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The Minister of Transport and Communications is a Councillor of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Since 16 October 2013, the position has been held by Ketil Solvik-Olsen of the Progress Party. The position was created with the ministry on 22 February 1946, when Nils Langhelle was appointed. The ministry and minister position were split out from the Ministry of Labour. Twenty-eight people have held the position, representing six parties. Sixteen people have represented the Labour Party, five the Centre Party, two each the Christian Democratic Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party and one the Progress Party. The longest-sitting minister is Kjell Opseth (pictured) who sat a week short of six years. Trygve Bratteli is the only officeholder to have later become Prime Minister. (Full list...)
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