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Ministry of Transport and Communications (Norway)

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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Norwegian (Bokmål): Samferdselsdepartementet; New Norwegian: Samferdsledepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation and communication infrastructure in Norway. It is since October 2013 led by Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Progress Party). The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget).

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Organisation

The ministry has 135 employees and is divided into the following sections:

  • Political staff
  • Information section
  • Department of Planning, Administration and Economic affairs
  • Department of Civil Aviation, Postal services and Telecommunications
  • Department of Public roads and Rail transport
  • Department of Transport

    • Political staff

  • Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Progress Party)
  • State Secretary Bård Hoksrud (Progress Party)
  • State Secretary Jon Georg Dale (Progress Party)
  • State Secretary John-Ragnar Aarset (Conservative Party)

    • Subsidiaries

    Under the ministry there are seven administrative agencies and four state-owned limited companies:

  • Avinor (Airport operator, company)
  • Bane NOR (Railway infrastructure, company)
  • Baneservice (Construction, company)
  • Norwegian Accident Investigation Board
  • Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority
  • Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
  • Norwegian Railway Directorate
  • Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
  • Technical Supervisory Authority for Cableways
  • Norwegian State Railways (company)
  • Posten (Postal service, company)
  • Statens Vegvesen (Public Roads Administration)

    • The department owned 1/3 of Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk that organised the public transport in Akershus.

    Note: The railway company Airport Express Train, the Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the Norwegian Ship Registers are subsidiaries of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry while Kystverket is a subsidiary of the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.

    References

    Ministry of Transport and Communications (Norway) Wikipedia
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