Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister assists the Prime Minister in leading and coordinating the work of the Norwegian Government.
Jonas Gahr Støre (Labour Party)
Prime Minister
Ministries
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
The Ministry is responsible for labour market policy, the working environment, pensions and welfare policy.
Marte Mjøs Persen (Labour Party)
The Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion
Ministry of Children and Families
The Ministry has the overall responsibility for children welfare services, family affairs, childhood development, religious and life stance affairs and consumer affairs.
Kjersti Toppe (Centre Party)
Minister of Children and Families
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance is responsible for planning and implementing the Norwegian economic policy and for coordinating the work with the Fiscal Budget.
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Centre Party)
Minister of Finance
Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence is a Government Office with responsibility for the formation and implementation of Norwegian security and defence policy.
Bjørn Arild Gram (Centre Party)
Minister of Defence
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Ministry of Health and Care Services (HOD) is responsible for providing good and equal health and care services for the population of Norway. The ministry directs these services by means of a comprehensive legislation, annual budgetary allocations and through various governmental institutions.
Ingvild Kjerkol (Labour Party)
Minister of Health and Care services
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security is responsible for the preservation and development of basic guarantees of the rule of law.
Emilie Enger Mehl (Centre Party)
Minister of Justice and Public Security
Ministry of Climate and Environment
The Ministry of Climate and Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying out the environmental policies of the Government.
Espen Barth Eide (Labour Party)
Minister of climate and environment
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Ministry is responsible for housing policy, the Planning and Building Act, local government finances and local administration, ICT Policy and Public Sector Reform, rural and regional policy, the conduct of elections, government employer policy, Sami and minority affairs and national mapping and geodata policy.
Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (Centre Party)
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
Ministry of Culture and Equality
The Ministry of Culture and Equality is responsible for the policy areas of culture, equality and discrimination, copyright, the media, sport and the voluntary sector. The Ministry also has overarching responsibility for the state lotteries run by Norsk Tipping and for regulating gaming and lotteries run by private organisations.
Anette Trettebergstuen (Labour Party)
Minister of Culture and Equality
Ministry of Education and Research
Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for primary and secondary school, upper secondary and tertiary vocational education and higher education sectors, kindergartens, cultural schools, vocational education, research and training and adult learning.
Tonje Brenna (Labour Party)
Minister of Education
Ola Borten Moe (Centre Party)
Minister of Research and Higher Education
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has chief responsibility for food policy and agricultural policy. Agricultural policy covers land utilisation, agriculture and forestry, reindeer and other animal husbandry, and development of new agriculture based industries.
Sandra Borch (Centre Party)
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
The Ministry is responsible for the trade, industry and ocean policy.
Jan Christian Vestre (Labour Party)
Minister of Trade and Industry
Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran (Labour Party)
Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The principal responsibility of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is to achieve a coordinated and integrated energy policy. A primary objective is to ensure high value creation through efficient and environment-friendly management of Norway’s energy resources.
Terje Aasland (Labour Party)
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
Ministry of Transport
The Ministry of Transport has overall responsibility for the framework conditions for postal activities, for the civil aviation, public roads and rail transport sector and ferry services forming part of the national road system.
Jon-Ivar Nygård (Labour Party)
Minister of Transport
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The main task of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to secure and promote Norway’s interests internationally. Norway’s interests are determined by such factors as its geographical location in a strategically important area, its open economy, its position as a coastal state and steward of substantial marine resources, and its extensive exports of oil and gas.
Anniken Huitfeldt (Labour Party)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Centre Party)
Minister of International Development