Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Norwegian: Samferdselsdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation and communication infrastructure in Norway. It is lead by Liv Signe Navarsete (Centre Party). The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget).

Organisation

The ministry has 135 employees and is divided into the following sections: [cite web |url=http://odin.dep.no/sd/english/ministry/org/bn.html#oppga |title=Welcome to the Ministry of Transport and Communications |accessdate=2006-12-07 |author=Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications ]
* 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 Liv Signe Navarsete (Centre Party) [cite web |url=http://odin.dep.no/sd/english/ministry/minister/bn.html |title=Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete |accessdate=2006-12-07 |author=Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications ]
* State Secretary Steinulf Tungesvik (Centre Party)
* Political Adviser Erik Lahnstein (Centre Party) [cite web |url=http://odin.dep.no/sd/english/ministry/political_staff/bn.html |title=Senior political staff |accessdate=2006-12-07 |author=Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications ]

ubsidiaries

Under the ministry there are six administrative agencies and four state-owned limited companies: [cite web |url=http://odin.dep.no/sd/english/ministry/org/bn.html#oppga |title=Welcome to the Ministry of Transport and Communications |accessdate=2006-12-07 |author=Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications ]
* Avinor (Airport operator, company)
* BaneService (Construction, company)
* Jernbaneverket (National Rail Administration)
* Norwegian Accident Investigation Board
* Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority
* Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
* Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
* Norwegian State Railways (company)
* Posten (Postal service, company)
* Statens Vegvesen (Public Roads Administration)The department also owns 1/3 of Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk that organises the public transport in Akershus.

Note: The railway company Airport Express Train [cite web |url=http://www.flytoget.no/Templates/Informasjon.aspx?id=116 |title=Om Flytoget |accessdate=2006-12-07 |author=Flytoget |language=Norwegian] , 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.

ee also

List of Norwegian Ministers of Transport and Communications

References

External links

* [http://odin.dep.no/sd/english/ministry/org/bn.html#oppga Official web site]