Ministry of Agriculture (1900–2004)

Established: 1. April 1900
Abolished: 1. October 2004

The Ministry of Agriculture was established on 1 April 1900. Affairs concerning agriculture, state landed property, state properties in Finnmark, consolidation services, forestry, hunting, fresh-water fisheries and various funds were transferred from the Ministry of the Interior (of 1846).

On 1 January 1903, Sami affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture from the Ministry of the Interior (of 1846).

On 1 July 1913, various labour affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture to the new Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1913).

On 26 August 1916, provisioning and rationing affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture to the new Ministry of Provisioning (of 1916).

On 1 November 1922, most affairs from the abolished Ministry of Provisioning (of 1916) were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture.

On 1 October 1939, provisioning affairs were transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture to the new Ministry of Provisioning (of 1939).

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). The Ministry of Agriculture NS was not organisationally altered in Oslo during the war.

On 8 May 1945, the ministry structure in Oslo was re-established as it was on 9 April 1940.

On 1 October 2004, the Ministry of Agriculture had its name changed to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Politicians

Aarrestad, Sven (V)
- Minister of Agriculture and acting Minister of Auditing – Jørgen Løvland's Government 23/10/1907–19/03/1908
- Minister of Agriculture – Christian Michelsen's Government 07/11/1906–23/10/1907
Aarstad, Hans Jørgensen (V)
- Minister of Agriculture – Johan Mowinckel's Second Government 15/02/1928–12/05/1931
Andersen, Dag Terje (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Thorbjørn Jagland's Government 25/10/1996–17/10/1997
Bærøe, Ole Ludvig (H)
- Minister of Agriculture – Ivar Lykke's Government 05/03/1926–28/01/1928
Borgen, Hans (Sp)
- Minister of Agriculture – John Lyng s Government 28/08/1963–25/09/1963
Eika, Hallvard (V)
- Minister of Agriculture – Per Borten's Government 21/08/1970–17/03/1971
Enge, Erik Mathiassen (FRIVNSTR)
- Minister of Agriculture – Jens Bratlie's Government 20/02/1912–31/01/1913
Five, Haakon Martin (V)
- Minister of Agriculture – Johan Mowinckel's Third Government 03/03/1933–20/03/1935
- Minister of Agriculture – Johan Mowinckel's First Government 25/07/1924–05/03/1926
- Minister of Agriculture – Otto Blehr's Second Government 26/07/1921–06/03/1923
- Minister of Provisioning and acting Minister of Agriculture – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 12/12/1919–21/06/1920
Fjeld, Kristian (A)
- Minister of Agriculture - leave of absence – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 06/12/1947–06/03/1948
- Minister of Agriculture – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 05/11/1945–19/11/1951
Foosnæs, Hans Konrad (V)
- Minister of Agriculture – Gunnar Knudsen's First Government 19/03/1908–02/02/1910
Frogner, Einar (B)
- Minister of Agriculture – Einar Gerhardsen's First Government 25/06/1945–05/11/1945
Gjønnes, Kåre (KrF)
- Minister of Agriculture – Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Government 17/10/1997–17/03/2000
Granli, Leif (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Einar Gerhardsen's Fourth Government 25/09/1963–12/10/1965
Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Jens Stoltenberg's First Government 17/03/2000–19/10/2001
Holtsmark, Bernt (FRIVNSTR)
- Minister of Agriculture – Willer Konow's (S.B.) Government 01/03/1910–20/02/1912
Hundseid, Jens Falentinsen (B)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture – Jens Hundseid's Government 14/03/1932–03/03/1933
Hustad, Tormod Kristoffer (NS)
- Illegal minister of agriculture NS – Illegal Vidkun Quisling government in Oslo 1940 09/04/1940–14/04/1940
Isaksen, Finn T. (Sp)
- Minister of Agriculture – Kåre Willoch's Government 08/06/1983–04/10/1985
Jahren, Gunder Anton Johannesen (H)
