The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs (, FAD) was a Norwegian ministry. It was established as the Ministry of Modernisation on 1 January 2005, succeeding the portfolio of the Ministry of Labour and Government Administration. The ministry's nomenclature changed into Ministry of Government Administration and Reform in January 2006 by

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was assigned as the minister of this ministry. It took its final nomenclature on 1 January 2010. At the same time, the ministry was given responsibility for church matters that were transferred from the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, and Sami and minority policy matters that previously fell under the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. When Solberg's cabinet assumed office in October 2013,

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took over the ministry, pending its discontinuation from 2014. On 1 January 2014, it was absorbed into the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. The ministry was responsible for reform work,

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policy in addition to having the main responsibility for government employees and government organisation. The department must report to the legislature – the

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Organisation

The ministry was divided into the following sections: * Political staff * Information Unit * Department of Employer Policy * Department of Competition Policy * Department of Government Services * Economics and Economic Analysis Unit

Subsidiaries

The following

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were subordinate to the ministry: * Norwegian Data Inspectorate * Government Administration Services * Government County Governor *

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* Norge.no * Personvernnemda * Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund *

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* Statskonsult (limited company)

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Government Administration and Reform Ministries established in 2006 2006 establishments in Norway Ministries disestablished in 2014 2014 disestablishments in Norway {{norway-gov-stub

Organisation

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