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The Department of Municipal Health Care Services

The Department of Municipal Healthcare Services (MHS) has the primary responsibility for the central government’s policies relating to the municipal health and care services set out in the Act relating to municipal health and care services and the

Director General Marianne Skjerven-Martinsen

The Department of Health Legislation

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

Director General Elisabeth Salvesen

The Public Health Department

The main tasks of the Public Health Department are protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This includes health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention through population-based health analyses and societal

Director General Line Vold

The Department of Budgetary Affairs and Agency Governance

The Departement of Budgetary Affairs and Agency Governance coordinates the Ministry of Health and Care Services' work relating to the National Budget and budget proposals throughout the year.

Director General Thomas Neby Baardseng

The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Communication Unit

The Press and Communications Division deals with press enquiries to the Ministry’s political leadership and the Ministry. The Division also helps to locate the correct department or case officer for background material and information. The Press and

Head of Communication Åsmund Eide

The Department of Welfare Policy

The Welfare Policy Department is responsible for tasks related to income security, living conditions, and follow-up for those who have fallen out of the workforce due to health or social issues. The department has a special responsibility for

Director General Ulf Pedersen

The Department of Pension

The Pension Department has the overall responsibility for the pension policy, including the work on the pension reform

Director General Dag Holen

The Department of Finance and Governance

The Department of Finance and Governance coordinates, ensures the quality of, and follows up on the ministry’s work with the state budget.

Director General Tom Gulliksen

The Department of Working Environment and Safety

The Department of Working Environment and Safety is responsible for labour law, working environment, and safety in Norwegian working life.

Director General Ragnhild Nordaas

The Department of Labour Market

The Department of Labour Market is responsible for promoting a well-functioning labour market. The department oversees policies and measures for vulnerable groups in the labour market, labour immigration regulations, and income policy.

Director General Einar Skancke

Administrative leadership

The Secretary General is the administrative head of the Ministry. The Ministry's leader group consists of the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General, the Head of Information and the Director Generals of the Ministry's Departments.

Other political staff

The Sami people

The state shall take steps to ensure that the Sami people can further develop and strengthen their own culture, their own language and their own business and industry and community life.

National minorities

Groups with a long-standing attachment to the country are defined as national minorities. In Norway these minorities are: Kvens/Norwegian Finns (people of Finnish descent in Northern Norway), Jews, Forest Finns, Roma and Romani people/Taters.

Legal Affairs Department

The Legal Affairs Department provides legal expertise for the Government and the central government administration, and has particular responsibility for coordinating Norway’s positions on matters of international law in international forums.

Director General Kristian Jervell

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