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Government ministry in Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transport, also referred as Ministry of Transport and Communications[1] (Norwegian: Samferdselsdepartementet, SD) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation in Norway. The ministry was responsible for communication infrastructure until may 2019, when the responsibility for the Norwegian Communications Authority was transferred to Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Since October 2021, the ministry has been headed by Jon-Ivar Nygård of the Labour Party.[2] The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget).
Det kongelige samferdselsdepartementet | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 22 February 1946[1] |
Preceding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
Headquarters | Oslo |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Website | Official website |
Footnotes | |
List of Norwegian ministries |
![]() | This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (June 2023) |
As of June 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows[3]
The ministry has 135 employees and is divided into the following sections:
Under the ministry there are seven administrative agencies and four state-owned limited companies:
The department owned 1/3 of Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk that organised the public transport in Akershus.
Note: The railway company Airport Express Train,[4] 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.
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