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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development ( no, Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet) is a Norwegian
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 ...
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. It is headed by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development.


Organization

The ministry has 190 employees and is divided into five departments: * The Department of Local Government * The Department of Regional Development * The Housing and Building Department


Political staff

* Minister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa ( Centre Party) * State Secretary
Janne Sjelmo NordÃ¥s Janne Sjelmo NordÃ¥s (born 11 May 1964) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009, and was e ...
(Centre Party) * State Secretary
Dag-Henrik Sandbakken Dag Henrik Sandbakken (born 17 August 1957) is a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hedmark during the 2005–2009 term. When Stoltenberg's Second Cabi ...
(Centre Party) * Political Adviser
Lars Erik Bartnes Lars Erik Bartnes (born 14 October 1978) is a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party. He is a grandson of Inge Einarsen Bartnes, son of Erik Bartnes and brother of Inge Bartnes. He took secondary education in St ...
(Centre Party)


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 Oskar Skogly (4 February 1908 – 16 February 1988) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He is known as Minister of Local Government, mayor of Fåberg and three-term member of the Parliament of Norway. Career He ...
, 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 Arne Nilsen (21 January 1924 – 16 April 2020) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Local Government from 1978 to 1979, as well as Minister of Social Affairs from 1979 to 1981. He was also President of the Odelst ...
, 1978–1979 *
Inger Louise Valle Inger Louise Valle (28 November 1921 – 21 May 2006) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, particularly noted for her efforts to reform the Norwegian penal system. She is the mother of professor Jan Grund. Biography She represented ...
, 1979–1980 * Harriet Andreassen, 1980–1981 * Arne Rettedal, 1981–1986 * Leif Haraldseth, 1986–1987 * William Engseth, 1987–1988 *
Kjell Borgen Kjell Borgen (21 October 1939 – 22 August 1996) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Transport and Communications from 1986 to 1988, Minister of Local Government from 1988 to 1989 and again from 1990 to 19 ...
, 1988–1989 *
Johan J. Jakobsen Johan Jakob Jakobsen (15 April 1937 – 30 June 2018) was a Norwegian politician, member of the Norwegian Centre Party.Gunnar Berge, 1992–1996 *
Kjell Opseth Kjell Olav Opseth (2 January 1936 – 3 December 2017) 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 nati ...
, 1996–1997 *
Ragnhild Haarstad Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad (4 April 1939 in Grue, Norway, Grue – 6 June 2017) was a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party. She was Minister of Local Government and Regional Development (Norway), Minister of Loca ...
, 1997–1999 * Odd Roger Enoksen, 1999–2000 *
Sylvia Brustad Sylvia Brustad (born 19 December 1966, in Elverum) is a former Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Education Brustad graduated from high school in 1983, and attended the media courses at the folk high school in Ringsaker until 1985. She t ...
, 2000–2001 * Erna Solberg, 2001–2005 * Åslaug Haga, 2005–2007 * Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, 2007–2009 * Liv Signe Navarsete, 2009–2013 *
Jan Tore Sanner Jan Tore Sanner (born 6 May 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who served as Minister of Finance from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2018 to 2020 and Minister of Local Government from 2013 ...
, 2013-2018 * Monica Mæland, 2018-2020 * Nikolai Astrup, 2020-2021 * Bjørn Arild Gram, 2021–


References


External links


Official web site
{{authority control Local Government and Regional Development Norway 1948 establishments in Norway Norway, Local Government and Regional Development Local government ministries