Ministry of Pay and Prices
# Ministry of Pay and Prices

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Pay and Prices (Norwegian: Lønns- og prisdepartementet) was a Norwegian ministry that existed from 1955 to 1972.

It was established on 1 August 1955. It ceased to exist on 7 May 1972, its tasks were mainly transferred to the Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs.

The heads of the Ministry of Pay and Prices were Gunnar Bråthen (1955-1959), Gunnar Bøe (1959-1962), Karl Trasti (1962-1963), Ole Myrvoll (1963), Karl Trasti (1963-1964), Idar Norstrand (1964-1965), Dagfinn Vårvik (1965-1971) and Olav Gjærevoll (1971-1972).

## List of ministers

### Key

Labour Party  Liberal Party  Centre Party

### Ministers

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gunnar Bråthen | Labour | 1 August 1955 | 9 April 1959 | 3 years, 251 days | Gerhardsen III |
| Gunnar Bøe | Labour | 9 April 1959 | 1 September 1962 | 3 years, 145 days | Gerhardsen III |
| Karl Trasti | Labour | 1 September 1962 | 28 August 1963 | 361 days | Gerhardsen III |
| Ole Myrvoll | Liberal | 28 August 1963 | 25 September 1963 | 28 days | Lyng |
| Karl Trasti | Labour | 25 September 1963 | 20 January 1964 | 117 days | Gerhardsen IV |
| Idar Norstrand | Labour | 20 January 1964 | 12 October 1965 | 1 year, 265 days | Gerhardsen IV |
| Dagfinn Vårvik | Centre | 12 October 1965 | 17 March 1971 | 5 years, 156 days | Borten |
| Olav Gjærevoll | Labour | 17 March 1971 | 8 May 1972 | 1 year, 52 days | Bratteli I |
