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Department of Domestic Affairs

The Department of Domestic Affairs assists the Prime Minister and the Government Secretary in the ongoing coordination of the Government's work.

Director General Stig Økland

Departments

The Office of the Prime Minister has thre departments. Each of the three departments is managed by a director general. The Office also has a Press and Communications section.

Administrative staff

The permanent staff of the Office consists of about 80 persons in three departments, the Department of Administrative Affairs, the Department of Domestic Affairs and the Department of International Affairs. The Office also has a communications

Organization and Management

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has four sector departments and a Communication Unit.

Contact the Ministry of Health and Care Services

Postal address: PO Box 8011 Dep 0030 Oslo - NORWAY Street address: Teatergata 9 Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90 E-mail: postmottak@hod.dep.no

Press centre

Press Media representatives can get in contact with politicians through the Press centre of the Ministry on e-mail info@hod.dep.no or telephone +47 948 49 749. Information about The Coronavirus situation.

Political staff

The Prime Minister's political staff

Department for Planning

The department’s area of responsibility includes management and development tasks under the Planning and Building Act relating to urban development, municipal land-use planning, environmental impact analyses, and regional planning.- The department

Director General Jarle Jensen

The Report on the State of the Realm

The Storting is then presented with the Report on the State of the Realm, excerpts of which is presented by one of the ministers - normally the youngest member of the Government. The report covers the Government's policy over the past year,

The Speech from the Throne

When the Storting (the Parliament) assembles, it is constituted and then formally opened by the King. The King reads the King's Speech. The King's Speech expresses the main lines of the Government's policy for the coming year.

Press Contacts at the Office of the Prime Minister

Contact information and other information for the press can be found here.

Department for Marine Management and Pollution Control

The department develops strategy and policy aimed at the marine environment, pollution, chemicals and product regulation, waste (including marine litter and microplastics) and environmental considerations in EEA, and trade and investment agreements.

Director General Ida Margrethe Juell

The Norwegian Environment Agency

The Norwegian Environment Agency’s central tasks and responsibility will be in managing Norwegian nature and preventing pollution.

Web page: https://www.environmentagency.no/

The Norwegian Mapping Authority

The Norwegian Mapping Authority has an extensive remit that encompasses both land and sea. We collate and manage detailed public geographical information for Norway, from the highest mountain to the deepest ocean floor and facilitate easy access

Riksantikvaren (The Directorate for Cultural Heritage)

Riksantikvaren is the directorate for cultural environment management and the Ministry of Climate and Environment's advisory and executive body for cultural environment management.

Web page: https://www.riksantikvaren.no/en/

The Norwegian Polar Institute

The Norwegian Polar Research Institute is the central state institution for the mapping and scientific investigations in polar regions, in addition to serving as the professional and strategic advisor for the central administration on environmental

Web page: http://www.npolar.no/en/

Contact the Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Addresses, telephone numbers and other contact information for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food can be found here.

Subordinate agencies