The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development ( no, Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet) is 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 ...

ministry established in 1948. It is responsible for the

housing Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether i ...

and building, regional and rural policy,

municipal A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and

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administration and finances, and the conduct of

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s. It is headed by the

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development The Minister of Local Government and Modernisation ( no, Kommunal- og moderniseringsministeren) is a Council of State (Norway), Councillor of State and Chief of the Norway, Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Norway), ...

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 Nordås (Centre Party) * State Secretary Dag-Henrik Sandbakken (Centre Party) * Political Adviser Lars Erik Bartnes (Centre Party)

Subsidiaries

Norwegian State Housing Bank The Norwegian State Housing Bank ( no, Husbanken) is a Norwegian Government agency responsible for the housing politics in Norway. The main tool for the bank is mortgages in newly constructed houses. About half of all houses after World War II in ...

, or ''Husbanken'', issues loans for housing. *

National Office of Building Technology and Administration The Norwegian Building Authority ( no, Direktoratet for byggkvalitet) is a Norway, Norwegian etat, government agency responsible for managing laws and rules related to building and construction, authorises rules related to documentation of constr ...

, or ''Statens bygningstekniske etat'', expertise within building technology.

Ministers

Ulrik Olsen Johan Ulrik Olsen (2 August 1885 – 4 October 1963) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Hitteren as a son of farmer Peder Olsen (1847–1933) og Dorothea Hesnes (1848–1931). He became a journeyman carpenter in 189 ...

, 1948–1958 * Andreas Zeier Cappelen, 1958–1963 * Oskar Skogly, 1963 *

Bjarne Lyngstad Bjarne Lyngstad (9 January 1901 – 4 September 1971) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Inderøy. From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Local Government and Work Affairs during the short-l ...

, 1963 * Jens Haugland, 1963–1965 *

Helge Seip Helge Lunde Seip (5 March 1919 – 29 January 2004) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party. He was born in Surnadal. At a young age he became involved in the Young Liberals, the youth wing of the L ...

, 1965–1970 *

Helge Rognlien Helge Rognlien (14 January 1920 – 15 July 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Oslo. At the outbreak of World War II, Rognlien was a student at the University of Oslo. After the German occupation of Norway i ...

, 1970-1971 *

Odvar Nordli Odvar Nordli (3 November 1927 – 9 January 2018) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was the 28th prime minister of Norway from 1976 to 1981 during the Cold War. Before serving as Prime Minister, Nordli served as the minister ...

, 1971–1972 * Johan Skipnes, 1972–1973 *

Leif Jørgen Aune Leif Jørgen Aune (7 June 1925 – 20 July 2019) was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party. Biography From 1971 to 1972, in the first cabinet Bratteli, Aune was appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Local Governmen ...

, 1973–1978 * Arne Nilsen, 1978–1979 * Inger Louise Valle, 1979–1980 *

Harriet Andreassen Harriet Andreassen (6 May 1925 – 10 February 1997) was a Norwegian labour activist and politician for the Labour Party. Born in Vikna, she was secretary of the union ''Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund'' (Union of Norwegian Working Men) from 1967 to 197 ...

, 1980–1981 *

Arne Rettedal Arne Rettedal (25 July 1926 – 28 December 2001) was Norwegian engineer, businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He is best known as the Minister of Local Government and Labour from 1981 to 1986, mayor of Stavanger from 1965 t ...

, 1981–1986 *

Leif Haraldseth Leif Haraldseth (30 November 1929 – 8 April 2019) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. Early life He was born in Drammen as a son of worker Hans Haraldseth (1905–1977) and housewife Ingrid (1907–1999). He fi ...

, 1986–1987 *

William Engseth William Engseth (born 1 August 1933 in Målselv) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was appointed Minister of Local Government Affairs in 1987, and in 1988 he became Minister of Transport and Communications 1988–1989. In 198 ...

, 1987–1988 * Kjell Borgen, 1988–1989 * Johan J. Jakobsen, 1989–1990 * Kjell Borgen, 1990–1992 *

Gunnar Berge Gunnar Berge (born 29 August 1940) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, born in Etne, Hordaland. Berge represented Rogaland in the Norwegian Parliament from 1969 to 1993. He was Minister of Finance 1986–1989, Minister of Local Gover ...

, 1992–1996 * Kjell Opseth, 1996–1997 * Ragnhild Haarstad, 1997–1999 * Odd Roger Enoksen, 1999–2000 * Sylvia Brustad, 2000–2001 *

Erna Solberg Erna Solberg (; born 24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician and the current Leader of the Opposition. She served as the 35th prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, and has been Leader of the Conservative Party since May 2004. Solberg w ...

, 2001–2005 *

Åslaug Haga Åslaug Marie Haga (born 21 October 1959) is Norwegian diplomat, politician and international civil servant. She has been board chair for various organizations, including the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and the Peace Research ...

, 2005–2007 * Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, 2007–2009 *

Liv Signe Navarsete Liv Signe Navarsete (born 23 October 1958 in Sogndal) is a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party. She has served as county governor of Vestland county since 2022. She previously served as Minister of Local Government from 2009 to 2013, Min ...

, 2009–2013 * Jan Tore Sanner, 2013-2018 *

Monica Mæland Monica Mæland (born 6 February 1968) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2020 to 2021. Previously she served as Minister Local Government from 2018 to 2020, and Minister of Trade and Indus ...

, 2018-2020 *

Nikolai Astrup Nikolai Astrup () (30 August 1880 – 21 January 1928) was a Norwegian modernist painter. Astrup was a distinctive, innovative artist noted principally for his intense use of color depicting the lush landscapes of Vestlandet featuring the trad ...

, 2020-2021 *

Bjørn Arild Gram Bjørn Arild Gram (born 7 May 1972 in Steinkjer) is a Norwegian politician currently serving as minister of defence since 2022. A member of the Centre Party, he previously served as minister of local government from 2021 to 2022. Gram started ...

, 2021–

References

External links

Official web site
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