Organisation and management of the Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Minister of Health and Care Services represents the political management of the Ministry. The Minister has a political secretariat consisting of state secretaries and one or more political advisers. The Secretary General is the Ministry's highest senior official. The Secretary General's staff includes the Communications Unit and the office of the Secretary General and the political management.
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Political staff
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State SecretaryUsman Ahmad Mushtaq (Labour Party)
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State SecretaryEllen Rønning-Arnesen (Labour Party)
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Acting state secretaryOle Martin Juul Slyngstadli (Labour Party)
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State secretaryRenate Tårnes (Labour Party)
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Political adviserAndreas Skretting Jansen (Labour Party)
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State SecretaryKarl Kristian Bekeng (Labour Party)
(On leave 11/05/2026–16/10/2026)
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Administrative staff and Departments
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The Department of Societal Safety and International Cooperation
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The Department of Budgetary Affairs and Agency Governance
- Norwegian Board of Health Supervision (subordinate agency)
- Norwegian Directorate of Health (subordinate agency)
- Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (subordinate agency)
- The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board (subordinate agency)
- The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (subordinate agency)
- The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (subordinate agency)
- The Norwegian Medical Products Agency (DMP) (subordinate agency)
- The Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation (subordinate agency)
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The Department of Digitalisation
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The Department of Public Health
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The Department of Health Legislation
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The Department of Municipal Health Care Services
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The Department of Specialist Health Care Services
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The Communications Division
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