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
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet was the Government of Norway from 17 October 2005 to 16 October 2013. It was a coalition government, coalition between the Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party (Norway), Socialist Left Party a ...
.
Heidi Grande Røys
Heidi Grande Røys (born 6 May 1967) is a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Sosialistisk Venstreparti, Socialist Left Party. She became Minister of Modernisation in 2005, renamed to Minister of Government Administration and Reform since 2006 in ...
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,
Jan Tore Sanner
Jan Tore Sanner (born 6 May 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who has held several ministerial positions in Erna Solberg's government between 2013 and 2021. He was also the party's deputy leader from 2004 to 2022, having ...
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,
information technology
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,
competition
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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
Storting
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ...
.
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
government agencies
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were subordinate to the ministry:
*
Norwegian Data Inspectorate
*
Government Administration Services
*
Government County Governor
*
Norwegian Competition Authority
Norwegian Competition Authority () is a Norwegian government agency responsible for managing the ''Competition Act'' of 2004, including regulations imposed through the European Economic Community. This includes regulating cooperation that hinder ...
*
Norge.no
*
Personvernnemda
*
Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
*
Statsbygg
The Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property () is a Norwegian government agency that manages central parts of the real estate portfolio of the Government of Norway.
Operation
The Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction an ...
*
Statskonsult (limited company)
See also
*
MinID
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References
Government Administration and Reform
Ministries established in 2006
2006 establishments in Norway
Ministries disestablished in 2014
2014 disestablishments in Norway
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