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{{short description|Norwegian cabinet position}}
In [[Norway]], the '''Minister of Justice and Public Security''' is the head of the [[Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police|Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police]] and a member of [[Government of Norway]]. The current minister is [[Astri Aas-Hansen]].

Until 1 January 2012 the post was named the '''Minister of Justice and the Police'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/stoltenberg-ii.html?id=85843 |title=Members of the Government |publisher=Regjeringen.no |date=2009-06-19 |access-date=2015-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/ministries-and-offices/government-secretariats-and-ministries-s/ministries-since-1814.html?id=426141 |title=Norwegian Government Ministries |publisher=Regjeringen.no |date=2014-03-31 |access-date=2015-03-10}}</ref>

==List of ministers==
'''Key'''<br>
{{legend2|#AACC99|[[Centre Party (Norway)|Agrarian / Centre Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#AACCFF|[[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#FFBF00|[[Coalition Party (Norway)|Coalition Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#FFFFAA|[[Christian Democratic Party of Norway|Christian Democratic Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#C0C0C0|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} <br>
{{legend2|#FFB6B6|[[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#AEE8A8|[[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#E6E6AA|[[Nasjonal Samling|National Unification]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>
{{legend2|#D19FE8|[[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>

===2nd Ministry (justice affairs) (1814&ndash;1818)===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope=col class=unsortable | Photo
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Party
! scope=col | Took office
! scope=col | Left office
! scope=col | Tenure
! scope=col | Cabinet
|-
| align=center | [[File:Sommerhielm1_(cropped).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Mathias Sommerhielm]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 27 November 1814 || 15 June 1815 || {{age in years and days|1814|11|27|1815|6|15}} || Wedel I 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Adolph_Diriks_malt_av_Ragna_Hennig-Larsen_etter_silhuett_-_Eidsvoll_1814_-_EM.03071_-_crop.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Adolph Diriks]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 June 1815|| 15 September 1816 || {{age in years and days|1815|6|14|1816|9|15}} || Wedel I 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Sommerhielm1_(cropped).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Mathias Sommerhielm]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1816|| 15 May 1817 || {{age in years and days|1816|9|15|1817|5|15}} || Wedel I 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Adolph_Diriks_malt_av_Ragna_Hennig-Larsen_etter_silhuett_-_Eidsvoll_1814_-_EM.03071_-_crop.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Adolph Diriks]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 May 1817|| 15 October 1817|| {{age in years and days|1817|5|15|1817|10|15}} || Wedel I 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian Krohg (politician).png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Krohg (government minister)|Christian Krohg]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 November 1817|| 4 March 1818|| {{age in years and days|1817|11|15|1818|3|4}} || Wedel I 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Adolph_Diriks_malt_av_Ragna_Hennig-Larsen_etter_silhuett_-_Eidsvoll_1814_-_EM.03071_-_crop.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Adolph Diriks]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 4 March 1818 || 1 January 1819|| {{age in years and days|1818|3|4|1819|1|1}} || Wedel I 
|-
|}

===Ministry of Justice and the Police (1819&ndash;1945)===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope=col class=unsortable | Photo
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Party
! scope=col | Took office
! scope=col | Left office
! scope=col | Tenure
! scope=col | Cabinet
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Adolph_Diriks_malt_av_Ragna_Hennig-Larsen_etter_silhuett_-_Eidsvoll_1814_-_EM.03071_-_crop.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Adolph Diriks]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1 January 1819 || 16 September 1825 || {{age in years and days|1819|1|1|1825|9|16}} || Wedel I 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Poul-Christian-Holst.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Poul Christian Holst]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 16 September 1825|| 15 September 1826 || {{age in years and days|1825|9|16|1826|9|15}} ||  Wedel I
|-
| align=center | [[File:J._H._Vogt.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jørgen Herman Vogt]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1826 || 15 September 1827 || {{age in years and days|1826|9|15|1827|9|15}} || Wedel I
|-
| align=center | [[File:Poul-Christian-Holst.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Poul Christian Holst]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1827 || 15 August 1832 || {{age in years and days|1827|9|15|1832|8|15}} ||  Wedel I
|-
| align=center | [[File:Valentin_Sibbern_2.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern|Vilhelm Sibbern]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 August 1832 || 15 August 1833|| {{age in years and days|1832|8|15|1833|8|15}} ||  Wedel I 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Poul-Christian-Holst.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Poul Christian Holst]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 August 1833 || 15 June 1836 || {{age in years and days|1833|8|15|1836|6|15}} ||  Wedel I
|-
| align=center | [[File:Valentin_Sibbern_2.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern|Vilhelm Sibbern]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 June 1836 || 15 June 1837|| {{age in years and days|1836|6|15|1837|6|15}} ||  Wedel I-II 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Andreas_arntzen_1777_1837.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Andreas Arntzen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 June 1837 || 15 August 1837 || {{age in years and days|1837|6|15|1837|8|15}} ||  Wedel II 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Poul-Christian-Holst.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Poul Christian Holst]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 August 1837 || 21 January 1838 || {{age in years and days|1837|8|15|1838|1|21}} ||  Wedel II 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Olaus_michael_schmidt.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Olaus Michael Schmidt]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 22 January 1838 || 15 July 1838 || {{age in years and days|1838|1|22|1838|7|15}} ||  Wedel II 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Valentin_Sibbern_2.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern|Vilhelm Sibbern]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 July 1838 || 15 August 1839 || {{age in years and days|1838|7|15|1839|8|15}} ||  Wedel II 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Olaus_michael_schmidt.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Olaus Michael Schmidt]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 August 1839 || 15 September 1842 || {{age in years and days|1839|8|15|1842|9|15}} ||  Wedel II 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Valentin_Sibbern_2.