Ministry of Justice and the Police (1819–2012)

Established: 1. January 1819
Abolished: 1. January 2012

On 1 January 1819, 2nd Ministry (Justice Affairs) had its name changed to the Ministry of Justice and the Police. Police affairs were transferred from the abolished 3rd Ministry (Police Affairs).

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 authorities in Oslo (marked NS). In Oslo, occupation authorities on 25 September 1940 transferred police affairs from the Ministry of Justice and the Police NS to the new Ministry of the Police NS.

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

On 20 December 1948, a number of affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Justice and the Police to the new Ministry of Local Government and Labour (of 1948).

On 1 January 2010, immigration affairs except labour immigration, were transferred to the Ministry of Justice and the Police from the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.

On 1 January 2012, the Ministry of Justice and the Police had its name changed to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

Politicians

Aall, Jacob jr.
- Acting Minister of Auditing and acting Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 08/01/1874–15/05/1874
Abrahamsen, Lars Kristian (V)
- Minister of Justice – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 31/01/1913–01/10/1916
Amundsen, Olaf (V)
- Minister of Justice – Otto Blehr's Second Government 22/06/1921–24/08/1922
Arneberg, Ulrik Frederik Christian (H)
- Minister of Justice – Emil Stang's First Government 15/07/1890–06/03/1891
Arntzen, Andreas
- Minister of Justice - leave of absence – Second Wedel Government 15/08/1837–14/12/1837
- Minister of Justice – Second Wedel Government 15/06/1837–14/12/1837
Årstad, Søren Tobias (V)
- Minister of Justice – Otto Blehr's First Government 21/04/1902–22/10/1903
Aubert, Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin
- Minister of Justice – Schweigaard/Løvenskiold Government 03/04/1884–26/06/1884
Aure, Aud-Inger (KrF)
- Minister of Justice - leave of absence – Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government 21/01/1999–15/03/1999
- Minister of Justice – Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government 17/10/1997–15/03/1999
Bachke, Ole Andreas
- Minister of Justice – Christian Selmer Government 15/11/1881–15/09/1882
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 13/10/1879–15/09/1880
Berg, Paal Olav (V)
- Minister of Justice – Johan Mowinckel's First Government 25/07/1924–05/03/1926
Berrefjord, Oddvar (A)
- Minister of Justice – Odvar Nordli's Government 03/10/1980–04/02/1981
- Minister of Justice – Trygve Bratteli's First Government 17/03/1971–18/10/1972
Birch-Reichenwald, Christian
- Minister of Justice – Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 01/09/1860–12/12/1861
Blehr, Otto Albert (V)
- Minister of Justice – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 01/05/1917–21/06/1920
Bøsterud, Helen Marie (A)
- Minister of Justice – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government 09/05/1986–16/10/1989
Bothner, Harald (V)
- Minister of Justice – Christian Michelsen's Government 27/11/1905–23/10/1907
Bredal, Johan Olaf
- Minister of Justice – Jørgen Løvland's Government 23/10/1907–19/03/1908
Bull, Edvard Hagerup (H)
- Minister of Justice – Christian Michelsen's Government 07/06/1905–27/11/1905
Cappelen, Johan (H)
- Minister of Justice – Einar Gerhardsen's First Government 25/06/1945–05/11/1945
Cappelen, Andreas Zeier (A)
- Minister of Justice – Odvar Nordli's Government 08/10/1979–03/10/1980
Castberg, Johan (V)
- Minister of Justice – Gunnar Knudsen's First Government 19/03/1908–02/02/1910
Christensen, Ingolf Elster (H)
- Minister of Justice – Ivar Lykke's Government 05/03/1926–26/07/1926
Dahl, Walter Scott (V)
- Minister of Justice – Johan Sverdrup's Government 15/09/1888–13/07/1889
- Minister of the Interior and acting Minister of Justice – Johan Sverdrup's Government 28/06/1888–01/08/1888
Diriks, Christian Adolph
- Minister of Justice – First Wedel Government 01/01/1819–16/09/1825
Dørum, Odd Einar (V)
- Minister of Justice – Kjell Magne Bondevik' Second Government 19/10/2001–17/10/2005
- Minister of Justice – Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government 15/03/1999–17/03/2000
Endresen, Egil (H)
- Minister of Justice – Per Borten's Government 03/10/1970–17/03/1971
