Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)
| Det kongelige klima- og miljødepartementet | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 8 May 1972 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www |
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| List of Norwegian ministries | |
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norwegian: Klima- og miljødepartementet, KLD) is a Norwegian ministry established on 8 May 1972. The Ministry of Climate and Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying out the climate and environmental policies of the Government. Before 2014 the name was Ministry of the Environment (Norwegian: Miljøverndepartementet).[1]
It is led by the Minister of Climate and Environment, currently[update] Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Labour Party) since 2023. The ministry reports to the legislature (Storting).
Organisation
[edit]Political staff
[edit]As of 20 November 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows[2]
- Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Labour Party)
- State Secretary Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad (Labour Party)
- State Secretary Kjersti Bjørnstad (Labour Party)
- Political Adviser Maria Varteressian (Labour Party)
Departments
[edit]The ministry is divided into six departments and an information section:[3]
- Department for Climate Change
- Department for Cultural Heritage Management
- Department for Marine Management and Pollution Control
- Department for Nature Management
- Department for Organizational Affairs
- Department for Planning
- Information section
Subsidiaries
[edit]Under the ministry there are five administrative agencies[4]
- Norwegian Cultural Heritage Fund
- Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre
- Norwegian Centre against Marine Litter
- Norwegian Environment Agency
- Norwegian Meteorological Institute
- Norwegian Polar Institute
- The Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Ministry of the Environment becomes the Ministry of Climate and Environment". Norwegian Government Administration Services. 2013-12-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ "Ministry of Climate and Environment: Organisation". www.regjeringen.no. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Ministry of the Environment Organization Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Underliggende etater Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 (in Norwegian)
External links
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