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern|Vilhelm Sibbern]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1842 || 15 September 1843 || {{age in years and days|1842|9|15|1843|9|15}} ||  Wedel II 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Olaus_michael_schmidt.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Olaus Michael Schmidt]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1843 || 15 April 1845 || {{age in years and days|1843|9|15|1845|4|15}} ||  Wedel II <br> Løvenskiold/Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Christian_Petersen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Christian Petersen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 April 1845 || 15 July 1847 || {{age in years and days|1845|4|15|1847|7|15}} ||  Løvenskiold/Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Olaus_michael_schmidt.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Olaus Michael Schmidt]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 July 1847 || 19 April 1848 || {{age in years and days|1847|7|15|1848|4|19}} ||  Løvenskiold/Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Soren_sorenssen_1793_1853.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen|Søren Sørenssen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 19 April 1848 || 1 September 1850 || {{age in years and days|1848|4|19|1850|9|1}} ||  Løvenskiold/Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Christian_Petersen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Christian Petersen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1 September 1850 || 31 August 1851 || {{age in years and days|1850|9|1|1851|8|31}} ||  Løvenskiold/Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Soren_sorenssen_1793_1853.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Søren Anton Wilhelm Sørenssen|Søren Sørenssen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1851 || 1 June 1853 || {{age in years and days|1851|9|15|1853|6|1}} ||  Løvenskiold/Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Christian_Petersen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Christian Petersen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1 June 1853 || 31 August 1853 || {{age in years and days|1853|6|1|1853|8|31}} ||  Løvenskiold/Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:J._H._Vogt.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jørgen Herman Vogt]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 9 September 1853 || 1 July 1854 || {{age in years and days|1853|9|9|1854|7|1}} || Løvenskiold/Vogt <br> Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Christian_Petersen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Christian Petersen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1 July 1854 || 31 August 1855 || {{age in years and days|1854|7|1|1855|8|31}} ||  Løvenskiold/Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:J._H._Vogt.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jørgen Herman Vogt]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 27 September 1855 || 29 September 1856 || {{age in years and days|1855|9|27|1856|9|29}} || Løvenskiold/Vogt <br> Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:August_Christian_Manthey_OB.X1653.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[August Christian Manthey]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 29 September 1856 || 11 August 1857 || {{age in years and days|1856|9|29|1857|8|11}} || Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Erik_Roring_Moinichen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Erik Røring Møinichen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 11 August 1857 || 15 September 1858 || {{age in years and days|1857|8|11|1858|9|15}} || Vogt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Christian_Petersen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Christian Petersen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1858 || 29 July  1859 || {{age in years and days|1858|9|15|1859|7|29}} ||  Vogt <br> Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt
|-
| align=center | [[File:August_Christian_Manthey_OB.X1653.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[August Christian Manthey]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 29 July 1859 || 1 September 1860 || {{age in years and days|1859|7|29|1860|9|1}} ||  Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Birch-Reichenwald_1891.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Birch-Reichenwald]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1 September 1860 || 12 December 1861 || {{age in years and days|1860|9|1|1861|12|12}} || Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Erik_Roring_Moinichen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Erik Røring Møinichen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 12 December 1861 || 17 December 1861 || {{age in years and days|1861|12|12|1861|12|17}} || Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Gerhard_Colbjørnsen_Meldahl.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl|Gerhard Meldahl]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 17 December 1861 || 15 October 1863 || {{age in years and days|1861|12|17|1863|10|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:August_Christian_Manthey_OB.X1653.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[August Christian Manthey]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 28 September 1863 || 28 September 1864  || {{age in years and days|1863|9|28|1864|9|28}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Gerhard_Colbjørnsen_Meldahl.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl|Gerhard Meldahl]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 28 September 1864 || 15 October 1866|| {{age in years and days|1864|9|28|1866|10|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Erik_Roring_Moinichen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Erik Røring Møinichen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 October 1866|| 15 October 1867 || {{age in years and days|1866|10|15|1867|10|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Gerhard_Colbjørnsen_Meldahl.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl|Gerhard Meldahl]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 October 1867 || 15 June 1869 || {{age in years and days|1867|10|15|1869|6|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:August_Christian_Manthey_OB.X1653.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[August Christian Manthey]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 June 1869 || 1 February 1870  || {{age in years and days|1869|6|15|1870|2|1}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:John_Collett_Falsen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[John Collett Falsen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1 February 1870 || 15 July 1870  || {{age in years and days|1870|2|1|1870|7|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Gerhard_Colbjørnsen_Meldahl.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl|Gerhard Meldahl]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 July 1870 || 15 October 1871 || {{age in years and days|1870|7|15|1871|10|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:John_Collett_Falsen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[John Collett Falsen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 October 1871||  15 September 1872|| {{age in years and days|1871|10|15|1872|9|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Hans_Gerhard_Colbjørnsen_Meldahl.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl|Gerhard Meldahl]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 24 September 1872 || 8 January 1874 || {{age in years and days|1872|9|24|1874|1|8}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Jacob_Aall_jr.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | Jacob Aall jr. 
