Minister of Research and Higher Education explained

Post:Minister of Research and Higher Education
Body:Norway
Native Name:Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister
Insignia:Emblem of the Norwegian Government.svg
Incumbent:Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel
Incumbentsince:23 January 2024
Department:Ministry of Education and Research
Member Of:Council of State
Seat:Oslo
Nominator:Prime Minister
Appointer:Monarch
Appointer Qualified:With approval of Parliament
Termlength:No fixed length
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of Norway
Formation:18 October 2007
First:Tora Aasland
Deputy:State secretaries for the Minister of Research and Higher Education
Website:Official website

The Minister of Research and Higher Education (nb|Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister, nn|Forskings- og høgare utdanningsminister ) is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Education and Research. The incumbent minister is Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel of the Centre Party who has served since January 2024.

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.

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Abolished between 2012 and 2018
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government . . 15 February 2008 . 23 March 2012 . 11 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120411071859/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/jens-stoltenbergs-second-government.html?id=449424 . live .
  2. Web site: Venstre i regjering . . 17 January 2018 . 17 February 2020 . no.
  3. Web site: Her er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0 . . 24 January 2020 . 24 January 2020 . no.
  4. Web site: Norge har fått ny regjering . . 14 October 2021 . 14 October 2021 . no.
  5. Web site: Borch blir ny forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister – Pollestad blir landbruksminister . . 4 August 2023 . 4 August 2023 . no.
  6. Web site: Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel utnemnd til ny statsråd . . 23 January 2024 . 23 January 2024 . nn.

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