Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norwegian: Klima- og miljødepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established on May 8, 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 Espen Barth Eide (Labour Party). The department report to the legislature (Stortinget).
Organisation
The ministry is divided into the following sections:[2]
- 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
- Political staff
Political staff
- State Secretary Maren Hersleth Holsen (Liberal Party)
- State Secretary Mathias Fischer (Liberal Party)
- Political Adviser Even Aronsen (Liberal Party)
Subsidiaries
Under the ministry there are five administrative agencies[3]
References
- "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 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)
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