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 8 January 1874 || 15 May 1874 || {{age in years and days|1874|1|8|1874|5|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Jens_Holmboe_1891.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jens Holmboe (politician)|Jens Holmboe]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 May 1874 || 15 October 1874 || {{age in years and days|1874|5|15|1874|10|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:John_Collett_Falsen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[John Collett Falsen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 October 1874 ||  15 August 1877  || {{age in years and days|1874|10|15|1877|8|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Selmer.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian August Selmer|Christian A. Selmer]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 August 1877 ||  15 August 1878  || {{age in years and days|1877|8|15|1878|8|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:John_Collett_Falsen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[John Collett Falsen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 August 1878 ||  2 September 1879  || {{age in years and days|1878|8|15|1879|9|2}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Nils_Vogt.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Niels Petersen Vogt|Niels Vogt]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 2 September 1879 ||  13 October 1879 || {{age in years and days|1879|9|2|1879|10|13}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Ole_Andreas_Bachke.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ole Andreas Bachke]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 13 October 1879 ||  15 September 1880 || {{age in years and days|1879|10|13|1880|9|15}} ||  F. Stang
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Jensen.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Jensen (politician)|Christian Jensen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 11 October 1880 || 26 September 1881|| {{age in years and days|1880|10|11|1881|9|26}} ||  [[Selmer's Cabinet|Selmer]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Homann_Schweigaard.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Homann Schweigaard|Christian H. Schweigaard]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 26 September 1881|| 15 November 1881 || {{age in years and days|1881|9|26|1881|11|15}} ||  [[Selmer's Cabinet|Selmer]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Ole_Andreas_Bachke.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ole Andreas Bachke]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 November 1881||  15 September 1882 || {{age in years and days|1881|11|15|1882|9|15}} ||  [[Selmer's Cabinet|Selmer]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Jens_Holmboe_1891.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jens Holmboe (politician)|Jens Holmboe]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1882||  15 September 1883 || {{age in years and days|1882|9|15|1883|9|15}} ||  [[Selmer's Cabinet|Selmer]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Jensen.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Jensen (politician)|Christian Jensen]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 15 September 1883 || 26 March 1884 || {{age in years and days|1883|9|15|1884|3|26}} ||  [[Selmer's Cabinet|Selmer]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Homann_Schweigaard.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Homann Schweigaard|Christian H. Schweigaard]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 26 March 1884 || 3 April 1884 || {{age in years and days|1884|3|26|1884|4|3}} ||  [[Selmer's Cabinet|Selmer]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert - ca. 1860–1870 - Claus Peter Knudsen - Oslo Museum - OB.F03791c (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert|Ludvig Aubert]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 3 April 1884 || 26 June 1884 || {{age in years and days|1884|4|3|1884|6|26}} || [[Schweigaard's Ministerium|Schweigaard]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Aimar_Sørenssen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Aimar August Sørenssen|Aimar Sørenssen]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 26 June 1884 || 15 September 1887 || {{age in years and days|1884|6|26|1887|9|15}} || Sverdrup
|-
| align=center | [[File:Birger_Kildal.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Birger Kildal]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 15 September 1887 || 15 November 1887 || {{age in years and days|1887|9|15|1887|11|15}} || Sverdrup
|-
| align=center | [[File:Jacob_Stang.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Georg Jacob Stang (prime minister)|Jacob Stang]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 15 November 1887 || 28 June 1888 || {{age in years and days|1887|11|15|1888|6|28}} || Sverdrup 
|-
| align=center | [[File: 38324_Walter_Scott_Dahl.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Walter Scott Dahl]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 28 June 1888 || 1 August 1888 || {{age in years and days|1888|6|28|1888|8|1}} || Sverdrup 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Jacob_Stang.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hans Georg Jacob Stang (prime minister)|Jacob Stang]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 1 August 1888 || 28 August 1888 || {{age in years and days|1888|8|1|1888|8|28}} || Sverdrup 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Olaj_Johan_Olsen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Olaj Johan Olsen]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 28 August 1888 || 15 September 1888 || {{age in years and days|1888|8|28|1888|9|15}} || Sverdrup 
