Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food

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agency_name = Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
nativename = Landbruks- og matdepartementet
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formed = February 17, 1900
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jurisdiction = Government of Norway
headquarters = Oslo
employees = 190
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minister1_name = Lars Peder Brekk
(Centre Party)
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website = [http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/lmd.html?id=627 www.government.no]
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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Foods ( _no. Landbruks- og matdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established on February 17, 1900, and is responsible for agriculture, forestry and food in Norway. It is lead by Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk (Centre Party). The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget).

Organisation

The ministry is divided into the following sections: [cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/lmd/The-Ministry-of-Agriculture-and-Food/The-Ministrys-departments.html?id=651 |title=The Ministry’s departments |accessdate=2007-11-25 |author=Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food]
* Political staff
* Communication unit
* Department of Administrative and Economic Affairs
* Department of Forest- and Natural Resource Policy
* Department of Food Policy
* Department of Agricultural Policy
* Department of Research, Innovation and Regional Policy

Political staff

* Minister Lars Peder Brekk (Centre Party) [cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/lmd/the-ministry-of-agriculture-and-food/minister-of-agriculture-and-food-lars-pe.html?id=518468 |title=Minister of Agriculture and FoodLars Peder Brekk |accessdate=2008-07-05 |author=Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food]
* State Secretary Ola T. Heggem (Centre Party)
* Political Advisor Ane Hansdatter Kismul (Centre Party)

ubsidiaries

Under the ministry there are four administrative agencies and two state-owned comanies:
* County Governor, or "Fylkesmannen" ( [http://www.fylkesmannen.no official site] ) Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
* Norwegian Agriculture Authority, or "Statens landbruksforvaltning" ( [http://www.slf.dep.no official site] ) Authority for the agriculture industry.
* Norwegian Food Safety Authority, or "Mattilsynet" ( [http://www.mattilsynet.no official site] ) Controls all aspects of food safety, including agriculture, import and trade.
* Reindeer Husbandry Administration, or "Reindriftforvaltningen" ( [http://www.reindrift.no official site] ) Authority for the reindeer husbandry industry.

State enterprises:
* Statskog ( [http://www.statskog.no official site] ) Manages the state owned forests and natural property.

Limited companies:
* Staur Farm, or "Staur Gård" ( [http://www.staurgard.no official site] ) A farm.

References

External links

* [http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/lmd.html?id=627 Official web site]


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