Ministry of Finance and Customs (1846–2000)

Established: 1. January 1846
Abolished: 1. January 2000

On 1 January 1846, the Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs had its name changed to the Ministry of Finance and Customs. Trade affairs were transferred to the new Ministry of the Interior (of 1846).

On 1 October 1878, forestry affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Finance and Customs from the Ministry of the Interior (of 1846).

On 1 July 1913, affairs concerning the Holdings and Housing Bank, sickness and relief funds and life insurance companies, were transferred from the Ministry of Finance and Customs to the Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1913).

On 1 October 1916, Kongsberg Silver Mine and Mint was transferred from the Ministry of Finance and Customs to the new Ministry of Trade (of 1916).

On 20 April 1917, the Pension Fund and the Widows’ Fund were transferred from the Ministry of Finance and Customs to the Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1916).

On 30 April 1920, industrial provisioning affairs and export ban affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Finance and Customs from the abolished Ministry of Industrial Provisioning.

During the Second World War 1940-1945, Norwegian ministries were working under the legal leadership of Johan Nygaardsvold’s Government in exile in London, and under Nazi Germany’s occupation autorities in Oslo (marked NS). The Ministry of Finance and Customs NS in Oslo was not organisationally altered during the war years.

On 8 May 1945, the ministry structure in Oslo was re-established as it was on 9 April 1940. At the same time, prices control affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Finance and Customs from the Ministry of Justice and the Police, while local police affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Finance and Customs to the Ministry of Justice and the Police.

On 1 January 1980, long term planning and coordination affairs were transferred to an additional minister in the Ministry of Finance and Customs. On 1 January 1982, this office as additional minister was abolished.

On 25 October 1996, responsibility for long term planning and the Planning Department in the Ministry of Finance and Customs was transferred to an additional minister in an office provided by the Office of the Prime Minister. On 15 November 1996, these affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Government Administration.

On 1 January 2000, the Ministry of Finance and Customs had its name changed to the Ministry of Finance.

