Ministry of Culture (Norway)

The facade of the Ministry of Culture and parts of the Supreme Court in Oslo

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture (Norwegian: Kulturdepartementet) is responsible for cultural policy, regulations and other matters related to the media and sports. The ministry was established in 1982, at which time it was called the Ministry of Cultural and Scientific Affairs. Until then, the Ministry of Church and Education had had the overriding responsibility for cultural affairs in Norway. It is led by Abid Raja (Liberal). The ministry reports to the Storting.

Organisation[]

Political staff[]

Minister Thorhild Widvey (Conservative)
State Secretary Knut Olav Åmås (Conservative)^[1]
Political Advisor (Conservative)

Departments[]

The ministry is divided into six departments and an information unit.^[2]

Department of the Arts
Department of Media Policy
Department of Sport Policy
Cultural Heritage Department
Department of Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector
Department of Administrative Affairs
The Information Unit

References[]

^ Other political staff Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 4 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
^ Departments Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 4 October 2013

External links[]

Official web site

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[1] Other political staff Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 4 November 2013 (in Norwegian)

[2] Departments Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 4 October 2013

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