Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry (Norwegian: Nærings- og handelsdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry. It is led by Dag Terje Andersen (Labour). The department must report to the legislature, Storting.
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[edit] Organisation
The ministry is divided into the following sections:[1]
- Political staff
- Information section
- Department of Planning, Administration and Economic affairs
- Department of Ownership
- Department of Trade and Industrial Economics
- Department of Research and Innovation Politics
- Department of Regulations and Shipping
- Department of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization
[edit] Political staff
- Minister Dag Terje Andersen (Labour)[2]
- State Secretary Rikke Lind (Labour)
- State Secretary Frode Berge (Labour)
- Political Advisor Annelene Svingen (Labour)
[edit] Subsidiaries
Subordinate government agencies:[3]
- Brønnøysund Register Centre
- Guarantee Institute for Export Credits
- Norwegian Accreditation
- Norwegian Directorate of Mining with the Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard
- Norwegian Maritime Directorate
- Norwegian Metrology Service
- Norwegian Geological Survey
- Norwegian Patent Office
- Norwegian Ship Registers
- Norwegian Space Centre
Other agencies associated with the department:[4]
- BEDIN
- Euro Info Centre
- Industrial Development Corporation of Norway
- Innovation Norway
- Master Craftsman Committee
- Norwegian Design Council
- Norwegian Export Credit Agency
- The Research Council of Norway
- Standards Norway
Wholly owned limited companies:[5]
- Argentum Fondsinvesteringer
- BaneTele
- Bjørnøen
- Electronic Chart Centre
- Entra Eiendom
- Flytoget
- Innovation Norway
- Kings Bay
- Mesta
- Industrial Development Corporation of Norway
- Statkraft
- Venturefondet
- Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani
Partially owned public limited companies:[5]
- Telenor (54,0%)
- Kongsberg Gruppen (50,0%)
- Nammo (50,0%)
- Norsk Hydro (43,8%)
- Cermaq (43,5%)
- Yara International (36,2%)
- DnB NOR (34,0%)
- Aker Holding (30.0%, and thus indirectly 12% of Aker Kværner)
- Eksportfinans (15,0%)
- SAS Group (14,3%)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. Organisasjon (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. Øvrig politisk ledelse (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. Underliggende etater (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. Tilknyttede virksomheter (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ a b Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. Statens eierskap (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-06-26.