Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Norwegian: Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet) 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.^[1] It is currently headed by minister Nikolai Astrup (Conservative) since 2020.

Organization[]

The ministry has 190 employees and is divided into five departments:^[1]

The Department of Local Government
The Department of Regional Development
The Housing and Building Department

Political staff[]

Minister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (Centre Party)^[2]
State Secretary Janne Sjelmo Nordås (Centre Party)
State Secretary Dag-Henrik Sandbakken (Centre Party)
Political Adviser Lars Erik Bartnes (Centre Party)^[3]

Subsidiaries[]

Norwegian State Housing Bank, or Husbanken, issues loans for housing.
National Office of Building Technology and Administration, or Statens bygningstekniske etat, expertise within building technology.

Ministers[]

Ulrik Olsen, 1948–1958
Andreas Zeier Cappelen, 1958–1963
Oskar Skogly, 1963
Bjarne Lyngstad, 1963
Jens Haugland, 1963–1965
Helge Seip, 1965–1970
Helge Rognlien, 1970-1971
Odvar Nordli, 1971–1972
Johan Skipnes, 1972–1973
Leif Jørgen Aune, 1973–1978
Arne Nilsen, 1978–1979
Inger Louise Valle, 1979–1980
Harriet Andreassen, 1980–1981
Arne Rettedal, 1981–1986
Leif Haraldseth, 1986–1987
William Engseth, 1987–1988
Kjell Borgen, 1988–1989
Johan J. Jakobsen, 1989–1990
Kjell Borgen, 1990–1992
Gunnar Berge, 1992–1996
Kjell Opseth, 1996–1997
Ragnhild Haarstad, 1997–1999
Odd Roger Enoksen, 1999–2000
Sylvia Brustad, 2000–2001
Erna Solberg, 2001–2005
Åslaug Haga, 2005–2007
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, 2007–2009
Liv Signe Navarsete, 2009–2013
Jan Tore Sanner, 2013-2018
Monica Mæland, 2018-2020
Nikolai Astrup, 2020-

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "About the Ministry". Retrieved 2008-04-25.
^ Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa". Retrieved 2008-04-26.
^ Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "Other political staff". Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-04-26.

External links[]

Official web site

[about-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "About the Ministry". Retrieved 2008-04-25.

[2] Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa". Retrieved 2008-04-26.

[3] Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "Other political staff". Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-04-26.

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