Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Norwegian: Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1948. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal and county administration and finances, and the conduct of elections. Since 2009 the department has been led by Liv Signe Navarsete (Centre Party).

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
• The Department of

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, or Husbanken, issues loans for housing.
• National Office of Building Technology and Administration, or Statens bygningstekniske etat, expertise within building technology.

Past Ministers

• Ulrik Olsen, 1948–1951
• Andreas Zeier Cappelen, 1958–1963
• Oskar Skogly, 1963
• Bjarne Lyngstad, 1963
• Jens Haugland, 1963–1965
• Helge Seip, 1965–1970
• Odvar Nordli, 1971–1972
• Johan Skipnes, 1972–1973
• Leif Jørgen Aune, 1973–1978
• Arne Nilsen, 1978–1979
• Inger Louise Valle, 1979–1980
• Harriet Andreassen, 1980–1981
• Arne Rettedal, 1981–1986
• Leif Haraldseth, 1986–1987
• William Engseth, 1987–1988
• Kjell Borgen, 1988–1989
• Johan J. Jakobsen, 1989–1990
• Kjell Borgen, 1990–1992
• Gunnar Berge, 1992–1996
• Kjell Opseth, 1996–1997
• Ragnhild Haarstad, 1997–1999
• Odd Roger Enoksen, 1999–2000
• Sylvia Brustad, 2000–2001
• Erna Solberg, 2001–2005
• Åslaug Haga, 2005–2007
• Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, 2007–2009
• Liv Signe Navarsete, 2009–2013
• Jan Tore Sanner, 2013-present

External links

• Official web site