Evjenth, Haakon Martin (V)
- Minister of Justice – Johan Mowinckel's Second Government 15/02/1928–21/11/1930
Falsen, Johan Collett
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/08/1878–02/09/1879
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1874–15/08/1877
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1871–15/09/1872
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 01/02/1870–15/07/1870
Faremo, Grete (A)
- Minister of Justice – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 11/11/2011–01/01/2012
- Minister of Defence and acting Minister of Justice – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 20/01/2011–31/03/2011
- Minister of Defence and acting Minister of Justice – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 01/01/2011–18/01/2011
- Minister of Justice – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government 04/09/1992–25/10/1996
Fougner, Else Bugge (H)
- Minister of Justice – Jan P. Syse's Government 16/10/1989–03/11/1990
Giske, Trond (A)
- Minister of Culture and Church Affairs and acting Minister of Justice – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 27/02/2009–29/03/2009
Gjesteby, Kari (A)
- Minister of Justice – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government 03/11/1990–04/09/1992
Gundersen, Oscar Christian (A)
- Minister of Justice – Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government 25/09/1963–12/10/1965
- Minister of Justice - leave of absence – Oscar Torp's Government 18/10/1952–20/12/1952
- Minister of Justice – Oscar Torp's Government 19/11/1951–20/12/1952
- Minister of Justice – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 05/11/1945–19/11/1951
Hagerup, George Francis (H)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Justice – Francis Hagerup's Second Government 22/10/1903–11/03/1905
- Prime Minister - also Minister of Justice until 15.08.1897 – Francis Hagerup's First Government 14/10/1895–15/08/1897
- Minister of Justice – Emil Stang's Second Government 02/05/1893–15/07/1894
Halvorsen, Otto Bahr (H)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Justice - leave of absence – Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government 24/03/1923–23/05/1923
- Prime Minister and Minister of Justice – Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government 06/03/1923–23/05/1923
- Prime Minister and Minister of Justice – Otto B. Halvorsen's First Government 21/06/1920–22/06/1921
Harbek, Ole Fingalf
- Administrative Council Member – Administrative Council in Oslo 1940 15/04/1940–25/09/1940
Harlem, Hanne (A)
- Minister of Justice – Jens Stoltenberg's First Government 17/03/2000–19/03/2001
Hauge, Jens Christian (A)
- Minister of Justice – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 22/01/1955–01/11/1955
Haugland, Jens (A)
- Minister of Justice – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 01/11/1955–28/08/1963
Holmboe, Jens
- Minister of Justice – Christian Selmer Government 15/09/1882–15/09/1883
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/05/1874–15/10/1874
Holmboe, Arnold (V)
- Minister of Justice – Otto Blehr's Second Government 24/08/1922–06/03/1923
Holmboe, Cornelius (A)
- Minister of Justice – Christopher Hornsrud's Government 28/01/1928–15/02/1928
Holst, Poul Christian
- Minister of Church and Education and acting Minister of Justice – Second Wedel Government 15/08/1837–21/01/1838
- Minister of Justice – First Wedel Government 15/08/1833–15/06/1836
- Minister of Justice – First Wedel Government 15/09/1827–15/08/1832
- Minister of Justice – First Wedel Government 16/09/1825–15/09/1826
Holt, Anne (A)
- Minister of Justice - leave of absence – Thorbjørn Jagland's Government 10/01/1997–04/02/1997
- Minister of Justice – Thorbjørn Jagland's Government 25/10/1996–10/01/1997
Høybråten, Dagfinn (KrF)
- Minister of Health and acting Minister of Justice – Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government 18/02/1999–15/03/1999
Jensen, Christian
- Minister of Justice – Christian Selmer Government 15/09/1883–26/03/1884
- Minister of Justice - also acting Minister of Auditing until 22.12.1880 – Christian Selmer Government 11/10/1880–15/09/1881
- Minister of Auditing and acting Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/09/1880–11/10/1880
Kildal, Birger (V)
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Labour – Johan Sverdrup's Government 15/09/1887–15/11/1887