|-
| align=center | [[File: 38324_Walter_Scott_Dahl.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Walter Scott Dahl]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 15 September 1888 || 13 July 1889 || {{age in years and days|1888|9|15|1889|7|13}} || Sverdrup 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Ferdinand_Nicolai_Roll_(1831_-_1921)_(16770306023).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ferdinand Nicolai Roll|Ferdinand Roll]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 13 July 1889 || 15 July 1890|| {{age in years and days|1889|7|13|1890|7|15}} || [[Stang's First Cabinet|Stang I]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg|Ulrik Arneberg]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 15 July 1890 || 6 March 1891 || {{age in years and days|1890|7|15|1891|3|6}} || [[Stang's First Cabinet|Stang I]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Oaqvam.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ole Anton Qvam]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 6 March 1891  || 2 May 1893 || {{age in years and days|1891|3|16|1893|5|2}} ||  Steen I
|-
| align=center | [[File:Francis_Hagerup_(OB.SZ02297).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Francis Hagerup]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 2 May 1893 || 15 July 1894|| {{age in years and days|1893|5|2|1894|7|15}} || [[Stang's Second Cabinet|Stang II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Ernst_Motzfeldt.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ernst Motzfeldt]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 15 July 1894 || 14 October 1895 || {{age in years and days|1894|7|15|1895|10|14}} || [[Stang's Second Cabinet|Stang II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Francis_Hagerup_(OB.SZ02297).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Francis Hagerup]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 14 October 1895 || 15 August 1897 || {{age in years and days|1895|10|14|1897|8|15}} || Hagerup I
|-
| align=center | [[File:Harald_Smedal.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Harald Smedal]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 15 August 1897  || 17 February 1898 || {{age in years and days|1897|8|15|1898|2|17}} ||  Hagerup I
|-
| align=center | [[File:Oaqvam.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ole Anton Qvam]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 17 February 1898  || 28 April 1899 || {{age in years and days|1898|2|17|1899|4|28}} ||  Steen II
|-
| align=center | [[File:Einar_Løchen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Einar Løchen]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 29 April 1899  || 6 November 1900 || {{age in years and days|1899|4|29|1900|11|6}} ||  Steen II
|-
| align=center | [[File:Oaqvam.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ole Anton Qvam]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 6 November 1900  || 21 April 1902 || {{age in years and days|1900|11|6|1902|4|21}} ||  Steen II
|-
| align=center | [[File:TobiasAarstad.png|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Søren Tobias Årstad]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 21 April 1902  || 22 October 1903 || {{age in years and days|1902|4|21|1903|10|22}} ||  Blehr I
|-
| align=center | [[File:Francis_Hagerup_(OB.SZ02297).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Francis Hagerup]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 22 October 1903  || 11 March 1905 || {{age in years and days|1903|10|22|1905|3|11}} || [[Hagerup's Second Cabinet|Hagerup II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Christian_Michelsen_OB.F19385.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Christian Michelsen]]
| style="background:#FFBF00" | [[Coalition Party (Norway)|Coalition]] || 11 March 1905  || 7 June 1905 || {{age in years and days|1905|3|11|1905|6|7}} || [[Michelsen's Cabinet|Michelsen]]
|-
| align=center |  [[File:Edvard_Hagerup_Bull_(1855-1938).jpg|75px]] 
! scope=row | [[Edvard Hagerup Bull|Edvard H. Bull]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 7 June 1905 || 27 November 1905 || {{age in years and days|1905|6|7|1905|11|27}} || [[Michelsen's Cabinet|Michelsen]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Harald_Bothner.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Harald Bothner]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 27 November 1905 || 23 October 1907 || {{age in years and days|1905|11|27|1907|10|23}} ||  [[Michelsen's Cabinet|Michelsen]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Johan_Bredal.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Johan Olaf Bredal|Johan Bredal]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent politician|Independent]] || 23 October 1907  || 19 March 1908|| {{age in years and days|1907|10|23|1908|3|19}} ||  [[Løvland's Cabinet|Løvland]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Johan_Castberg_1900.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Johan Castberg]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 19 March 1908  || 2 February 1910 || {{age in years and days|1908|3|19|1910|2|2}} || [[Knudsen's First Cabinet|Knudsen I]]
|-
| align=center |  [[File:Herman_Scheel.jpg|75px]] 
! scope=row | [[Herman Scheel]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 2 February 1910 || 20 February 1912 || {{age in years and days|1910|2|2|1912|2|20}} || [[Konow's Cabinet|Konow]]
|-
| align=center |  [[File:Fredrik_Stang_d.y.jpg|75px]] 