Politicians

Aall, Jacob jr.
- Acting Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 06/07/1875–21/07/1875
- Acting Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 26/05/1875–05/06/1875
Årstad, Søren Tobias (V)
- Minister of Finance – Johannes Steen's Government 06/11/1900–08/06/1901
Berge, Gunnar (A)
- Minister of Finance – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government 09/05/1986–16/10/1989
Berge, Abraham Theodor (FRIVNSTR)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance – Abraham Berge's Government 30/05/1923–25/07/1924
- Minister of Finance – Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government 06/03/1923–30/05/1923
- Minister of Finance – Willer Konow's (S.B.) Government 02/02/1910–20/02/1912
- Minister of Finance – Christian Michelsen's Government 07/11/1906–23/10/1907
Bergsvik, Kornelius Olai Person (A)
- Minister of Finance – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 13/11/1936–01/07/1939
Bjerve, Petter Jakob (A)
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 05/01/1962–19/02/1962
- Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 23/04/1960–04/02/1963
Blehr, Otto Albert (V)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance – Otto Blehr's Second Government 22/06/1921–06/03/1923
- Acting Minister of Finance – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 23/04/1915–16/07/1915
Bratteli, Trygve (A)
- Minister of Transport and Communications and acting Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 05/01/1962–19/02/1962
- Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 28/12/1956–23/04/1960
- Minister of Finance – Oscar Torp's Government 19/11/1951–22/01/1955
Bretteville, Christian Zetlitz
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 09/09/1853–22/03/1854
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 30/04/1850–15/09/1852
Brofoss, Erik (A)
- Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 05/11/1945–06/12/1947
Bull, Edvard Hagerup (H)
- Minister of Finance – Otto B. Halvorsen's First Government 21/06/1920–22/06/1920
- Minister of Finance – Christian Michelsen's Government 27/11/1905–07/11/1906
- Acting Minister of Finance – Johan Sverdrup's Government 06/06/1889–08/07/1889
Cappelen, Andreas Zeier (A)
- Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government 25/09/1963–12/10/1965
- Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 04/02/1963–28/08/1963
Christiansen, Ragnar Karl Viktor (A)
- Minister of Finance – Trygve Bratteli's First Government 17/03/1971–18/10/1972
Furu, Ole Andreas (H)
- Minister of Finance – Emil Stang's Second Government 02/05/1893–09/08/1895
Hagerup, George Francis (H)
- Minister of Finance – Emil Stang's Second Government 09/08/1895–14/10/1895
Halvorsen, Johan Magnus (MODVNSTR)
- Minister of Finance – Jørgen Løvland's Government 23/10/1907–19/03/1908
Hartmann, Paul Ernst Wilhelm (Hf)
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Agriculture in Oslo – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 14/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Agriculture – Government Delegation in Oslo 1945 08/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Finance – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 20/03/1942–25/06/1945
- Acting Minister of Finance – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 28/11/1941–15/02/1942
Haugland, Baard Madsen (MODVNSTR)
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Johan Sverdrup's Government 01/04/1888–01/06/1888
- Minister of Finance – Johan Sverdrup's Government 26/06/1884–15/08/1888
Helliesen, Henrik Laurentius
- Minister of Finance – Christian Selmer Government 11/10/1880–15/09/1883
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/09/1880–11/10/1880
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/11/1876–15/09/1879
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Frederik Stang Government 24/02/1874–07/04/1874
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/06/1873–15/10/1875
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1870–06/07/1872
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1866–15/10/1869
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 22/06/1863–15/10/1865
Holmboe, Jens
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/09/1879–11/10/1880
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1875–15/10/1876
Holmboe, Arnold (V)
- Minister of Finance – Johan Mowinckel's First Government 25/07/1924–05/03/1926
Hornsrud, Christopher Andersen (A)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance – Christopher Hornsrud's Government 28/01/1928–15/02/1928
Indrebø, Adolf (A)
- Minister of Finance – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 20/03/1935–13/11/1936
Jahn, Gunnar (V)
- Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's First Government 25/06/1945–05/11/1945
- Administrative Council Member – Administrative Council in Oslo 1940 15/04/1940–25/09/1940
- Minister of Finance – Johan Mowinckel's Third Government 03/11/1934–20/03/1935
Johnsen, Sigbjørn (A)
- Minister of Finance – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government 03/11/1990–25/10/1996
Kildal, Birger (V)
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Auditing – Francis Hagerup's Second Government 22/10/1903–01/09/1904
- Minister of Finance – Francis Hagerup's First Government 15/11/1895–17/02/1898
Kleppe, Per (A)
- Minister of Planning – Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- Minister of Planning – Odvar Nordli's Government 01/01/1980–04/02/1981
- Minister of Finance – Odvar Nordli's Government 15/01/1976–08/10/1979
- Minister of Justice – Trygve Bratteli's Second Government 16/10/1973–15/01/1976
Knudsen, Gunnar (Aanon Gunerius) (V)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 12/12/1919–21/06/1920
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance - also acting Minister of Auditing – Gunnar Knudsen's First Government 19/03/1908–02/02/1910
- Minister of Finance - also acting Minister of Auditing until 07.06.1905 – Christian Michelsen's Government 11/03/1905–31/10/1905
Kolstad, Peder Ludvik (B)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Peder Kolstad's Government 01/02/1932–05/03/1932
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance – Peder Kolstad's Government 12/05/1931–05/03/1932
Konow, Fredrik Ludvig (FRIVNSTR)
- Minister of Finance – Ivar Lykke's Government 05/03/1926–28/01/1928
- Minister of Finance – Jens Bratlie's Government 20/02/1912–31/01/1913
Lange, Otto Vincent
