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Ukraine

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022. On this page you will find information from the Norwegian Government about the war in Ukraine.

Public administration

The modernisation and development of the public sector affects many policy areas. The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation is the coordinating ministry in the Government’s modernisation efforts.

Defence

The principal objective of Norwegian security policy is to safeguard Norway’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political freedom of action.

Communication

Head of Communication Merete Bergeland Jebsen

Renewable Energy

News and press releases about the crisis in the The Middle East

Overview of the Norwegian government's handling of the conflict in The Middle East.

Planning and Building Act (2008)

Jens Bratlie's Government

Conservative Party (H) and Moderate Liberal Party (MV)

Otto Blehr's Second Government

Liberal Party (V)

Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government

Conservative Party (H), Freeminded Liberal Party (FV) and Liberal Party (V)

Abraham Berge's Government

Freeminded Liberal Party (FV), Consrevative Party (H) and Liberal Party (V)

Johan Mowinckel's Second Government

Liberal Party (V)

Peder Kolstad's Government

Farmers’ Party (B)

Illegal ministers in Oslo 1940-1942

On 25 September 1940, Nazi Germany’s reichskommissar in Norway, Josef Terboven, appointed 13 illegal acting ministers to lead the ministries in Oslo, with restricted authority and without a leading minister.

Administrative Council in Oslo 1940

15 April 1940-25 September 1940

Illegal Vidkun Quisling government in Oslo 1940

After Nazi Germany’s attack on Norway on 9 April 1940 forced King Haakon VII and Johan Nygaardsvold’s Government to leave Oslo with civil servants from government offices, the leader of the Norwegian Nazi party Nasjonal Samling (NS), Vidkun Quisling

Government Delegation in Oslo 1945

At the German capitulation in Norway on 8 May 1945, Vidkun Quisling's illegal government was dissolved. In agreement with the resistance movement Home Front, Johan Nygaardsvold's Government in London had appointed eight chief officers to lead the

Einar Gerhardsen's Seond Government

Labour Party (A)

John Lyng s Government

Conservative Party (H), Christian Democratic Party (KrF), Centre Party (Sp) and Liberal Party (V)

Trygve Bratteli's First Government

Labour Party (A)