Norwegian Ministry of Defence
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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Forsvarsdepartementet) is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies. The ministry is headed by the politically appointed Minister of Defence, currently Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.

Core tasks

• Strategic analysis, research and development (R&D)
• The development of long-term policy including future strategic concepts and doctrines
• Perspective and structural planning
• Planning, budgeting and implementation in the medium and short term
• Overall management of agencies’ activities during the budget year
• Operational policy, planning and management at a strategic level
• Exercise policy, planning and management at a strategic level
• Emergency planning, policy and management at a strategic level
• Crisis management
• Development and implementation of security policy, both nationally and internationally
• Development of defence cooperation with allied- and partner countries
• Strategic personnel management
• Information, communication and press relations
• Strategic leadership and management in the field of ICT
• Organisational development
• Preventive security at a strategic level
• Legal questions
• Controller / Internal audit
• Internal administration

Departments

• Department of Personnel and General Services
• Department of Security Policy
• Department of Operations and Emergency Planning
• Department of Defence Policy and Long-Term Planning
• Department of Finance and Management
• Joint Chiefs

Subordinate agencies

• Norwegian Defence Force
• National Security Authority

See also

• List of Norwegian Ministers of Defence

External links

• Ministry of Defence

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Coordinates: 59°54′24.29″N 10°44′33.48″E / 59.9067472, 10.7426333

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