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Norwegian government ministry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Norwegian: Det kongelige justis- og beredskapsdepartement) is a Norwegian government ministry that oversees justice, the police, and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic rule of law. An overriding objective is to ensure the security of society and of individual citizens. The ministry was founded in 1818 and currently employs about 400 people in the central government department. Its subordinate agencies include the Norwegian Police Service, the Norwegian Correctional Service, the Norwegian Police Security Service, the Norwegian Prosecuting Authority, the Judiciary of Norway, and the Directorate of Immigration, and employ around 30,000 people. The Ministry of Justice of Norway oversees the administration of justice in Svalbard.[1]
Det kongelige justis- og beredskapsdepartement | |
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Formed | 1818 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
Headquarters | Oslo |
Employees | 400 |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www.regjeringen.no/jd |
The ministry was founded in 1818 and was known as the Royal Ministry of Justice and the Police from its establishment until 2012, when it was renamed the Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security.[2][3] The ministry's headquarters was bombed in the 2011 terrorist attacks, killing three employees. The ministry subsequently moved to its current location at Gullhaug Torg in Nydalen.
The Minister of Justice and Public Security is the head of the ministry. Since October 2021 Emilie Enger Mehl has served as Minister of Justice and Public Security.
It is organised into the following sections:
On September 8, 2006, the government commissioned an inquiry on the wrongful conviction of Fritz Moen[citation needed].
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