Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Cecilie Juul Stensrud was appointed Acting State Secretary to the Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram on november 29, effective from 17 December 2024.
Appointed: 17/12/2024
Left: 04/02/2025
Hans Christian Hveem Kjølseth was appointed Acting State Secretary to the Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram, effective from 6 September 2024.
Appointed: 06/09/2024
Left: 04/02/2025
Appointed: 03/07/2023
Left: 04/02/2025
Appointed: 16/01/2023
(On leave 17/12/2024–)
The Ministry of Defence is a Government Office with responsibility for the formation and implementation of Norwegian security and defence policy.
Appointed: 12/04/2022
Left: 04/02/2025
Appointed: 22/10/2021
Left: 13/01/2023
Appointed: 14/10/2021
(On leave 06/09/2024–08/06/2025)
The Ministry of Defence is a Government Office with responsibility for the formation and implementation of Norwegian security and defence policy.
Appointed: 14/10/2021
Left: 12/04/2022
The Government continues its goal to strengthen the Armed Forces in the short and long term, and proposes to increase the budget by around 4.3 billion NOK. The proposal follows up the multi-year commitments in the previous and current Long-Term Plan.
Joint statement, European Intervention Initiative, Meeting of the ministers of Defence in Stockholm, Sweden, 24. September 2021.
Joint statement on the Statement of Intent on Enhanced Operational Cooperation:
The cooperation between Germany and Norway enters into a new phase, after contracts for the new, common submarines, missiles and industrial cooperation have been signed.
‘The Norwegian Government is now easing several infection control measures that apply to travel operations in Svalbard and cruises along the Norwegian coast. This includes an end to the requirement to present a negative result from a test for
"The United States of America is Norway’s most important ally, and we have shared more than 70 years of close, constructive defence cooperation. The Agreement both updates and further develops the agreements and cooperation already in place between
In 2017, Norway and Germany entered into a strategic, maritime cooperation on materiel, aimed at the acquisition of identical submarines and naval strike missiles. The defence materiel organisations of Norway and Germany, NDMA and BAAINBw, have
Speach by Minister of Defense, Frank Bakke-Jensen, at "Looking North", a conference on security in the Arctic by the Atlantic Council (19.03.2021)
The Acting Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed a Letter of Intent on 17th February, 2021, stating political support to the continued Nordic-US engagement in the Nordic-led
The Norwegian Government has decided to cancel this year’s cold weather exercises in Indre Troms in light of the COVID-situation in Norway.
Norway’s defense minister:The United States and Norway have a strong and longstanding bilateral relationship based on mutual interests and common values. The transatlantic link remains the cornerstone of Norwegian security, and our two countries
By Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen Published in Defense News
On October 16th, the Norwegian government presented a new Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces. A continued increase in defence spending will strengthen the readiness and endurance of the Norwegian Armed Forces.