Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of the Environment (Norwegian: Miljøverndepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1972. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues in Norway. It is led by the Minister of the Environment, currently Erik Solheim (Socialist Left Party). The department must report to the legislature (Stortinget).
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[edit] Organisation
The ministry is divided into the following section:[1]
- Political staff
- Information section
- Department for Cultural Heritage Management
- Department for International Cooperation
- Department for Nature Management
- Department for Organizational and Economic Affairs
- Department for Pollution Control
- Department for Regional Planning
[edit] Political staff
- Minister Erik Solheim (Socialist Left Party)[2]
- State Secretary Henriette Westhrin (Socialist Left Party)
- Political Adviser Morten Wasstøl (Socialist Left Party)[3]
[edit] Subsidiaries
Under the ministry there are six administative agencies[4]
- Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management
- Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage
- Norwegian Polar Institute
- Norwegian Mapping Authority
- Norwegian Pollution Control Authority
- Norwegian Product Register
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. About the Ministry. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. Senior political staff. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. Subordinate agencies. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
[edit] See also
List of Norwegian Ministers of the Environment
