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Ownership Department

The Ownership Department's main task is to contribute to professional management of the State's direct ownership in companies. The Department manages the State's ownership in 20 companies, including listed companies such as Equinor, DNB Bank,

Director General Jan Tore Føsund

Department for Organisational Support and Development

Department for Organisational Support and Development (Avdeling for virksomhetsstøtte og -utvikling) is a staff unit for the leadership of the Ministry. The overall aim of the Department is to contribute to ensuring that the Ministry's resources are

Economic Policy Department

The Economic Policy Department monitors and analyses economic trends in Norway and abroad, and gives advice in a number of areas of economic policy. The Economic Policy Department is responsible for raising and servicing government loans at home and

Director General Amund Holmsen

Department for Education, Training and Skills Policy

Director General Erik Blom-Dahl

Tax Law Department

Tax Law Department is responsible for the drafting, interpretation and administration of regulations relating to income and wealth tax, petroleum tax, national insurance contributions, property tax, inheritance tax, value-added tax, customs duty and

Director General Omar G. Dajani

Energy and Water Resources Department

The Energy and Water Resources Department’s main objective is to ensure sound management, in both economic and environmental terms, of water and hydropower resources, other domestic energy sources and energy use

Director General Torhild H. Martinsen

Oil and Gas Department

Exploration policies. Monitoring of development, production and decommissioning of oil and gas fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Monitoring of the gas chain. Economical analysis of petroleum activity, including estimations and

Director General Lars Erik Aamot

Climate, Industry and Technology Department

Through work on framework conditions the department shall contribute to value creation and competitiveness by strengthening innovation, promoting development of competence and internationalisation of the energy industry. The department aims to

Director General Kristin Myskja

Department of Public Employer Policy

The Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance is responsible for government employer policy. The Department of Public Employer Policy manages and develops laws and regulations, agreements, administrative provisions, general conditions etc for

On Nordic Sami cooperation

The authorities in Sweden, Finland and Norway have cooperated on Sami issues since the Nordic cooperative body for Sámi and reindeer husbandry matters was established by Royal Decree in 1964.

The UN’s Permanent forum for Indigenous Issues

The UN’s Permanent forum for Indigenous Issues is an advisory body to the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The forum shall give advice and make recommendations in matters that concern indigenous people in the fields of economic and social

Norwegian collaboration with EU in the area of health

The European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement is one of Norway's most important international agreements, and cooperation with the EU is of great importance to Norway. Through this agreement, Norway is fully integrated into the EU single market through

Consultation duty in Sami matters

As an indigenous people, the Sami are entitled to be consulted on matters that affect them, this right is enshrined in ILO Convention no. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, Article 6. The Agreement on procedures for

Division of responsibility and coordination

The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation has overriding responsibility for coordinating Sami matters.

Individual and Collective Labor Law

Labor law can be divided into two parts: individual and collective labor law. Individual labor law deals with the rules governing the relationship between the employer and each individual employee. Collective labor law deals with the rules for