- Minister of Agriculture – Otto B. Halvorsen's First Government 21/06/1920–22/06/1921
Kirkeby-Garstad, Ivar Larsen (B)
- Acting Minister of Agriculture – Peder Kolstad's Government 25/02/1932–14/03/1932
Knudsen, Gunnar (Aanon Gunerius) (V)
- Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture - also acting Minister of Auditing until 01.07.1918 – Gunnar Knudsen Second Government 31/01/1913–12/12/1919
- Minister of Agriculture and acting Minister of Finance – Otto Blehr's First Government 09/06/1903–22/10/1903
- Acting Minister of Agriculture and acting Minister of Auditing – Otto Blehr's First Government 30/03/1903–09/06/1903
Konow (Hedemarken), Wollert (V)
- Minister of Agriculture and acting Minister of Auditing - leave of absence – Otto Blehr's First Government 30/03/1903–09/06/1903
- Minister of Agriculture and acting Minister of Auditing – Otto Blehr's First Government 21/04/1902–09/06/1903
- Minister of Agriculture and acting Minister of Auditing – Johannes Steen's Government 06/11/1900–21/04/1902
Løbak, Harald Johan (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 14/05/1956–23/04/1960
Løken, Johan Christen (H)
- Minister of Agriculture – Kåre Willoch's Government 14/10/1981–08/06/1983
Lyngstad, Bjarne (V)
- Minister of Agriculture – Per Borten's Government 12/10/1965–21/08/1970
Mathiesen, Christian Pierre (H)
- Minister of Agriculture – Francis Hagerup's Second Government 22/10/1903–26/09/1904
Meisdalshagen, Olav (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 22/01/1955–14/05/1956
Mellbye, Johan Egeberg (H)
- Minister of Agriculture – Francis Hagerup's Second Government 26/09/1904–11/03/1905
Mork, Rasmus Johannes
- Administrative Council Member – Administrative Council in Oslo 1940 15/04/1940–25/09/1940
Moxnes, Einar Hole (Sp)
- Minister of Agriculture – Lars Korvald's Government 18/10/1972–16/10/1973
Nordbø, Rasmus Mathias (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Oscar Torp's Government 19/11/1951–22/01/1955
Nygaardsvold, Johan (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Christopher Hornsrud's Government 28/01/1928–15/02/1928
Øksnes, Oskar (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Gro Harlem Brundtland's First Government 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- Minister of Agriculture – Odvar Nordli's Government 15/01/1976–04/02/1981
Oksvik, Olav Berntsen (A)
- Acting Minister of Agriculture – Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government 06/12/1947–06/03/1948
Øyangen, Gunhild (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government 03/11/1990–25/10/1996
- Minister of Agriculture – Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government 09/05/1986–16/10/1989
Qvam, Ole Anton (V)
- Minister of Auditing and acting Minister of Agriculture – Johannes Steen's Government 01/04/1900–06/11/1900
Sponheim, Lars (V)
- Minister of Agriculture – Kjell Magne Bondevik' Second Government 19/10/2001–01/10/2004
Sundby, Jon
- Minister of Agriculture – Peder Kolstad's Government 12/05/1931–25/02/1932
Sundsbø, Svein (Sp)
- Minister of Agriculture – Kåre Willoch's Government 04/10/1985–09/05/1986
Tønnesson, Reidar Dorenfeldt
- Secretary General – Secretaries General in Oslo 1945 08/05/1945–01/08/1945
Treholt, Thorstein (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Trygve Bratteli's Second Government 16/10/1973–15/01/1976
- Minister of Agriculture – Trygve Bratteli's First Government 17/03/1971–18/10/1972
Venger, Anders (H)
- Minister of Agriculture – Abraham Berge's Government 30/05/1923–25/07/1924
- Minister of Agriculture – Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government 06/03/1923–30/05/1923
Vik, Anne (Sp)
- Minister of Agriculture – Jan P. Syse's Government 16/10/1989–03/11/1990
Vinje, Aasmund Halvorsen (MODVNSTR)
- Minister of Agriculture – Christian Michelsen's Government 11/03/1905–07/11/1906
Wøhni, Einar (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government 23/04/1960–28/08/1963
Ystgaard, Hans (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Johan Nygaardsvold's Government 20/03/1935–25/06/1945

