The Minister of Research and Higher Education (Bokmål: Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister, Nynorsk: Forskings- og høgare utdanningsminister) is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Education and Research.

The incumbent minister is Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland of the Labour Party who has served since February 2025.

The post was originally established in 2007, before its responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Culture in 2012.

The post was re-established when the Liberal Party joined the Solberg Cabinet in 2018.

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