Abolished Norwegian Ministries and Secretariats

1945 -

Article | Last updated: 02/01/2014

This is an alphabetical list of ablished government ministries and secretariats in Norway since 1945.

“Established” and “abolished” are used irrespective of in which way the ministry is a continuation of the work of another ministry or other ministries, and irrespective of whether the ministry’s field of responsibility is taken over by another ministry or other ministries, whether the ministry is merged with another ministry, or whether the ministry continues under another name.

Ministries

AAD	Ministry of Labour and Government Administration	established abolished	01.01.1998 01.10.2004
ABD	Ministry of Labour	established abolished	01.09.1885 22.02.1946
AD	Ministry of Government Administration	established abolished	01.01.1993 31.12.1996
AD	Ministry of Labour	established abolished	01.01.2010 31.12.2013
ASD	Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs	established abolished	01.10.2004 31.12.2005
BFD	Ministry of Children and Family Affairs	established abolished	01.01.1991 31.12.2005
DFF	Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs	established abolished	21.12.1956 08.05.1972
DUH	Ministry of Development Cooperation	established abolished	01.01.1984 31.12.1989
FAD	Ministry of Government Administration and Consumer Affairs	established abolished	08.05.1972 31.12.1989
FAD	Ministry of Government Administration, Modernisation and Church Affairs	established abolished	01.01.2006 31.12.2013
FFD	Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs	established abolished	01.01.1990 31.12.1990
FSD	Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction	established abolished	01.10.1939 30.06.1950
HD	Ministry of Trade, Shipping and Industry	established abolished	01.10.1916 05.12.1947
HD	Ministry of Health	established abolished	01.01.2002 01.10.2004
HSD	Ministry of Trade and Shipping	established abolished	06.12.1947 31.12.1987
IND	Ministry of Industry	established abolished	06.12.1947 31.12.1987
KAD	Ministry of Local Government and Labour	Eetablished abolished re-established abolished	20.12.1948 31.12.1989 01.01.1993 31.12.1997
KD	Ministry of Cultural Affairs	established abolished	01.01.1991 31.12.2001
KKD	Ministry of Church and Culture	established abolished	01.01.1990 31.12.1990
KOM	Ministry of Local Government	established abolished	01.01.1990 31.12.1992
KUD	Ministry of Church and Education	established abolished	30.11.1814 31.12.1989
KUF	Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs	established abolished	01.01.1991 31.12.2001
KVD	Ministry of Science and Cultural Affairs	established abolished	01.01.1982 31.12.1989
LPD	Ministry of Pay and Prices	Eetablished abolished	01.08.1955 08.05.1972
MOD	Ministry of Modernisation	established abolished	01.10.2004 31.12.2005
ND	Ministry of Industry	established abolished	01.01.1988 31.12.1992
NHD	Ministry of Trade and Industry	established abolished	01.01.1997 31.12.2013
NOE	Ministry of Industry and Energy	established abolished	01.01.1993 31.12.1996
OED	Ministry of Petroleum and Energy	established abolished	01.01.1978 31.12.1992
PSD	Ministry of Planning and Coordination	established abolished	01.01.1997 31.12.1997
SHD	Ministry of Health and Social Affairs	established abolished	08.11.1993 31.12.2001
SKD	Minstry of Shipping	established abolished	01.10.1942 05.11.1945
SOS	Ministry of Social Affairs	established abolished re-established abolished	08.06.1913 08.11.1993 01.01.2002 01.10.2004
UFD	Ministry of Education and Research	established abolished re-established abolished	01.01.1990 31.12.1990 01.01.2002 31.12.2005

Secretariats
HAV	Secretariat for the Law of the Sea	established abolished	27.09.1974 31.12.1978
PLS	Secretariat for Long-Term Planning	established abolished	01.01.1980 31.12.1982
UVH	Secretariat for Development Cooperation	established abolished	17.06.1983 31.12.1984

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