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Changes among the state secretaries

In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Tore O. Sandvik as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre, until 3 March 2024.

Prime Minister Støre spoke with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

On Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a telephone conversation with Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi as part of Norway’s contact with the countries and parties in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Huitfeldt discussed the situation in Israel with EUs Josep Borrell

‘Talked with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell Fontelles, about the horrifying terror attacks by Hamas which have shocked the world to its core,’ Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said.

New ambassadors from Angola, New Zealand and Guinea

Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 9 November 2023.

Recommendation on Exclusion of Cluster Weapons from the Government Petroleum Fund

Jonas Collett

Jonas Collett was civil servant and politician. (Painting: Johan Görbitz, photo: Oslo Museum). Councillor of Government 2 March-19 May 1814, Chief of 2nd Ministry (interior affairs). Councillor of State 19 May-11 November 1814, Chief of 2nd Ministry

Oscar Torp

Odvar Nordli

Odvar Nordli has been accountant, politician and county governor. Councillor of State 17 March 1971-18 October 1972, Chief of the Ministry of Local Government and Labour. Prime Minister 15 January 1976-4 February 1981. Born in Stange in the County

Lars Korvald

Lars Korvald was teacher of agriculture, politician and county governor. Prime Minister 18 October 1972-16 October 1973. Born in Mjøndalen in Nedre Eiker in the County of Buskerud 29 April 1916, son of farmer Engebret Korvald (1873-1956) and Karen

Report No. 38 to the Storting (2003-2004) -

Report No. 38 to the Storting (2003 – 2004) Oil and Gas Activities ( pdf format ) Unofficial translation from Norwegian

NORDCAPS - MOU between Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

Business and industry in Norway - Industrial-policy challenges

We are undergoing a period characterised by rapid changes in the international economy and industrial structure. Increasing competition and efficiency requirements mean that products are being manufactured to an ever greater extent in integrated

Letter of intent between The United Kingdom and the NORDCAPS nations

Letter of intent concerning co-operation between The United Kingdom and The NORDCAPS nations Recalling that the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on the 2 April 1997 agreed to establish NORDCAPS, Further recalling that , in

Business and industry in Norway - Mining and quarrying

Number of companies 367 Number of employees 4004 This sector’s export share 50 Gross product in percentage. 0,3 Mining and quarrying is a generic term for all quarrying and extraction of minerals from rock, sand and gravel pits. Mining and quarrying

Business and industry in Norway - 1) Raw-materials-based industries

Natural resources, such as oil, waterfalls, fish, vast expanses of forests and countryside, and a rich variety of commercially interesting types of rock have formed the basis for considerable value creation in Norway. Historically speaking,

National Parents’ Committee for Kindergartens (FUB)

FUBs role is to ensure that the voices of parents are heard in debates on kindergarten policy, and it also acts as the Ministry of Education and Researchs advisory and consultative body representing parents interests.

Web page: http://www.fubhg.no/

NOU 2011: 11 - Innovation in the Care Services

Restructuring year 2003

Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence

The Chief of Defence and his military/strategic functions are now integrated within the Ministry of Defence. Defence Command Norway has been closed down and a small Defence Staff has been established to support the Chief of Defence in his

Recommendation of 15 November 2005