Klingenberg, Odd Sverressøn (H)
- Minister Social Affairs and acting Minister of Justice – Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government 24/03/1923–30/05/1923
Knudsen, Kai Birger (A)
- Minister of Justice – Oscar Torp's Government 20/12/1952–15/06/1954
- Acting Minister of Justice – Oscar Torp's Government 18/10/1952–20/12/1952
Koren, Petter Mørch (KrF)
- Minister of Justice – Lars Korvald's Government 18/10/1972–16/10/1973
- Minister of Justice – John Lyng s Government 28/08/1963–25/09/1963
Kosmo, Jørgen (A)
- Minister of Defence and acting Minister of Justice – Thorbjørn Jagland's Government 10/01/1997–04/02/1997
Lasson, Peder Carl
- Acting Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 20/10/1852–12/04/1853
- Acting Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 10/07/1852–20/09/1852
Lie, Trygve (A)
- Minister of Justice – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 20/03/1935–01/07/1939
Lie, Jonas (NS)
- Illegal minister of justice NS - did not take office – Illegal Vidkun Quisling government in Oslo 1940 09/04/1940–14/04/1940
Lindboe, Asbjørn
- Minister of Justice – Jens Hundseid's Government 14/03/1932–03/03/1933
- Minister of Justice – Peder Kolstad's Government 12/05/1931–14/03/1932
Løchen, Einar (V)
- Minister of Justice – Johannes Steen's Government 29/04/1899–06/11/1900
Manthey, August Christian
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/06/1869–01/02/1870
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 28/09/1863–28/09/1864
- Minister of Justice – Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 15/07/1859–15/09/1860
- Minister of Justice – Vogt Government 26/09/1856–16/08/1857
Meldahl, Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 24/09/1872–08/01/1874
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/07/1870–15/10/1871
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1867–15/06/1869
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 28/09/1864–15/10/1866
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 17/12/1861–15/10/1863
Michelsen, Christian (SMLNGSP)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Justice – Christian Michelsen's Government 11/03/1905–07/06/1905
Møinichen, Erik Røring
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/10/1866–15/10/1867
- Minister of Finance, First Minister and acting Minister of Justice – Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 12/12/1861–17/12/1861
- Minister of Justice – Vogt Government 11/08/1857–15/09/1858
Motzfeldt, Ernst (H)
- Minister of Justice – Emil Stang's Second Government 15/07/1894–14/10/1895
Olsen, Olaj Johan (V)
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Justice – Johan Sverdrup's Government 28/08/1888–15/09/1888
Øyen, Knud Iversen (H)
- Minister of Justice – Ivar Lykke's Government 26/07/1926–28/01/1928
Petersen, Hans Christian
- Minister of Justice and First Minister - also acting Minister of the Navy from 28.05.1859 – Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government 16/12/1858–29/07/1859
- Minister of Justice - also First Minister from 04.12.1858 – Vogt Government 15/09/1858–16/12/1858
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/07/1854–15/09/1855
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 28/06/1853–15/09/1853
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/09/1850–15/09/1851
- Minister of Justice - leave of absence – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/01/1846–15/04/1846
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/04/1845–15/07/1847
Platou, Frederik Christian Stoud
- Acting Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Auditing – Christian Selmer Government 16/09/1881–26/09/1881
Platou, Carl Nicolai Stoud
- Secretary General – Secretaries General in Oslo 1945 08/05/1945–01/08/1945
Qvam, Ole Anton (V)
- Minister of Justice – Johannes Steen's Government 06/11/1900–21/04/1902
- Minister of Justice – Johannes Steen's Government 17/02/1898–28/04/1899
- Minister of Justice – Johannes Steen's First Government 06/03/1891–02/05/1893
Røkke, Mona (H)
- Minister of Justice – Kåre Willoch's Government 14/10/1981–04/10/1985
Rolfsen, Christian Lange (H)
- Minister of Justice – Abraham Berge's Government 30/05/1923–25/07/1924
Roll, Ferdinand Nicolai (H)
- Minister of Justice – Emil Stang's First Government 13/07/1889–15/07/1890
Scheel, Herman Carsten Johannes (H)
