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Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)

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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).

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It is led by the Minister of Climate and Environment, currently Vidar Helgesen (Conservative Party). The department report to the legislature (Stortinget).

Organisation

The ministry is divided into the following sections:

  • 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

  • Minister Tine Sundtoft (Conservative Party)
  • State Secretary Lars Andreas Lunde (Conservative)
  • Political Adviser Jens Frølich Holte (Conservative)

    • Subsidiaries

    Under the ministry there are five administrative agencies

  • Norwegian Directorate for Environment
  • Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage
  • Norwegian Polar Institute
  • Norwegian Mapping Authority
  • Norwegian Cultural Heritage Fund

    • References

    Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway) Wikipedia
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