Jan Tore Sanner (born 6 May 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who has held several ministerial positions in Erna Solberg's government between 2013 and 2021.

[8] As a result of the parliamentary election in the fall of 2013, Sanner was appointed to the position of Minister of Local Government and Modernisation.

[11] Towards the end of his term as local government minister, Sanner oversaw the merger of North and South Trøndelag, which came into effect on 1 January 2018.

After the Liberals joined the Solberg cabinet in January 2018, Sanner was appointed minister of education and research.

Notably, this included parts of history within the Norwegian and English subjects, with further elements in music, art and handcraft and religion.

[12] In September 2019, Sanner responded to a Si;D post made in Aftenposten by a 16-year-old asking when political absence would be allowed in lower secondary school.

[13] In November 2019, Sanner made a last minute proposal to the new curriculums, in which schools now achieving more in depth lessons in regards to homosexuality and gender pronounces.

[14] In January 2020, a few days before the end of his tenure as minister of education, Sanner responded to criticism from a member of the Socialist Left Youth League, of the government proposal of introducing exams to gymnastics, music, art and handcraft.

[15] Following the Progress Party's withdrawal from government on 24 January 2020, Sanner was appointed minister of finance, succeeding Siv Jensen.

[17] The day after, Sanner released a written statement in the Storting, in response to Labour Party deputy leader Hadia Tajik: "In the aftermath of this appointment process, I think it is natural to look at whether there are learning points.

Sanner expressed in a statement, that he was "glad that Nicolai Tangen and the Central Bank's board have reached a quick solution, and in my evaluation, follows the guidelines of the Storting".

He argued that the high spending usage was "necessary and effective" and stressed that "during a crisis, it's important that people don't panic".

[24] The opposition parties criticized Sanner for withholding the documents, with Labour deputy leader Hadia Tajik notably citing that "The government's decisions must withstand the light of day in all phases of an election campaign, and if they do not, one may ask how good the decision was in the first place".

[26] On 21 June 2024, Sanner was nominated to become the next county governor of Østfold, Buskerud, Oslo and Akershus, succeeding Valgerd Svarstad Haugland.