The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Industrial Provisioning ( no, Provianteringsdepartementet) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

ministry Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...

that existed from 1917 to 1922. It was established on 26 August 1916, during the

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. It ceased to exist on 31 October 1922. Its tasks were mainly transferred to the Ministries of

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and

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. The heads of the Ministry of Provisioning were:

Oddmund Jacobsøn Vik Oddmund Jakobsen Vik (19 April 1858 – 12 February 1930) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Vik i Øystese as the son of farmer Jakob Larsen Vik (1828–1925) and his wife Magnhild Nilsdotter Laupsa (1828–1914). ...

(1916-1917),

Birger Stuevold-Hansen Birger Stuevold-Hansen (14 August 1870 – 13 August 1933) was the Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethni ...

(1917-1919),

Haakon Martin Five Haakon may refer to: Given names * Haakon (given name) * Håkon, modern Norwegian spelling of the name * Håkan, Swedish spelling of the name * Hakon, Danish spelling of the name People Norwegian royalty * Haakon I of Norway (c. 920–961), t ...

(1919-1920),

Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe (28 November 1863 – 29 May 1933) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party. He was a city council member in Tromsø for 42 years, a three-term member of Parliament, Minister of ...

(1920-1921),

Ole Monsen Mjelde Ole Monsen Mjelde (12 September 1865 – 7 March 1942) was a Norwegian politician of the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal c ...

(1921) and

Rasmus Olai Mortensen Rasmus Olai Mortensen (23 August 1869 – 30 July 1934) was the Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic grou ...

(1921-1922).Ministry of Provisioning, Councillor of State
- Government.no An unrelated Ministry of Provisioning was formed in 1939. This later changed its name to the

Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction ( no, Forsynings- og gjenreisningsdepartementet) was a Norwegian ministry that existed from 1939 to 1950. It was established on 1 October 1939 as the Ministry of Provisioning, though h ...

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Provisioning In telecommunication, provisioning involves the process of preparing and equipping a network to allow it to provide new services to its users. In National Security/Emergency Preparedness telecommunications services, ''"provisioning"'' equates to ...

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