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Stortinget ( no, Det kongelige barne- og familiedepartement; short name ''Barne- og familiedepartementet''; BFD) 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 ...

government ministry that is responsible for

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affairs, children welfare services, Church of Norway and other religious affairs, and

consumer A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, who is not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities. ...

affairs. The ministry is led by the Minister of Children and Families

Kjersti Toppe Kjersti Toppe (born 20 October 1967) is a Norwegian politician representing the Centre Party. She has served as minister of children and families since 2021, and an MP from Hordaland since 2009. Career Parliament Toppe was her party's top nomine ...

History

The ministry was established in 1956 as the Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs. It is formally named ''Det kongelige barne- og familiedepartement'' (The Royal Ministry of Children and Families), although its short name ''Barne- og familiedepartementet'' (Ministry of Children and Families) is widely used except in formal documents, letters and affairs of state. It was merged with the Ministry of Pay and Prices in 1972 to form the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Government Administration. It was reestablished as the Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs in 1990 and renamed the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs in 1991. Between 2006 and 2019 the ministry held a succession of different names before returning to the name Ministry of Children and Family Affairs in 2019. As of 2021, its name is the Ministry of Children and Families.

Political staff

* Minister

( Centre Party)

Subordinate agencies

* Allocation Committee for support to voluntary children's and youth organizations *

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* Ecolabelling Norway * County Governors * Market Council of Norway *

National Institute for Consumer Research The National Institute for Consumer Research ( no, Statens institutt for forbruksforskning, SIFO) is a consumer affairs research institute based in Oslo, Norway. It has researchers in both social and natural sciences. Albeit non-biased, it is not ...

* Norway's Contact Committee for Immigrants and the Authorities *

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* Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman *

Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs The Norwegian Child Welfare Services ( no, Barnevernet, literally "child protection") is the public agency responsible for child protection in Norway. They consist of services in each municipality, which are aided and supervised by different govern ...

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service The Labour and Welfare Service (Norwegian: ''Arbeids- og velferdsetaten'') is a government agency of Norway. Together with municipal welfare agencies, it makes up the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). The Labour and Welfare Service ...

Ombudsman for Children in Norway A children's ombudsman, children's commissioner, youth commissioner, child advocate, children's commission, youth ombudsman or equivalent body is a public authority in various countries charged with the protection and promotion of the rights of chil ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Ministry Of Children And Equality Children and Equality Norway, Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Norway, Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Norway, Children, Equality and Social Inclusion 1956 establishments in Norway

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