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/09/1862–22/06/1863
- Minister of Finance – Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 15/10/1859–15/09/1861
- Minister of Finance – Vogt Government 15/08/1857–15/09/1858
- Minister of Finance – Vogt Government 17/06/1856–26/06/1856
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 27/09/1855–17/06/1856
Lid, Mons (A)
- Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 22/01/1955–28/12/1956
Lund, Per Berg (V)
- Minister of Finance – Johan Mowinckel's Third Government 03/03/1933–03/11/1934
- Minister of Finance – Johan Mowinckel's Second Government 15/02/1928–12/05/1931
Manthey, August Christian
- Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs and acting Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 24/02/1874–07/04/1874
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/07/1872–15/07/1873
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 01/02/1870–20/09/1870
Meisdalshagen, Olav (A)
- Minister of Finance – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 06/12/1947–19/11/1951
Michelsen, Christian (SMLNGSP)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance – Christian Michelsen's Government 31/10/1905–27/11/1905
- Minister of Finance – Francis Hagerup's Second Government 01/09/1904–11/03/1905
Møinichen, Erik Røring
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1869–01/02/1870
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1865–15/10/1866
- Minister of Finance – Frederik Stang Government 17/12/1861–15/09/1862
- Minister of Finance – Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 02/10/1861–17/12/1861
- Minister of Finance – Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 16/12/1858–15/10/1859
- Minister of Finance – Vogt Government 15/09/1858–16/12/1858
- Minister of Finance – Vogt Government 26/06/1856–11/08/1857
Myrvoll, Ole (V)
- Minister of Finance – Per Borten's Government 12/10/1965–17/03/1971
Norbom, Jon Ola Hauger (V)
- Minister of Finance – Lars Korvald's Government 18/10/1972–16/10/1973
Nygaardsvold, Johan (A)
- Prime Minister and acting Minister of Finance – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 13/05/1940–30/05/1940
- Prime Minister and acting Minister of Finance – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 12/04/1940–14/04/1940
Olsen, Olaj Johan (V)
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Johan Sverdrup's Government 01/05/1889–08/07/1889
- Minister of Finance – Johan Sverdrup's Government 16/07/1888–13/07/1889
- Acting Minister of Finance – Johan Sverdrup's Government 01/04/1888–01/06/1888
Omholt, Anton Thorkildsen (V)
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 12/12/1919–16/06/1920
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 23/04/1915–16/07/1915
- Minister of Finance – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 31/01/1913–16/06/1920
Presthus, Rolf (H)
- Minister of Finance – Kåre Willoch's Government 14/10/1981–25/04/1986
Prytz, Anton Frederik Winter Jakhelln (NS)
- Illegal minister of finance NS - did not take office – Illegal Vidkun Quisling government in Oslo 1940 09/04/1940–14/04/1940
Reimers, Herman Johan Foss
- Minister of Finance – Schweigaard/Løvenskiold Government 03/04/1884–26/06/1884
Restad, Gudmund (Sp)
- Minister of Finance – Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government 17/10/1997–01/01/2000
Riddervold, Hans
- Minister of Church and Education and acting Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 29/06/1853–05/08/1853
Rød-Larsen, Terje (A)
- Minister of Planning and Coordination – Thorbjørn Jagland's Government 25/10/1996–15/11/1996
Rygh, Evald (H)
- Minister of Finance – Emil Stang's First Government 13/07/1889–06/03/1891
Sand, Ulf Oscar (A)
- Minister of Finance – Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- Minister of Finance – Odvar Nordli's Government 08/10/1979–04/02/1981
Schjøtt, Peder Olrog (V)
- Minister of Auditing and acting Minister of Finance – Johan Sverdrup's Government 01/05/1889–06/06/1889
Schmidt, Olaus Michael
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/05/1846–15/07/1847
Schweigaard, Christian Homann
- Minister of Finance – Christian Selmer Government 15/09/1883–03/04/1884
Sibbern, Valentin Christian Wilhelm
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 29/08/1849–30/04/1850
Skauge, Arne (H)
- Minister of Finance – Jan P. Syse's Government 16/10/1989–03/11/1990
- Minister of Finance – Kåre Willoch's Government 25/04/1986–09/05/1986
Steen, Johannes Wilhelm Christian (V)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance – Johannes Steen's First Government 06/03/1891–02/05/1893
Stoltenberg, Jens (A)
- Minister of Finance – Thorbjørn Jagland's Government 25/10/1996–17/10/1997
Sundby, Jon
- Minister of Finance – Jens Hundseid's Government 14/03/1932–03/03/1933
- Minister of Finance – Peder Kolstad's Government 25/02/1932–14/03/1932
- Minister of Agriculture and acting Minister of Finance – Peder Kolstad's Government 01/02/1932–25/02/1932
Sunde, Elias (V)
- Minister of Finance – Otto Blehr's First Government 21/04/1902–09/06/1903
- Minister of Finance – Johannes Steen's Government 08/06/1901–21/04/1902
- Minister of Finance – Johannes Steen's Government 17/02/1898–19/05/1900
Sundt, Egil Kaare
- Secretary General – Secretaries General in Oslo 1945 08/05/1945–01/08/1945
Thilesen, Georg August (V)
- Minister of Finance – Johannes Steen's Government 19/05/1900–06/11/1900
Thrap, Niels Andreas
- Acting Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 22/03/1854–02/07/1854
- Acting Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 10/07/1852–20/09/1852
Torp, Oscar Fredrik (A)
- Minister of Finance - on travel to Stockholm – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 12/05/1940–30/05/1940
- Minister of Finance - on travel to Stockholm – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 12/04/1940–14/04/1940
- Minister of Finance – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 01/07/1939–28/11/1942
Vårvik, Dagfinn (Sp)
- Minister of Finance – John Lyng s Government 28/08/1963–25/09/1963
Vogt, Jørgen Herman
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 02/07/1854–27/09/1855
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/07/1853–05/08/1853
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 29/09/1852–09/09/1853
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/07/1847–15/09/1849
- Minister of Finance – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 01/01/1846–15/05/1846

