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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

Norway's Council of State 1905 - 1940

At the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden, the pattern of the Norwegian prime minister also being chief of a ministry continued as the general rule.

Increased Norwegian support for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova

Norway is providing an additional NOK 70 million for humanitarian aid in Moldova. Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide visited Ukraine's neighbour on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Norway to provide NOK 745 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine and neighbouring countries

The UN estimates that nearly 15 million people - 40 % of Ukraine's population - are in need of humanitarian assistance. Norway is now allocating an additional NOK 745 million in support to Ukraine and its neighbouring countries.

Legal framework

The Constitution has a number of provisions relating to parliamentary elections. More detailed provisions relating to the conduct of elections, are to be found in the Representation of the People Act 2002 (Election Act). In addition we have Election

Election Manual

This manual provides an overview of the regulations that apply for conducting elections. The account of the provisions of the Act and Regulations has been based on the preparatory works for the Election Act and on interpretations the Ministry has

The Prime Minister´s dinner speech at the One Ocean Summit’s dinner

´Our governance should always be knowledge-based, science-founded. There will be no green shift, there will be no Paris goals reached, there will be no zero-emission society, if we do not focus on knowledge and science, said Prime Minister Jonas

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Bergen

Opening address by the Prime Minister at the One Ocean Summit

'At home we are working on new shipping segments like ferries, aquaculture vessels and offshore vessels, making them electric, non-pollutant, helped with support from Enova and other mechanisms. We are also establishing marine climate partnerships,

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Bergen

Norway and Ukraine agree on security assurances

Norway and Ukraine have concluded negotiations on a bilateral agreement on security assurances. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced the conclusion of the negotiations after his meeting with President Zelensky in Kyiv today.

Defence Minister Gram's speech on the new Defence Pledge

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram April 15th 2024, Washington D.C., Arctic Conference Opening Keynote

Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide visits Ukraine

Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide is currently in Ukraine where he met with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and visited a power plant. Norway is now mobilising support to provide electrical materials and equipment to