Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
- Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of the Environment (Norwegian: Miljøverndepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1972. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues in Norway. It is led by the Minister of the Environment, currently Erik Solheim (Socialist Left Party). The department must report to the legislature (Stortinget).
Organisation
The ministry is divided into the following section: [cite web |url=http://odin.dep.no/md/english/ministry/org/bn.html |title=About the Ministry |accessdate=2007-01-28 |author=Norwegian Ministry of the Environment]
* Political staff
* Information section
* Department for Cultural Heritage Management
* Department for International Cooperation
* Department for Nature Management
* Department for Organizational and Economic Affairs
* Department for Pollution Control
* Department for Regional Planning
Political staff
* Minister Erik Solheim (Socialist Left Party) [cite web |url=http://odin.dep.no/md/english/ministry/minister/bn.html |title=Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy |accessdate=2007-01-28 |author=Norwegian Ministry of the Environment]
* State Secretary Henriette Westhrin (Socialist Left Party)
* Political Adviser Morten Wasstøl (Socialist Left Party) [cite web |url=http://odin.dep.no/md/english/ministry/political_staff/bn.html |title=Senior political staff |accessdate=2007-01-28 |author=Norwegian Ministry of the Environment]
ubsidiaries
Under the ministry there are six administative agencies [cite web |url=http://odin.dep.no/md/english/ministry/org/agencies/bn.html |title=Subordinate agencies |accessdate=2007-01-28 |author=Norwegian Ministry of the Environment]
*Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management
*Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage
*Norwegian Polar Institute
*Norwegian Mapping Authority
*Norwegian Pollution Control Authority
*Norwegian Product Register
References
ee also
List of Norwegian Ministers of the Environment
External links
* [http://odin.dep.no/sd/english/ministry/org/bn.html#oppga Official web site]
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