! scope=row | [[Fredrik Stang]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 20 February 1912|| 31 January 1913 || {{age in years and days|1912|2|20|1913|1|31}} || [[Bratlie's Cabinet|Bratlie]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Lars_Abrahamsen.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Lars Kristian Abrahamsen|Lars Abrahamsen]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 31 January 1913  || 26 July 1916 || {{age in years and days|1913|1|31|1916|7|26}} || [[Knudsen's Second Cabinet|Knudsen II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Andreas_Tostrup_Urbye.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Andreas Tostrup Urbye|Andreas Urbye]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 26 July 1916 || 1 May 1917 || {{age in years and days|1916|7|26|1917|5|1}} || [[Knudsen's Second Cabinet|Knudsen II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Otto_Albert_Blehr_(Sinding-Larsen).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Otto Blehr]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 1 May 1917 || 21 June 1920 || {{age in years and days|1917|5|1|1920|6|21}} ||  [[Knudsen's Second Cabinet|Knudsen II]]
|-
| align=center |  [[File:Otto_Bahr_Halvorsen_1921.jpg|75px]] 
! scope=row | [[Otto Bahr Halvorsen]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 21 June 1920|| 22 June 1921 || {{age in years and days|1920|6|21|1921|6|22}} || [[Bahr Halvorsen's First Cabinet|B. Halvorsen I]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Statsraad_Amundsen_1921_-_no-nb_digifoto_20160315_00570_NB_NS_NM_11287.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Olaf Amundsen]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 22 June 1921 || 24 August 1922 || {{age in years and days|1921|6|22|1922|8|24}} || [[Blehr's Second Cabinet|Blehr II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:ArnoldHolmboeCa1930.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Arnold Holmboe]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 24 August 1922 || 6 March 1923 || {{age in years and days|1922|8|24|1923|3|6}} ||  [[Blehr's Second Cabinet|Blehr II]]
|-
| align=center |  [[File:Otto_Bahr_Halvorsen_1921.jpg|75px]] 
! scope=row | [[Otto Bahr Halvorsen]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 6 March 1923|| 23 May 1923|| {{age in years and days|1923|3|6|1923|5|23}} || [[Bahr Halvorsen's Second Cabinet|B. Halvorsen II]]
|-
| align=center |  [[File:ChristianLangeRolfsen.jpg|75px]] 
! scope=row | [[Christian Lange Rolfsen|Christian L. Rolfsen]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 30  May 1923|| 25 July 1924|| {{age in years and days|1923|5|30|1924|7|25}} || [[Berge's Cabinet|Berge]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Paal_Berg_OB.Z07063.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Paal Berg]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 25 July 1924 || 5 March 1926|| {{age in years and days|1924|7|25|1926|3|5}} ||  [[Mowinckel's First Cabinet|Mowinckel I]]
|-
| align=center |  [[File:Ingolf_Elster_Christensen.jpg|75px]] 
! scope=row | [[Ingolf Elster Christensen|Ingolf E. Christensen]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 5 March 1926 || 26 July 1926 || {{age in years and days|1926|3|5|1926|7|26}} || [[Lykke's Cabinet|Lykke]]
|-
| align=center |  [[File:Knud_Øyen.jpg|75px]] 
! scope=row | [[Knud Øyen]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 26 July 1926|| 28 January 1928 || {{age in years and days|1926|7|26|1928|1|28}} || [[Lykke's Cabinet|Lykke]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Cornelius Holmboe]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 28 January 1928 || 15 February 1928 || {{ayd|1928|1|28|1928|2|15}} || [[Hornsrud's Cabinet|Hornsrud]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Haakon_Martin_Evjenth.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Haakon Martin Evjenth|Haakon M. Evjenth]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 15 February 1928 || 21 November 1930|| {{ayd|1928|2|15|1930|11|21}} ||  [[Mowinckel's Second Cabinet|Mowinckel II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:71025_Arne_Sunde.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Arne Sunde|Arne T. Sunde]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 21 November 1930 || 12 May 1931 || {{ayd|1930|11|21|1931|5|12}} ||  [[Mowinckel's Second Cabinet|Mowinckel II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Asbjørn_Lindboe.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Asbjørn Lindboe]]
| style="background:#AACC99" | [[Centre Party (Norway)|Agrarian]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1931|5|12}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1933|3|3}} || {{age in years and days|1931|5|12|1933|3|3}} || [[Kolstad's Cabinet|Kolstad]] <br> [[Hundseid's Cabinet|Hundseid]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:71025_Arne_Sunde.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Arne Sunde|Arne T. Sunde]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 3 March 1933 || 20 March 1935 || {{ayd|1933|3|3|1935|3|20}} ||  [[Mowinckel's Third Cabinet|Mowinckel III]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Trygve_Lie_1938.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Trygve Lie]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 20 March 1935 || 1 July 1939 || {{ayd|1935|3|20|1939|7|1}} || [[Nygaardsvold's Cabinet|Nygaardsvold]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Terje_Wold.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Terje Wold]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 1 July 1939  || 25 June 1945|| {{ayd|1939|7|1|1945|6|25}} || [[Nygaardsvold's Cabinet|Nygaardsvold]] 
|-
|}

===During the German occupation of Norway (1940&ndash;1945)===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope=col class=unsortable | Photo
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Party
! scope=col | Took office
! scope=col | Left office
