Members of the Government

Jens Stoltenberg’s government was appointed by the King on 17 October 2005. It is a majority government representing the Labour Party (Lab), the Socialist Left Party (Soc) and the Centre Party (Cent).
This page presents the members of the Government. The ministers are presented according to their formal rank in the Government as of 17 October 2005.

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Lab)	Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen (Soc)	Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Åslaug Marie Haga (Cent)	Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab)
Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Lab)	Minister of the Environment Helen Oddveig Bjørnøy (Soc)	Minister of Petroleum and Energy Odd Roger Enoksen (Cent)	Minister of International Development Erik Solheim (Soc)
Minister of Trade and Industry Dag Terje Andersen (Lab)	Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent)	Minister of Education and Research Øystein Kåre Djupedal (Soc)	Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Lab)
Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Lab)	Minister of Children and Equality Karita Bekkemellem (Lab)	Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske (Lab)	Minister of Health and Care Services Sylvia Kristin Brustad (Lab)
Minister of Government Administration and Reform Heidi Grande Røys (Soc)	Minister of Agriculture and Food Terje Riis-Johansen (Cent)	Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen (Lab)

Updated 12 October 2006