Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
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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 led 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:¹

• 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)²
• State Secretary Hege Solbakken (Centre Party)
• State Secretary Guri Størvold (Centre Party)
• State Secretary Erik Lahnstein (Centre Party)
• State Secretary Geir Pollestad (Centre Party)
• Political Adviser Anne Tingelstad Wøien (Centre Party)

Subsidiaries

Under the ministry there are seven administrative agencies and four state-owned limited companies:³

• 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
• Technical Supervisory Authority for Cableways
• 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 Train⁴, 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.

See also

List of Norwegian Ministers of Transport and Communications

References

External links

• Official web site

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