! scope=col | Tenure
! scope=col | Cabinet
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jonas Lie (government minister)|Jonas Lie]]
| style="background:#E6E6AA" | [[Nasjonal Samling|National Unification]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1940|04|09}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1940|04|15}} || {{age in years and days|1940|4|9|1940|4|15}} || [[Quisling's First Cabinet|Quisling I]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Ole Fingalf Harbek]]
| style="background:#C0C0C0" | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1940|04|15}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1940|09|25}} || {{age in years and days|1940|4|15|1940|9|25}} || [[Administrative Council (Norway)|Administrative Council]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Sverre Riisnæs]]
| style="background:#E6E6AA" | [[Nasjonal Samling|National Unification]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1940|9|25}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1945|5|8}} || {{age in years and days|1940|9|25|1945|5|8}} || [[Quisling's Second Cabinet|Quisling II]]
|-
|}

===Ministry of Justice and the Police (1945&ndash;2012)===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope=col class=unsortable | Photo
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Party
! scope=col | Took office
! scope=col | Left office
! scope=col | Tenure
! scope=col | Cabinet
|-
| align=center | [[File:Fylkesmann_Johan_Cappelen.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Johan Cappelen]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 25 June 1945|| 5 November 1945 || {{age in years and days|1945|6|25|1945|11|5}} || [[Gerhardsen's First Cabinet|Gerhardsen I]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Oscar_Christian_Gundersen_(1908-1991).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Oscar Christian Gundersen|O. C. Gundersen]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 5 November 1945 || 20 December 1952|| {{age in years and days|1945|11|5|1952|12|20}} || [[Gerhardsen's Second Cabinet|Gerhardsen II]] <br> [[Torp's Cabinet|Torp]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Kai Birger Knudsen]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 20 December 1952 || 15 June 1954 || {{age in years and days|1952|12|20|1954|6|15}} || [[Torp's Cabinet|Torp]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Gustav Adolf Sjaastad|Gustav Sjaastad]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 15 June 1954 || 22 January 1955 || {{age in years and days|1954|6|15|1955|1|22}} || [[Torp's Cabinet|Torp]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Jens_Christian_Hauge_1947.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jens Christian Hauge|Jens Chr. Hauge]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 22 January 1955 || 1 November 1955 || {{age in years and days|1955|1|22|1955|11|1}} || [[Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet|Gerhardsen III]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jens Haugland]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 1 November 1955 || 28 August 1963 || {{age in years and days|1955|11|1|1963|8|28}} || [[Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet|Gerhardsen III]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Petter Mørch Koren]]
| style="background:#FFFFAA" | [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic]] || 28 August 1963 || 25 September 1963 || {{age in years and days|1963|8|28|1963|9|25}} || [[Lyng's Cabinet|Lyng]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Oscar_Christian_Gundersen_(1908-1991).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Oscar Christian Gundersen|O. C. Gundersen]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 25 September 1963 || 12 October 1965 || {{age in years and days|1963|9|25|1965|10|12}} || [[Gerhardsen's Fourth Cabinet|Gerhardsen IV]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:68870_Elisabeth_Selmer.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer|Elisabeth S. Selmer]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 12 October 1965 || 3 October 1970 || {{age in years and days|1965|10|12|1970|10|3}} || [[Borten's Cabinet|Borten]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Egil Endresen]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 3 October 1970 || 17 March 1971|| {{age in years and days|1970|10|3|1971|3|17}} || [[Borten's Cabinet|Borten]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Oddvar Berrefjord]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 17 March 1971 || 18 October 1972 || {{age in years and days|1971|3|17|1972|10|18}} || [[Bratteli's First Cabinet|Bratteli I]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Petter Mørch Koren]]
| style="background:#FFFFAA" | [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic]] || 18 October 1972 || 16 October 1973 || {{age in years and days|1972|10|18|1973|10|16}} || [[Korvald's Cabinet|Korvald]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Inger Louise Valle]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 16 October 1973 || 8 October 1979 || {{age in years and days|1973|10|16|1979|10|8}} || [[Bratteli's Second Cabinet|Bratteli II]] <br> [[Nordli's Cabinet|Nordli]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:I-HF0212.