Buttedahl, Harald Oskar (Sp)
- Political Adviser for Restad, Gudmund 14/01/1999–01/01/2000
Hagen, Thorbjørn (A)
- Private Secretary for Kleppe, Per 15/01/1976–30/09/1977
- Private Secretary for Kleppe, Per 01/10/1975–15/01/1976
Helgerud, Frode (H)
- Private Adviser for Presthus, Rolf 12/08/1985–16/09/1985
Hogsnes, Hans Kristian (H)
- Private Secretary for Presthus, Rolf 09/11/1981–29/11/1981
Horneland, Ellen (A)
- Political Adviser for Johnsen, Sigbjørn 07/02/1994–25/10/1996
Jacobsen, Frode (A)
- Political Adviser for Stoltenberg, Jens 06/06/1997–17/10/1997
Juel, Steinar (H)
- Private Adviser for Skauge, Arne 25/04/1986–09/05/1986
- Private Adviser for Presthus, Rolf 18/11/1985–25/04/1986
Knutzen, Thomas (H)
- Private Secretary for Presthus, Rolf 30/11/1981–31/08/1983
Ljones, Olav (A)
- Private Secretary for Sand, Ulf Oscar 18/05/1981–14/10/1981
Magistad, Vigdis (A)
- Private Adviser for Berge, Gunnar 09/06/1986–16/10/1989
Nålsund, Jon Ivar (A)
- Private Secretary for Kleppe, Per 06/02/1978–17/06/1989
Østbø, Bjørn (H)
- Private Secretary for Skauge, Arne 23/10/1989–03/11/1990
Ramm, Hans Henrik (H)
- Private Adviser for Presthus, Rolf 15/08/1983–11/08/1985
Riis-Johansen, Terje (Sp)
- Political Adviser for Restad, Gudmund 22/10/1997–31/01/1999
Rostad, Trond (A)
- Political Adviser for Stoltenberg, Jens 26/02/1997–23/03/1997
Simonsvik, Gunnar (A)
- Private Secretary for Kleppe, Per 05/11/1973–31/07/1975
Strand, Tove (A)
- Private Secretary for Sand, Ulf Oscar 15/11/1979–04/02/1981
Therkildsen, Tom (A)
- Political Adviser for Stoltenberg, Jens 28/10/1996–30/05/1997
Vollan, Anne-Lise Grande (A)
- Political Adviser for Johnsen, Sigbjørn 01/07/1992–01/01/1994
- Private Secretary for Johnsen, Sigbjørn 14/11/1990–30/06/1992

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Ministers (65)

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