The Minister of Local Government and Modernisation ( no, Kommunal- og moderniseringsministeren) is a Councillor of State and Chief of 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 group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development ( no, Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1948. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal an ...

. Currently,

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Sigbjørn Gjelsvik Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (born 30 March 1974) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to Parliament in 2017. He has also served as minister of local government since 2022. Personal life and education Gjeslvik was born in Naustd ...

has held the post since 2022. The ministry is responsible for local administration, including

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and county municipalities, rural and regional policy, information technology,

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and government administration, including management of state real estate and government employment. Major subordinate agencies include the

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, Statsbygg, the Competition Authority, the

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 ...

, the State Housing Bank and the

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. The position was created in 1948 as a successor of the

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, originally named the Minister of Local Government and Labour. The title changed to the Minister of Local Government. Labour issues were moved to the Minister of Government Administration and Labour in 1997 and the title was changed to the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development. This lasted until 2013, when the position took over part of the portfolio of the Minister of Public Administration and took the current name.

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The following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.

Ministers

Minister of Digitalization

The Minister of Digitalization was responsible for the government's digitalization policies, and to coordinate their UN sustainability goals. The post was also responsible for the work and issues related to electronic communication. In 2020, the title was changed to Minister of Districts and Digitalization, and in addition to digitalization policies, the minister was also responsible for overlooking the regional and district policies, privacy and policies related to the

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and other minorities in the country.Government.no>

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Minister

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{{Minister of Local Government and Modernisation (Norway) Lists of government ministers of Norway

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1948 establishments in Norway