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Andreas Zeier Cappelen|Andreas Cappelen]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 8 October 1979 || 3 October 1980|| {{age in years and days|1979|10|8|1980|10|3}} || [[Nordli's Cabinet|Nordli]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Oddvar Berrefjord]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 3 October 1980 || 4 February 1981 || {{age in years and days|1980|10|3|1981|2|4}} || [[Nordli's Cabinet|Nordli]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Bjørn Skau]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 4 February 1981 || 14 October 1981 || {{age in years and days|1981|2|4|1981|10|14}} || [[Brundtland's First Cabinet|Brundtland I]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Mona Røkke]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 14 October 1981 || 4 October 1985|| {{age in years and days|1981|10|14|1985|10|4}} || [[Willoch's First Cabinet|Willoch I]]-[[Willoch's Second Cabinet|II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Wenche_Frogn_Sellæg.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Wenche Frogn Sellæg|Wenche F. Sellæg]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 4 October 1985 || 9 May 1986 || {{age in years and days|1985|10|4|1986|5|9}} || [[Willoch's Second Cabinet|Willoch II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Helen_Bosterud.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Helen Marie Bøsterud|Helen M. Bøsterud]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 9 May 1986 || 16 October 1989 || {{age in years and days|1986|5|9|1989|10|16}} || [[Brundtland's Second Cabinet|Brundtland II]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Else Bugge Fougner|Else B. Fougner]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 16 October 1989 || 3 November 1990|| {{age in years and days|1989|10|16|1990|11|3}} || [[Syse's Cabinet|Syse]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Kari Gjesteby]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 3 November 1990 || 4 September 1992 || {{age in years and days|1990|11|3|1992|9|4}} || [[Brundtland's Third Cabinet|Brundtland III]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Norges_forsvarsminister_Grete_Faremo_vid_Nordiska_Radets_session_i_Reykjavik._2010-11-03.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Grete Faremo]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 4 September 1992 || 25 October 1996 || {{age in years and days|1992|9|4|1996|10|25}} || [[Brundtland's Third Cabinet|Brundtland III]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Anne_Holt.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Anne Holt]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 25 October 1996|| 4 February 1997 || {{age in years and days|1996|10|25|1997|2|4}} || [[Jagland's Cabinet|Jagland]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Gerd-Liv_Valla.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Gerd-Liv Valla]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 4 February 1997|| 17 October 1997 || {{age in years and days|1997|2|4|1997|10|17}} || [[Jagland's Cabinet|Jagland]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Aud Inger Aure]]
| style="background:#FFFFAA" | [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic]] || 17 October 1997|| 15 March 1999 || {{age in years and days|1997|10|17|1999|3|15}} || [[Bondevik's First Cabinet|Bondevik I]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Odd_Einar_Dørum_(bilde_01).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Odd Einar Dørum]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 15 March 1999 || 17 March 2000 || {{age in years and days|1999|3|15|2000|3|17}} || [[Bondevik's First Cabinet|Bondevik I]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Hanne Harlem]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 17 March 2000 || 19 October 2001 || {{age in years and days|2000|3|17|2001|10|19}} || [[Stoltenberg's First Cabinet|Stoltenberg I]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Odd_Einar_Dørum_(bilde_01).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Odd Einar Dørum]]
| style="background:#AEE8A8" | [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]] || 19 October 2001 || 17 October 2005 || {{age in years and days|2001|10|19|2005|10|17}} || [[Bondevik's Second Cabinet|Bondevik II]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Justisminister_Knut_Storberget.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Knut Storberget]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 17 October 2005 || 11 November 2011 || {{age in years and days|2005|10|17|2011|11|11}} || [[Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet|Stoltenberg II]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Norges_forsvarsminister_Grete_Faremo_vid_Nordiska_Radets_session_i_Reykjavik._2010-11-03.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Grete Faremo]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 11 November 2011|| 16 October 2013 || {{age in years and days|2011|11|11|2013|10|16}} || [[Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet|Stoltenberg II]] 
|-
|}

===Ministry of Justice and Public Security (2012&ndash;)===
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! scope=col class=unsortable | Photo
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Party
! scope=col | Took office
! scope=col | Left office
! scope=col | Tenure
! scope=col | Cabinet
|-
| align=center | [[File:Norges_forsvarsminister_Grete_Faremo_vid_Nordiska_Radets_session_i_Reykjavik._2010-11-03.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Grete Faremo]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || 11 November 2011|| 16 October 2013 || {{age in years and days|2011|11|11|2013|10|16}} || [[Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet|Stoltenberg II]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Anders_Anundsen_2D_3_2D_3_2E_jpg_DF0000301281_(crop).jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Anders Anundsen]]
| style="background:#D19FE8" | [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress]] || 16 October 2013 || 20 December 2016 || {{age in years and days|2013|10|16|2016|12|20}} || rowspan=6|[[Solberg's Cabinet|Solberg]] 
