Minister of Research and Higher Education of Norway
Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister
Incumbent
Sandra Borch
since 4 August 2023
Ministry of Education and Research
Member ofCouncil of State
SeatOslo
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
With approval of Parliament
Term lengthNo fixed length
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Norway
Formation18 October 2007
First holderTora Aasland
DeputyState secretaries for the Minister of Research and Higher Education
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Research and Higher Education (Bokmål: Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister, Nynorsk: Forskings- og høgare utdanningsminister) is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Education and Research. The incumbent minister is Sandra Borch of the Centre Party who has served since August 2023.

The post was originally established in 2007, before its responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Culture in 2012. The post was re-established when the Liberal Party joined the Solberg Cabinet in 2018.

Ministers

Key
  Centre Party
  Conservative Party
  Liberal Party
  Socialist Left Party

Photo Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Tora Aasland Socialist Left18 October 200723 March 20124 years, 157 daysStoltenberg II[1]
Abolished between 2012 and 2018
Iselin Nybø Liberal17 January 201824 January 20202 years, 7 daysSolberg[2]
Henrik Asheim Conservative24 January 202014 October 20211 year, 263 daysSolberg[3]
Ola Borten Moe Centre14 October 20214 August 20231 year, 294 daysStøre[4]
Sandra Borch Centre4 August 2023present150 daysStøre[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government". Government.no. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Venstre i regjering" (in Norwegian). venstre.no. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Her er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0" (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Norge har fått ny regjering" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Borch blir ny forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister – Pollestad blir landbruksminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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