Aas, Per (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Sundsbø, Svein 04/10/1985–11/10/1985
- Private Secretary for Isaksen, Finn T. 22/06/1983–04/10/1985
Aursand, Svein (A)
- Political Adviser for Øyangen, Gunhild 28/02/1995–25/10/1996
Bakke, Olav (A)
- Private Secretary for Wøhni, Einar 01/02/1963–12/10/1965
Børke, Hilderid Folkestad (A)
- Private Secretary for Wøhni, Einar 23/04/1960–01/05/1960
- Private Secretary for Løbak, Harald Johan 01/01/1959–23/04/1960
Dalen, Gunnar (KrF)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Gjønnes, Kåre 03/08/1998–17/03/2000
Eriksrud, Finn Arne (A)
- Political Adviser for Øyangen, Gunhild 17/08/1992–01/01/1995
Felde, Anny (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Sundsbø, Svein 16/10/1985–09/05/1986
Grue, Per Harald (A)
- Private Secretary for Øksnes, Oskar 15/01/1976–19/10/1978
- Private Secretary for Treholt, Thorstein 01/01/1974–15/01/1976
Haugen, Jakob (A)
- Private Secretary for Granli, Leif 01/02/1964–12/10/1965
Hedstein, Alvhild (V)
- Political Adviser for Sponheim, Lars 19/11/2001–20/08/2004
Hogna, Olav (A)
- Private Secretary for Fjeld, Kristian 15/07/1946–11/07/1947
Holsen, Maren Hersleth (V)
- Political Adviser for Sponheim, Lars 16/08/2004–01/10/2004
Hovland, Sigvart Erling (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Løken, Johan Christen 14/10/1981–08/06/1983
Klemetrud, Synnøve Brenden (A)
- Political Adviser for Andersen, Dag Terje 01/11/1996–17/10/1997
Kleven, Elin Klakken (KrF)
- Political Adviser for Gjønnes, Kåre 01/01/1999–17/03/2000
Kvelland, Eva (V)
- Political Adviser (acting) for Sponheim, Lars 02/08/2004–01/10/2004
Løberg, Arne (A)
- Private Secretary for Løbak, Harald Johan 14/05/1956–31/12/1958
- Private Secretary for Meisdalshagen, Olav 01/01/1956–14/05/1956
Næsheim, Sikke (A)
- Political Adviser for Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon 05/04/2000–19/10/2001
Norstein, Ingrid (A)
- Political Adviser for Øyangen, Gunhild 01/07/1992–25/10/1996
- Private Secretary for Øyangen, Gunhild 05/11/1990–30/06/1992
Olsen, Geir Straume (V)
- Political Adviser (leave of absence) for Sponheim, Lars 02/08/2004–01/10/2004
- Political Adviser for Sponheim, Lars 04/02/2002–02/08/2004
Roaldsøy, Nordahl Severin (A)
- Private Secretary for Øksnes, Oskar 04/02/1981–14/10/1981
- Private Secretary for Øksnes, Oskar 01/07/1979–04/02/1981
Roel, Laila (A)
- Political Adviser for Øyangen, Gunhild 01/01/1996–25/10/1996
Sæther, Rolf (A)
- Private Secretary for Treholt, Thorstein 21/05/1971–31/07/1972
Sande, Hermod (A)
- Private Secretary for Wøhni, Einar 01/11/1960–01/02/1963
Skjelbred, Brit (KrF)
- Political Adviser for Gjønnes, Kåre 22/10/1997–01/01/1999
Skjølaas, Ola (A)
- Private Secretary for Øksnes, Oskar 11/12/1978–02/06/1979
Stuve, Lars Fredrik (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Vik, Anne 08/01/1990–03/11/1990
Sundsbø, Svein (Sp)
- Private Secretary for Moxnes, Einar Hole 23/05/1973–16/10/1973
Vesterdal, May Liss (A)
- Private Secretary for Øyangen, Gunhild 27/05/1986–16/10/1989

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