|-
| align=center | [[File:PWAmundsen5789_2E_jpg_DF0000062834.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Per-Willy Amundsen]]
| style="background:#D19FE8" | [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress]] || 20 December 2016 || 17 January 2018 || {{age in years and days|2016|12|20|2018|1|17}} 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Sylvi_Listhaug_-_2014-02-13_at_18-49-18.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Sylvi Listhaug]]
| style="background:#D19FE8" | [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress]] || 17 January 2018 || 20 March 2018 || {{age in years and days|2018|1|17|2018|3|20}}
|-
| align=center | [[File:Blank.JPG|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Tor Mikkel Wara]]
| style="background:#D19FE8" | [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress]] || 4 April 2018 || 15 March 2019|| {{age in years and days|2018|4|4|2019|3|15}} 
|-
| align=center | [[File:J_Kallmyr.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Jøran Kallmyr]]
| style="background:#D19FE8" | [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress]] || 29 March 2019 || 24 January 2020|| {{age in years and days|2019|3|29|2020|1|24}} 
|-
| align=center | [[File:31.08.2013, Monica Mæland.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Monica Mæland]]
| style="background:#AACCFF" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]] || 24 January 2020 || 14 October 2021|| {{age in years and days|2020|1|24|2021|10|14}} 
|-
| align=center | [[File:Emilie_Enger_Mehl.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Emilie Enger Mehl]]
| style="background:#AACC99" | [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|14}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2025|02|04}} || {{age in years and days|2021|10|14|2025|02|04}} || rowspan=2|[[Støre's Cabinet|Støre]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Astri-aas-hansen1.jpg|75px]]
! scope=row | [[Astri Aas-Hansen]]
| style="background:#FFB6B6" | [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2025|02|04}} || ''present'' || {{age in years and days|2025|02|04}} 
|-
|}

==Minister of Immigration and Integration==
The '''Minister of Immigration and Integration''' was a minister-post that was responsible for dealing with immigration and integration related cases. The post was established in 2015 in response to the [[2015 European migrant crisis]], and was abolished in 2018. [[Sylvi Listhaug]] was the first and only person to hold the post, and was promoted to Minister of Justice when the position was abolished in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/om-regjeringa/solberg/Regjeringen-Solberg/id753980/|title=Regjeringen Solberg|date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

'''Key'''<br>
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===Minister===
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! scope=col class=unsortable | Photo
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Party
! scope=col | Took office
! scope=col | Left office
! scope=col | Tenure
! scope=col | Cabinet
! scope=col class=unsortable | Ref
|-
| align=center |[[File:Sylvi Listhaug Sentralbanksjefens årstale 2018 (185726).jpg|100x100px]]
! scope=row | {{sortname|Sylvi|Listhaug}}
| style="background:#E1AFF8" | [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|16}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|1|17}}|| {{age in years and days|2015|12|16|2018|1|17}} || [[Solberg's Cabinet|Solberg]] || align=center |<ref name=solberg>{{cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/erna-solbergs-government-2013---.html?id=742981 |publisher=[[Government.no]] |title=Erna Solberg's Government|date=16 October 2013 |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>
|}

==Minister of Public Security==
The '''Minister of Public Security''' was a post established in 2019 after the [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democrats]] joined the Solberg Cabinet. The post was primarily responsible for issues related to public security.

'''Key'''<br>
{{legend2|#E1AFF8|[[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

===Minister===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope=col class=unsortable | Photo
! scope=col | Name
! scope=col | Party
! scope=col | Took office
! scope=col | Left office
! scope=col | Tenure
! scope=col | Cabinet
! scope=col class=unsortable | Ref
|-
| align=center |[[File:Ingvil_Smines_Tybring-Gjedde.jpg|100x100px]]
! scope=row | {{sortname|Ingvil Smines|Tybring-Gjedde}}
| style="background:#E1AFF8" | [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|1|22}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2020|1|24}}|| {{age in years and days|2019|1|22|2020|1|24}} || [[Solberg's Cabinet|Solberg]] || align=center |<ref name=[[Government.no]]>{{cite web | url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/jd/org/samfunnssikkerhetsminister-ingvil-smines-tybringgjedde/id2626355/ | publisher = [[Government.no]] | title= Minister of Public Security Ingvild Smines Tybring-Gjedde | date= 22 January 2019 | access-date= 24 January 2020}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Courts of justice of Norway]]
*[[Governor of Svalbard]]
*[[Justice ministry]]
* [[Politidirektoratet|National Police Directorate]]
*[[Norwegian Correctional Services]]
*[[Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police]]
* [[Norwegian Police Security Agency]]
*[[Politics of Norway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060202225618/http://odin.dep.no/jd/engelsk Ministry of Justice and Public Security]

{{Ministers of Norway}}

[[Category:Law enforcement in Norway|Minister]]
[[Category:Lists of government ministers of Norway|Justice and the Police]]