[4] From late 2018 to early 2019, he led the party's negotiations to enter the Solberg Cabinet after the path choice initiated by then leader Knut Arild Hareide.

Ropstad himself became Minister of Children and Family Affairs,[5] and was also subsequently elected party leader in April the same year.

Former Knut Arild Hareide advisor Åshild Mathisen expressed that it was an indication of the party's "death".

Prior to the unveiling of the reshuffled cabinet, a source said the change was for the Christian Democrats to focus more on their promise areas such as children, family affairs and kindergartens, and avoid trouble with questions regarding the LGBT community and abortion.

Ropstad had previously said in 2017, that it was fine to support the LGBT community and Pride, but he didn't have to walk in a parade to show it.

[11] Ropstad was on parental leave between 2 June and 21 August, with Ida Lindtveit Røse stepping in as acting minister during this time.

The Storting presidency later announced that they would look into the rules and regulations regarding parliamentary commuter homes when more revelations about other politicians having done the same or similar in nature, as Ropstad.

[13][14] Days after the election, further revelations from Aftenposten revealed that Ropstad had taken active measures to avoid taxation for the commuter home in Oslo.