Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norwegian: Klima- og miljødepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established on May 8, 1972. The Ministry of Climate and Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying out the climate and environmental policies of the Government. Before 2014 the name was "Ministry of the Environment" (Norwegian: Miljøverndepartementet).^[1]

It is led by the Minister of Climate and Environment, currently Sveinung Rotevatn (Liberal Party). The department report to the legislature (Stortinget).

Organisation[]

The ministry is divided into the following sections:^[2]

Department for Climate Change
Department for Cultural Heritage Management
Department for Marine Management and Pollution Control
Department for Nature Management
Department for Organizational Affairs
Department for Planning
Information section
Political staff

Political staff[]

State Secretary Maren Hersleth Holsen (Liberal Party)
State Secretary Mathias Fischer (Liberal Party)
Political Adviser Even Aronsen (Liberal Party)

Subsidiaries[]

Under the ministry there are five administrative agencies^[3]

Norwegian Directorate for Environment
Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage
Norwegian Polar Institute
Norwegian Mapping Authority
Norwegian Meteorological Institute

References[]

^ "The Ministry of the Environment becomes the Ministry of Climate and Environment". Norwegian Government Administration Services. 2013-12-20. Archived from the original on 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
^ Ministry of the Environment Organization Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Underliggende etater Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 (in Norwegian)

External links[]

Official web site

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[ministry_renamed-1] "The Ministry of the Environment becomes the Ministry of Climate and Environment". Norwegian Government Administration Services. 2013-12-20. Archived from the original on 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-08-30.

[2] Ministry of the Environment Organization Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 (in Norwegian)

[3] Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Underliggende etater Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 (in Norwegian)

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