- Minister of Justice – Willer Konow's (S.B.) Government 02/02/1910–20/02/1912
Schmidt, Olaus Michael
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/07/1847–19/04/1848
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 08/03/1844–15/04/1845
- Minister of Justice – Second Wedel Government 15/09/1843–08/03/1844
- Minister of Justice – Second Wedel Government 15/08/1839–15/09/1842
- Minister of Justice – Second Wedel Government 22/01/1838–15/07/1838
Schweigaard, Christian Homann
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Justice – Christian Selmer Government 26/03/1884–03/04/1884
Sellæg, Wenche Frogn (H)
- Minister of Justice – Kåre Willoch's Government 04/10/1985–09/05/1986
Selmer, Christian August
- Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 15/08/1877–15/08/1878
Selmer, Elisabeth Schweigaard (H)
- Minister of Justice – Per Borten's Government 12/10/1965–03/10/1970
Sibbern, Valentin Christian Wilhelm
- Minister of Auditing and acting Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/01/1846–15/04/1846
- Minister of Justice – Second Wedel Government 15/09/1842–15/09/1843
- Minister of Justice – Second Wedel Government 15/07/1838–15/08/1839
- Minister of Justice – Second Wedel Government 19/09/1836–15/07/1837
- Minister of Justice – First Wedel Government 15/05/1836–19/09/1836
- Minister of Justice – First Wedel Government 15/08/1832–15/08/1833
Sjaastad, Gustav Adolf (A)
- Minister of Justice – Oscar Torp's Government 15/06/1954–22/01/1955
Skau, Bjørn (A)
- Minister of Justice – Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
Smedal, Harald (V)
- Minister of Justice – Francis Hagerup's First Government 15/08/1897–17/02/1898
Sørenssen, Søren Anton Wilhelm
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 15/09/1851–28/06/1853
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 19/04/1848–15/09/1850
Sørenssen, Aimar August (V)
- Minister of Justice – Johan Sverdrup's Government 26/06/1884–15/09/1887
Stang, Fredrik (H)
- Minister of Justice – Jens Bratlie's Government 20/02/1912–31/01/1913
Stang, Jacob (V)
- Acting Minister of Justice – Johan Sverdrup's Government 01/08/1888–28/08/1888
- Minister of Justice – Johan Sverdrup's Government 15/11/1887–06/06/1888
Storberget, Knut (A)
- Minister of Justice - leave of absence, except 19.01.2011 – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 01/01/2011–31/03/2011
- Minister of Justice - leave of absence – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 27/02/2009–29/03/2009
- Minister of Justice – Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government 17/10/2005–11/11/2011
Sunde, Arne Toralf (V)
- Minister of Justice – Johan Mowinckel's Third Government 03/03/1933–20/03/1935
- Minister of Justice – Johan Mowinckel's Second Government 21/11/1930–12/05/1931
Thomle, Iver Steen
- Acting Minister of Justice – Vogt Government 14/09/1857–24/09/1857
Urbye, Andreas Tostrup (V)
- Minister of Justice – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 26/07/1916–01/05/1917
Valla, Gerd Liv (A)
- Minister of Justice – Thorbjørn Jagland's Government 04/02/1997–17/10/1997
Valle, Inger Louise (A)
- Minister of Justice – Odvar Nordli's Government 15/01/1976–08/10/1979
- Minister of Justice – Trygve Bratteli's Second Government 16/10/1973–15/01/1976
Vogt, Jørgen Herman
- Minister of Justice and First Minister – Vogt Government 11/09/1857–03/10/1857
- Minister of Justice and First Minister – Vogt Government 17/06/1856–26/09/1856
- Minister of Justice and First Minister – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 27/09/1855–17/06/1856
- Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 09/09/1853–02/07/1854
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Justice – Løvenskiold/Vogt Government 05/08/1853–09/09/1853
- Minister of Justice – First Wedel Government 15/09/1826–15/09/1827
Vogt, Niels Petersen
- Minister of the Interior and acting Minister of Justice – Frederik Stang Government 02/09/1879–13/10/1879
Wold, Terje (A)
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Church and Education in Oslo – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 14/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Church and Education – Government Delegation in Oslo 1945 08/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Justice – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 01/07/1939–25/06/1945

