Ministry of Transport (Norway)

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Royal Ministry of Transport
Det kongelige samferdselsdepartementet
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Agency overview
Formed22 February 1946;78 years ago (1946-02-22) [1]
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction Government of Norway
Headquarters Oslo
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Villa Kulild, Secretary General
Website Official website
Footnotes
List of Norwegian ministries

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transport, also referred as Ministry of Transport and Communications [1] (Norwegian : Samferdselsdepartementet, SD) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation in Norway. The ministry was responsible for communication infrastructure until may 2019, when the responsibility for the Norwegian Communications Authority was transferred to Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Since October 2021, the ministry has been headed by Jon-Ivar Nygård of the Labour Party. [2] The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget).

Contents

Organization

Political staff

As of June 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows [3]

Department

The ministry has 135 employees and is divided into the following sections:

Subsidiaries

Under the ministry there are seven administrative agencies and four state-owned limited companies:

The department owned 1/3 of Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk that organised the public transport in Akershus.

Note: The railway company Airport Express Train, [4] the Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the Norwegian Ship Registers are subsidiaries of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry while Kystverket is a subsidiary of the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ministry of Transport and Communications (1946–)". www.regjeringen.no. Government of Norway. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications (13 November 2008). "Ministry of Transport: Organisation" . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Ministry of Transport: Organisation". www.regjeringen.no. Government of Norway. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. Flytoget. "Om Flytoget" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2006-12-07.