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Communication Unit (KOMM)

The Communication Unit relays press enquiries to the political leadership. We help the press and the public to find background materials and information on ministerial matters. We are also responsible for the Ministry’s website.

Department director: Head of Communication Ole Berthelsen

Department of National IT Policy and Public Governance

The department has coordination responsibility for the public administration policy and the national ICT policy, for parts of the data protection policy and for electronic communications. The responsibility includes work on digitalisation and

Department director: Director General Jan Hjelle

Department of Public Security

The Department of Public Security is responsible for the overall coordination of public security as set out by the Instructions for the Ministries’ work with civil protection and emergency preparedness of 1 September 2017.

Department director: Under-Secretary General for Public Security Øistein Knudsen jr.

The Ministry of Defence Communication Unit

The unit provides support both to the Minister and senior staff, both political and administrative, and to the Chief of Defence. The spokesman function is performed by separate spokesmen for the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence.

Trade Policy Department

The Trade Policy Department is responsible for bilateral free trade agreements, promotion of Norwegian businesses abroad, trade in seafood, the officially supported export credits system and for contributing to the development of the EU/EEA single

Department director: Director General Erling Rimestad

The Departement of Administration

The main responsibility of the Department of Administration is to handle horizontal issues, and to make sure that the Ministry is run in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

Department director: Director General Ole T. Andersen

Police Department

The Police Department and the Directorate of the Police constitues the central authority for the police. The Police department is administratively responsible for the Superior Prosecution Authority and the Military Disciplinary Authority.

Department director: Director General Unni Gunnes

The Department of Health Legislation

The Department of Health Legislation is responsible for the majority of laws and regulations within the domain of the Ministry of Helath and Care Services.

Department director: Director General Kari Sønderland

The Department of Finance and Governance

The department is responsible for the Ministry’s work related to its budget and finances and the Ministry’s governance of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare administration.

Department director: Director General Tom Gulliksen

Department for Regional Affairs

The department is responsible for ensuring that Norwegian international development policy is designed to promote the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals and is in keeping with the Norwegian Government’s priorities. It is also

Department director: Director General Vebjørn Dysvik

Department for Higher Education, Research and International Affairs

Department director: Director General Joakim Bakke

Department for Administration and Strategic Priorities

Department director: Director General Eivind Heder

Department of Communications

The Ministry of Children and Families is committed to openness. It takes an active approach to informational work, publishing accurate information in a timely fashion and providing updated reports at www.regjeringen.no/bfd. Media inquiries and

Department director: Head of Communications Line Torvik

Department for Climate Change

The department is responsible for international work and national policy development within the climate field as well as local air quality and noise pollution. The department also has overall responsibility for issues relating to the environment and

Department director: Director General Ingvild Andreassen Sæverud

Department of Competition Policy, Company Law and Economic Analysis

The Department has the overall responsibility for competition policy, corporate law and economic analysis.

Department director: Director General Camilla Bretteville Froyn

Ministry of Finance

The Ministry of Finance is responsible for planning and implementing the Norwegian economic policy and for coordinating the work with the Fiscal Budget.

Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security is responsible for the preservation and development of basic guarantees of the rule of law.

Communication Unit / Press Contacts

The Communication Unit handles press inquiries to the Ministry and it's political leadership. The Unit also helps the press with background material. The editorial responsibility for the Ministry's websites and social media is placed here. The Unit

Department director: Head of Communications Therese Riiser Wålen

The Department of Security Policy and Operations

The Department of Security Policy is responsible for the handling of questions of security policy as well as for the Ministry’s international activities and external relations in the field of security policy.

Department for Security Policy and the High North

Norwegian security policy interests, both bilateral and in international organisations such as Nato and the OSCE. Norwegian interests in the High North and the Arctic/Antarctic, and Norwegian resource policy interests.

Department director: Director General Knut Hauge