Aas-Hansen, Astri (A)
- Political Adviser for Storberget, Knut 20/10/2005–09/02/2007
Aleksandersen , Odny (A)
- Private Secretary for Skau, Bjørn 23/03/1981–14/10/1981
Aspaker, Elisabeth Vik (H)
- Private Secretary for Fougner, Else Bugge 19/10/1989–03/11/1990
Bendiksby, Hans T. (A)
- Private Secretary for Valle, Inger Louise 15/01/1976–14/10/1977
- Private Secretary for Valle, Inger Louise 01/10/1975–15/01/1976
Bergmål, Astrid (A)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Faremo, Grete 11/11/2011–31/12/2011
- Political Adviser (acting) for Storberget, Knut 20/10/2011–11/11/2011
Eggesvik, Per Th. (A)
- Private Secretary for Valle, Inger Louise 29/10/1973–31/07/1975
Hamar, Atle (V)
- Political Adviser for Dørum, Odd Einar 15/03/1999–19/03/1999
Harwiss, Hilde Elise Lytomt (V)
- Political Adviser (leave of absence) for Dørum, Odd Einar 30/06/2003–30/09/2003
- Political Adviser (acting) for Dørum, Odd Einar 01/12/2002–30/06/2003
Høgestøl, Kjersti Marie (V)
- Political Adviser for Dørum, Odd Einar 10/01/2005–17/10/2005
- Political Adviser for Dørum, Odd Einar 02/08/2004–03/10/2004
Hontvedt, Nils Henning (A)
- Political Adviser for Valla, Gerd Liv 27/06/1997–17/10/1997
Kristiansen, Jens Ove (A)
- Political Adviser for Faremo, Grete 29/05/1995–25/10/1996
Larssen, Heidi (H)
- Private Secretary for Sellæg, Wenche Frogn 14/10/1985–09/05/1986
Lauridsen, Grete Søreide (V)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Dørum, Odd Einar 08/11/1999–17/03/2000
Lien, Rolf (A)
- Private Secretary for Berrefjord, Oddvar 21/06/1971–18/10/1972
Messelt, Else (H)
- Private Secretary for Sellæg, Wenche Frogn 04/10/1985–19/10/1985
- Private Secretary for Røkke, Mona 19/10/1981–04/10/1985
Metliaas, Trude H. (V)
- Political Adviser for Dørum, Odd Einar 01/04/1999–08/11/1999
Meyer, Marit Helene (V)
- Political Adviser for Dørum, Odd Einar 23/10/2001–01/12/2002
Mjøsund, Kjetil (A)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Storberget, Knut 29/04/2009–11/08/2009
- Political Adviser for Harlem, Hanne 29/03/2000–14/09/2001
Molandsveen, Sverre (V)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Dørum, Odd Einar 30/06/2003–14/09/2003
Nadheim, Erik (A)
- Political Adviser for Faremo, Grete 04/09/1992–30/04/1995
- Political Adviser for Gjesteby, Kari 01/07/1992–04/09/1992
- Private Secretary for Gjesteby, Kari 27/01/1992–30/06/1992
Øyan, Jon Reidar (A)
- Political Adviser for Storberget, Knut 24/01/2011–01/02/2011
Schiøll, Trygve (KrF)
- Private Secretary for Koren, Petter Mørch 01/11/1972–16/10/1973
Slåke, Øyvind (A)
- Political Adviser for Valla, Gerd Liv 04/02/1997–27/06/1997
- Political Adviser for Holt, Anne 04/11/1996–04/02/1997
Slettemark, Guro (V)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Dørum, Odd Einar 01/04/1999–17/09/1999
Steen-Olsen, Ole (A)
- Private Adviser for Bøsterud, Helen Marie 17/05/1986–16/10/1989
Syversen, Hans Olav (KrF)
- Political Adviser for Aure, Aud-Inger 24/10/1997–15/03/1999
Tajik, Hadia (A)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Storberget, Knut 20/10/2008–29/03/2009
Thon, Bjørn Erik (V)
- Political Adviser for Dørum, Odd Einar 01/12/1999–17/03/2000
Thorshaug, Eirik Øwre (A)
- Political Adviser for Faremo, Grete 11/11/2011–16/12/2011
- Political Adviser (leave of absence) for Storberget, Knut 20/10/2008–29/03/2009
- Political Adviser for Storberget, Knut 26/02/2007–11/11/2011
Utvik, Torild Lien (A)
- Private Secretary for Valle, Inger Louise 17/10/1979–03/10/1980
- Private Secretary for Cappelen, Andreas Zeier 08/10/1979–17/10/1979
- Private Secretary for Valle, Inger Louise 23/01/1978–08/10/1979
Vist, Arild (A)
- Private Adviser for Gjesteby, Kari 21/11/1990–01/01/1992

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