Ministers of Foreign Affairs
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland | 1905 | 1908 | Liberal Party |
| Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen | 1908 | 1910 | Liberal Party |
| Johannes Irgens | 1910 | 1913 | Conservative Party |
| Nils Claus Ihlen | 1913 | 1920 | Liberal Party |
| Christian Fredrik Michelet | 1920 | 1921 | Conservative Party |
| Arnold Christopher Ræstad | 1921 | 1922 | Liberal Party |
| Johan Ludwig Mowinckel | 1922 | 1923 | Liberal Party |
| Christian Fredrik Michelet | 1923 | 1924 | Conservative Party |
| Johan Ludwig Mowinckel | 1924 | 1926 | Liberal Party |
| Ivar Lykke | 1926 | 1928 | Conservative Party |
| Edvard Bull, Sr. | 1928 | 1928 | Labour Party |
| Johan Ludwig Mowinckel | 1928 | 1931 | Liberal Party |
| Birger Braadland | 1931 | Agrarian Party | |
| Nils Trædal (acting) | 1932 | 1932 | Agrarian Party |
| Birger Braadland | 1933 | Agrarian Party | |
| Johan Ludwig Mowinckel | 1933 | 1935 | Liberal Party |
| Halvdan Koht | 1935 | 1940 | Labour Party |
| Ingolf Elster Christensen | 1940 | 1940 | Administrative Council in Oslo |
| Trygve Halvdan Lie (exile in London) | 1940 | Labour Party | |
| Oscar Fredrik Torp (acting in Oslo) | 1945 | 1945 | Labour Party |
| Trygve Halvdan Lie | 1946 | Labour Party | |
| Halvard Manthey Lange | 1946 | 1963 | Labour Party |
| Erling Wikborg | 1963 | 1963 | Christian Democrats |
| Halvard Manthey Lange | 1963 | 1965 | Labour Party |
| John Lyng | 1965 | 1970 | Conservative Party |
| Svenn Stray | 1970 | 1971 | Conservative Party |
| Andreas Zeier Cappelen | 1971 | 1972 | Labour Party |
| Dagfinn Vårvik | 1972 | 1973 | Centre Party |
| Knut Frydenlund | 1973 | 1981 | Labour Party |
| Svenn Stray | 1981 | 1986 | Conservative Party |
| Knut Frydenlund | 1986 | 1987 | Labour Party |
| Thorvald Stoltenberg | 1987 | 1989 | Labour Party |
| Kjell Magne Bondevik | 1989 | 1990 | Christian Democrats |
| Thorvald Stoltenberg | 1990 | 1993 | Labour Party |
| Johan Jørgen Holst | 1993 | 1994 | Labour Party |
| Bjørn Tore Godal | 1994 | 1997 | Labour Party |
| Knut Vollebæk | 1997 | 2000 | Christian Democrats |
| Thorbjørn Jagland | 2000 | 2001 | Labour Party |
| Jan Petersen | 2001 | 2005 | Conservative Party |
| Jonas Gahr Støre | 2005 | 21 September 2012 | Labour Party |
| Espen Barth Eide | 21 September 2012 | present | Labour Party |
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