9]
	Trond Giske	Labour	17 October 2005	20 October 2009	4 years, 4 days	Stoltenberg II	^[10]
	Anniken Huitfeldt	Labour	20 October 2009	21 September 2012	2 years, 335 days	Stoltenberg II	^[10]
	Hadia Tajik	Labour	21 September 2012	16 October 2013	1 year, 26 days	Stoltenberg II	^[10]
	Thorhild Widvey	Conservative	16 October 2013	16 December 2015	2 years, 61 days	Solberg	^[1]
	Linda Hofstad Helleland	Conservative	16 December 2015	17 January 2018	2 years, 32 days	Solberg	^[1]
	Trine Skei Grande	Liberal	17 January 2018	24 January 2020	2 years, 7 days	Solberg	^[11]
	Abid Raja	Liberal	24 January 2020	14 October 2021	1 year, 263 days	Solberg	^[12]
	Anette Trettebergstuen	Labour	14 October 2021	28 June 2023	1 year, 257 days	Støre	^[13]
	Lubna Jaffery	Labour	28 June 2023	present	286 days	Støre	^[14]

References

1. "Erna Solberg's Government". Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
2. "Kåre Willoch's Government". Government.no. from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
3. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government". Government.no. from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
4. "Jan Syse's Government". Government.no. from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
5. "Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government". Government.no. from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
6. "Thorbjørn Jagland's Government". Government.no. from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
7. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government". Government.no. from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
8. "Jens Stoltenberg's First Government". Government.no. from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
9. "Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Government". Government.no. from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
10. "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
11. "Minister of Culture and Equality Trine Skei Grande". Government.no. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
12. "This Is Solberg's Cabinet 4.0". NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
13. "Norge har fått ny regjering" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
14. "Lubna Jaffery er ny kultur- og likestillingsminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ministers of Culture of Norway.