Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Royal Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Det kongelige kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed	20 December 1948; 75 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Minister responsible	Sigbjørn Gjelsvik, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development;
Agency executive	Petter Skarheim, Secretary General;
Website	Official website
Footnotes
	List of Norwegian ministries

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Norwegian: Kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet, KDD) 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.^[2] It is headed by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development.

During the Solberg government, the ministry was called the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. This was created by merging the ongoing ministry with the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs and the planning department in the Ministry of the Environment. The ministry changed into its current name on 1 January 2022.^[3]

Name history

The ministry has changed its nomenclature frequently since 1948. Some of it indicateds the portfolio of the Ministry of Labour, which has since separated.^[1]

20 December 1948–31 December 1989: Ministry of Local Government and Labour
1 January 1990–31 December 1992: Ministry of Local Government
1 January 1993–31 December 1997: Ministry of Local Government and Labour
1 January 1998–31 December 2013: Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
1 January 2014–31 December 2021: Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
1 January 2022–: Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Organisation

The ministry has 190 employees and is divided into five departments:^[2]

The Department of Local Government
The Department of Regional Development
The Housing and Building Department

Political staff

As of 30 June 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows:^[4]

Minister Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (Centre Party)
State Secretary Nancy Charlotte Porsanger Anti (Centre Party)
State Secretary Gunn Karin Gjul (Labour Party)
State Secretary Ole Gustav Narud (Centre Party)
State Secretary Sigrun Wiggen Prestbakmo (Centre Party)
Political Adviser Ingrid Nikoline Sand (Centre Party)^[5]

Subsidiaries

Norwegian Mapping Authority, or Kartverket, dealing with land surveying.
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.

Ministers

Ulrik Olsen, 1948–1958
Andreas Zeier Cappelen, 1958–1963
Oskar Skogly, 1963
Bjarne Lyngstad, 1963
Jens Haugland, 1963–1965
Helge Seip, 1965–1970
Helge Rognlien, 1970-1971
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, 2013–2018
Monica Mæland, 2018–2020
Nikolai Astrup, 2020–2021
Bjørn Arild Gram, 2021–2022
Sigbjørn Gjelsvik, 2022–

References

^ ^a ^b "Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation: Councillor of State 1948 -". www.regjeringen.no. Government of Norway. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "About the Ministry". Retrieved 2008-04-25.
^ "Endringer i departementsstrukturen og i ansvarsdelingen mellom departementene" [Changes in the ministry structure and in the division of responsibilities between the ministries] (in Norwegian). Office of the Prime Minister. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ "Minister of Local Government and Regional Development: Organisation". www.regjeringen.no. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "Other political staff". Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-04-26.

External links

Official web site

[history-1] "Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation: Councillor of State 1948 -". www.regjeringen.no. Government of Norway. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[about-2] Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "About the Ministry". Retrieved 2008-04-25.

[3] "Endringer i departementsstrukturen og i ansvarsdelingen mellom departementene" [Changes in the ministry structure and in the division of responsibilities between the ministries] (in Norwegian). Office of the Prime Minister. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[4] "Minister of Local Government and Regional Development: Organisation". www.regjeringen.no. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[5] Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. "Other political staff". Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-04-26.

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