Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

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Royal Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Det kongelige kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet
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Agency overview
Formed20 December 1948;74 years ago (1948-12-20) [1]
Jurisdiction Government of Norway
Headquarters Oslo, Norway
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Petter Skarheim, Secretary General
Website Official website
Footnotes
List of Norwegian ministries

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Norwegian : Kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet, KDD) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1948. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal and county administration and finances, and the conduct of elections. [2] It is headed by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development.

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During the Solberg government, the ministry was called the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. This was created by merging the ongoing ministry with the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs and the planning department in the Ministry of the Environment. The ministry changed into its current name on 1 January 2022. [3]

Name history

The ministry has changed its nomenclature frequently since 1948. Some of it indicateds the portfolio of the Ministry of Labour, which has since separated. [1]

Organisation

The ministry has 190 employees and is divided into five departments: [2]

Political staff

As of 30 June 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows: [4]

Subsidiaries

Ministers

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References

  1. 1 2 "Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation: Councillor of State 1948 -". www.regjeringen.no. Government of Norway. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "About the Ministry" . Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  3. "Endringer i departementsstrukturen og i ansvarsdelingen mellom departementene" [Changes in the ministry structure and in the division of responsibilities between the ministries] (in Norwegian). Office of the Prime Minister. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. "Minister of Local Government and Regional Development: Organisation". www.regjeringen.no. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "Other political staff". Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-04-26.