Minister of Research and Higher Education

Minister of Research and Higher Education of Norway
Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister
Incumbent Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel since 23 January 2024
Ministry of Education and Research
Member of	Council of State
Seat	Oslo
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Monarch With approval of Parliament
Term length	No fixed length
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Norway
Formation	18 October 2007
First holder	Tora Aasland
Deputy	State secretaries for the Minister of Research and Higher Education
Website	Official website

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 Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel of the Centre Party who has served since January 2024.

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.