The Minister of Culture and Equality (Norwegian: Kultur- og likestillingsminister; sometimes just kulturminister or likestillingsminister depending on context) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Culture and Equality.
[1] The ministry is responsible for the government's policy related to culture, church affairs, religion, media, sports and gambling.
The position was created as the Minister of Culture and Sciences in 1981, resulting in a split of the responsibilities of the former Minister of Church Affairs and Education, where issues related to culture and research were moved to the new post.
This situation was retained until 2001, when the portfolio again became the Minister of Culture and Church Affairs.
The following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.