The Minister of Finance is a councilor of state and chief of the

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. The position is since February 2025 held by

Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. Since 2025, he has been the Minister of Finance in the Støre Cabinet. He has previously been the prime minister of Norway and secretary general of NATO. ...

of the

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who is a member of Støre's Cabinet. In

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, the leader of the largest junior party is usually made Minister of Finance, and may serve, de jure or de facto, as

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List of ministers

Key

1st Ministry (finance affairs) (March–November 1814)

5th Ministry (finance affairs) (November 1814–1818)

Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs (1818–1846)

Ministry of Finance and Customs (1846–2000)

Ministry of Finance (2000–)

Notes

References

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Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

1814 establishments in Norway