The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Equality ( no, Det kongelige kultur- og likestillingsdepartement; short name ''Kultur- og likestillingsdepartementet'') is responsible for cultural policy,

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, and equality and

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. The

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was established in

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, as the Ministry of Cultural and Scientific Affairs. Until then, the Ministry of Church and Education Affairs had had the overriding responsibility for cultural affairs in Norway. It is led by the

Minister of Culture and Equality The Minister of Culture and Equality ( no, Kultur- og likestillingsminister; sometimes just ''kulturminister'' or ''likestillingsminister'' depending on context) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Culture. The ministr ...

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). The Secretary-General of the ministry is Kristin Berge. The ministry reports to the

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History

The Ministry of Churches and Education, which was also responsible for culture, was founded in 1818. Finally, in 1982, an independent Ministry of Culture was established under the name of Kultur- og vitenskapsdepartementet (Ministry of Culture and Science). Another restructuring of responsibilities in 1990 led to the formation of a Ministry of Churches and Culture (Kirke- og kulturdepartementet) and a Ministry of Education and Research (Utdannings- og forskningsdepartementet). In 1991 responsibility for the churches was handed over again from the Ministry of Culture to the now renamed Ministry for Churches, Education and Research (Kirke-, utdannings- og forskningsdepartementet). In 2002, the Ministry of Culture received the subject area again and was given the name Kultur- og kirkedepartementet. The ministry was called Kulturdepartementet from 2010 until the end of 2021. In 2019, responsibility for equality was transferred from the Ministry of Children and Family to the Ministry of Culture. On January 1, 2022, the ministry was renamed Kultur- og likestillingsdepartementet (Ministry of Culture and Equality).

Organisation

The ministry is led by the Minister of Culture and Equality

, who represents the Labour Party. The Secretary-General of the ministry is Kristin Berge. Gry Haugsbakken and Odin Adelsten Aunan Bohmann are state secretaries, and Oda Malmin is a political adviser.

Departments

The ministry is divided into six departments and an information unit. *Department of Civil Society and Sports *Department of Cultural Heritage *Department of Media and the Arts *Department for Equality, Non-discrimination and International Affairs *Department of Administrative Affairs *The Communication Unit

References

External links

Official web site
Culture and Church Affairs

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