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The contract for offshore wind at Sørlige Nordsjø II has been signed

Today, Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland met with the leadership of Ventyr SN II, the company responsible for developing the first major offshore wind project on the Norwegian continental shelf. They celebrated the signing of the contract earlier

Statement on schools in Gaza

All schools in Gaza have been closed for 625,000 students for 6 months. Norway is deeply troubled that nearly 90% of schools in Gaza are damaged or destroyed.

Five northern European countries conclude international arrangements on transport and storage of carbon across borders

A European infrastructure for carbon capture and storage is underway. Today, arrangements between Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden allow cross-border transport and geological storage of captured CO2.

Baltzar von Platen

Baltzar Bogislaus von Platen was nobleman, military officer and civil servant. (Painting: Johan Gustaf Sandberg, photo: Wikipedia). Governor-General in Norway 26 November 1827-6 December 1829. Born at Dornhof at Rügen in Swedish Pomerania 29 May

August Sandels

Governor-General in Norway 18 October 1818-11 April 1824 and 1 November 1824-26 November 1827. Born in Stockholm in Sweden 31 August 1764, son of judge Samuel Sandels (1724-1784) and Catharina Elisabeth Brandt (1735-1782). Married 5 November 1809 to

Herman Wedel Jarlsberg

Governor-General in Norway

Norway’s Constitution of 4 November 1814 gave the King the right to appoint either the Crown Prince or his eldest son as Viceroy in Norway, or to appoint a Governor-General there. The office of Viceroy was in function only in shorter periods.

Viceroy in Norway 1814 - 1891

Norway’s Constitution of 4 November 1814 gave the King the right to appoint either the Crown Prince or his eldest son as Viceroy in Norway, or to appoint a Governor-General there. The office of Viceroy was in function only in shorter periods. It was

Norway's Monarch since 1814

The Norwegian monarchy starts with Harald Fairhair, who united the petty kingships in Norway into a single realm towards the end of the 9th century. Norway was under Danish rule from 1536 to 1814, and in personal union with Sweden from 1814 to 1905.

The Re-establishing of a Norwegian State

The period since 1814 is part of the longer history of the Norwegian state. The re-establishing of Norwegian state institutions in 1814 linked up with Norway’s first period as a sovereign state, from the first signs of a state in the 9 th century

Deputy to the Norwegian Prime Minister

The system of an appointed deputy to the prime minister has been in use in two governments where the prime minister has wanted to give the leader of the second largest government party a clear rank as number two. It was the case during the last

Norwegian Government Offices

Norway's Monarch 1814- Norway's Prime Minister 1814- Norwegian Councillors of State 1814- Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs 1905- Men and Women in Norwegian Governments 1945- Deputy to Norway's Prime Minister 1985- State Secretaries at the Office

Secretary to Norway's Council of State

The office as Secretary to the Norwegian Council of State and chief of the Council of State Secretariat is the continuation of the office as Secretary to the Regency in 1814 and as State Secretary 1814-1925. The task has since 1969 ben handeled by

Norwegian Government Secretariats

For details on this we refer to the chapters "Norway's Council of State after the Dissolution of the Danish-Norwegian Realm 1814", "Norway's Council of State during the Union with Sweden 1814-1905" and "Norway's Council of State during and after the

Norwegian Minister of Nordic Cooperation

The task of coordinating the participation of Norwegian ministries in the cooperation between the Nordic countries, has since 1971 been handeled by a minister who is also chief of a government ministry or responsible for part of a ministry's field

Norwegian Government Ministries 1940 - 1945

After Norway had been occupied by Nazi Germany on 9 April 1940, and King Haakon VII and Johan Nygaardsvold's Government had left the capital together with civil servants, the leader of the National Socialist party Nasjonal Samling (National Unity,

Norwegian Government Ministries 1940 - 1945

By provisional decree of 22 April 1940, the Norwegian merchant fleet was requisitioned and put under state administration by the Ministry of Provisioning. On 18 May 1940 the director of shipping was granted authority to manage the merchant fleet as

Norway's Council of State during Second World War

When Norway was occupied by Nazi Germany on 9 April 1940, the King and the Government left the capital together with civil servants. During the flight northwards, frequent government conferences and council of state sessions were held until 7 June.

Norway's Council of State during and after the Dissolution of the Union with Sweden

At the Norwegian decision to dissolve the union with Sweden on 7 June 1905, the office of a Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm and the system of a Norwegian council of state division there, was abolished.

Norwegian Government Ministries 1905 - 1940

As Norway's first foreign minister, Prime Minister Jørgen Løvland came from the post as Prime Minister Christian Michelsen’s deputy. Due to this, it was in 1905 established that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be mentioned first in the list of