Minister of Climate and the Environment

Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway Klima- og Miljøvernministeren

Incumbent Vidar Helgesen since 16 December 2015
Ministry of the Environment
Member of	Council of State
Seat	Oslo
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Monarch with approval of Parliament
Term length	No fixed length
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Norway
Formation	8 May 1972
First holder	Olav Gjærevoll
Deputy	State secretaries at the Ministry of the Environment
Website	Official website

The Minister of Climate and the Environment (Norwegian: Klima- og miljøministeren) is a Councilor of State and Chief of Norway's Ministry of the Environment. Since 16 December 2015 the position has been held by Vidar Helgesen of the Conservative Party. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues, including influencing environmental impacts on other ministries. Subordinate agencies include the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Polar Institute, the Environment Agency and the Mapping Authority.

The minister and minister post were established on 8 May 1972. The title was known as the Minister of the Environment until 2013. Nineteen people from six parties have held the position. Thorbjørn Berntsen of the Labour Party has held the position the longest, a week short of seven years. Gro Harlem Bruntland, who held the position for five years, later became Prime Minister. Erik Solheim of the Socialist Left Party held the position concurrently with being Minister of International Development.

The following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.