Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Landbruks- og matdepartementet |
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Formed | February 17, 1900 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
Headquarters | Oslo |
Employees | 190 |
Minister Responsible | Terje Riis-Johansen (Centre Party) |
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www.government.no |
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Foods (Norwegian: Landbruks- og matdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established on February 17, 1900, and is responsible for agriculture, forestry and food in Norway. It is lead by Minister of Agriculture and Food Terje Riis-Johansen (Centre Party). The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget).
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[edit] Organisation
The ministry is divided into the following sections:[1]
- Political staff
- Communication unit
- Department of Administrative and Economic Affairs
- Department of Forest- and Natural Resource Policy
- Department of Food Policy
- Department of Agricultural Policy
- Department of Research, Innovation and Regional Policy
[edit] Political staff
- Minister Terje Riis-Johansen (Centre Party)[2]
- State Secretary Ola T. Heggem (Centre Party)
[edit] Subsidiaries
Under the ministry there are four administrative agencies and two state-owned comanies:
- County Governor, or Fylkesmannen (official site) Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
- Norwegian Agriculture Authority, or Statens landbruksforvaltning (official site) Authority for the agriculture industry.
- Norwegian Food Safety Authority, or Mattilsynet (official site) Controls all aspects of food safety, including agriculture, import and trade.
- Reindeer Husbandry Administration, or Reindriftforvaltningen (official site) Authority for the reindeer husbandry industry.
- Statskog (official site) Manages the state owned forests and natural property.
Limited companies:
- Staur Farm, or Staur Gård (official site) A farm.
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Ministry’s departments. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Minister of Agriculture and Food Terje Riis-Johansen. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.