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] Since 2009 the department has been led by Liv Signe Navarsete (Centre Party).

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.

Past Ministers

• Ulrik Olsen, 1948–1951
• Andreas Zeier Cappelen, 1958–1963
• Oskar Skogly, 1963
• Bjarne Lyngstad, 1963
• Jens Haugland, 1963–1965
• Helge Seip, 1965–1970
• 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-present

References

External links

• Official web site