Plans and strategies

Child Welfare

The primary duty of the child welfare services is to ensure that children and young people living under conditions that may harm their health and development will receive the necessary assistance when they need it, and to contribute to giving

Research

The Government attaches great importance to research and knowledge, both as political objectives on their own and as the basis for policy in other areas. The Government has drawn up a long-term plan for research and higher education for 2015-2024,

Energy

The chief task of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is to develop a coordinated and coherent energy policy. It is an overriding goal to ensure high value creation through the efficient and environmentally-friendly management of the country’s

Forestry

Forest industry is important to Norway. Active and profitable forestry and a competitive forest industry is of importance to settlement, employment and business development in large parts of the country. The potential for increased value creation is

Transport and communications

The Ministry of Transport has overall responsibility for the framework conditions for postal activities, for the civil aviation, public roads and rail transport sector, ferry services forming part of the national road system, for coastal management,

Einar Gerhardsen's First Government

Labour Party (A), Farmers’ Party (B), Home Front (Hf), Conservative Party (H), Norwegian Communist Party (NKP) and Liberal Party (V)

Kjell Magne Bondevik' Second Government

Labour Party (A), Centre Party (Sp) and Socialist Left Party (SV)

Gunnar Knudsen Second Government

Liberal Party (V)

Otto B. Halvorsen's First Government

Conservative Party (H) and Freeminded Liberal Party (FV)

Johan Mowinckel's First Government

Liberal Party (V)

Christopher Hornsrud's Government

Labour Party (A)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt (Labour Party)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for Norwegian foreign policy, the promotion of Norway’s interests internationally and the foreign service, which includes more than 100 embassies, permanent missions and delegations, and consulates

Appointed: 14/10/2021

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland (Labour Party)

The Minister of Petroleum and Energy’s responsibility is to ensure high value creation through efficient and environment-friendly management of Norway’s energy resources.

Appointed: 07/03/2022

E-mail postmottak@oed.dep.no

Phone 22 24 61 00

Health, medical equipment

State Secretary Maria Schumacher Walberg (Labour Party)

Appointed: 07/03/2022

E-mail postmottak@aid.dep.no

Phone +47 22 24 90 90

Agency Governance Unit

Department director: Director General Øystein Schønberg-Grevbo

Norway's Governments 1905 - 1940

Christian Michelsen's Government 1905 - 1907 Jørgen Løvland's Government 1907 - 1908 Gunnar Knudsen's First Government 1908 - 1910 Wollert Konow's (S.B.) Government 1910 - 1912 Jens

Director General Cathrin Sætre

E-mail Cathrin.Satre@kdd.dep.no

Phone +47 22 24 72 00

Organisation and management of the Ministry of Health and Care Services

The Minister of Health and the Minister for Elderly and Public Health represents the political management of the Ministry. The Ministers have a political secretariat consisting of State Secretaries and Political Advisers. The Secretary General is

New Combat Aircraft for the Norwegian Armed Forces

Welcome to kampfly.no, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence's homepage for the acquisition of new combat aircraft for the Norwegian Armed Forces. Norway plans an acquisition of up to 52 F-35A.