Changes in the ministry structure

From 1 January 2010 the Norwegian ministry structure is changed. As a consequence, The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion has transferred some departments to other Minstries, and changed its name to The Ministry of Labour.

The Ministry of Labour will consist of the following departments:

• Department of Administration
• Working Environment and Safety Department
• Department of Finance
• Department of Welfare Policy
• Pension Department
• Department of Labour Market Affairs

The Ministry of Labour will also be responsible for public service pensions, including agency management responsibility for The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

Departments that are transferred to other ministries:

• Department of Migration: The Ministyry of Justice and Police (JD)
• Department of Integration and Diversity: The Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (BLD)
• Department of Sami and Minority Affairs: The Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs (FAD)

Internet and email
The Labor Department's URL is www.government.no/ad.

Some of the Ministry's topic pages are moved as follows:

• Immigration - JD
• Integration and diversity - BLD
• National minorities - FAD
• Sami policy - FAD

The email address to the staff changes accordingly. New addresses are as follows: firstname.lastname @ ad.dep.no.