Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norwegian (Bokmål): Det kongelige utenriksdepartement; Norwegian (Nynorsk): Det kongelege utanriksdepartement) is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway. It was established on June 7, 1905, the same day the Parliament of Norway (Stortinget) decided to dissolve the personal union with Sweden.
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| Formed | 7 June 1905 |
| Jurisdiction | Kingdom of Norway |
| Headquarters | Victoria Terrasse, Oslo, Norway |
| Annual budget | Nok.34 billion |
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| Website | Ministry of Foreign affairs |
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| List of Norwegian ministries | |
The ministry is headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, currently Anniken Huitfeldt, who is a minister in the Støre cabinet that has governed since 14 October 2021.
The ministry also has a Minister of International Development. This position was established by the Willoch cabinet in 1983, and existed until October 2013 when it was abolished by the Solberg's Cabinet and the foreign minister became the sole head of the ministry. The position of Minister of International Development was restored on January 17, 2018, when the Liberal party joined the Solberg government. The current Minister of International Development is Anne Beathe Tvinnereim from the Centre Party.
Organisation
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organised with 110 foreign missions and three subordinate organisations: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) and the development country investment fund Norfund. The Ministry and foreign missions have a total staff of approx. 2,400.
The Political level
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
- State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs Henrik Thune, Eivind Vad Petersson (both Labour).
- State Secretary for International Development Bjørg Sandkjær (Centre Party)
- Political Advisor Eirin Kristin Kjær (Labour)
- Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Secretariat of the Minister of International Development
- Foreign Service Control Unit
- Communication Unit
- Legal Adviser
The Operational level
The top public servant is the Secretary General (utenriksråd) with an Assistant Secretary General as substitute (the latter also with a special responsibility for international development issues).
The Ministry currently has nine departments, each headed by a Director General[1] (known in Norwegian as ekspedisjonssjef)[2]
- Department for European Affairs and International Trade
- Department for Security Policy and the High North
- Department for Regional Affairs
- Department for Multilateral Affairs
- Department for Sustainable Development
- Department for Culture, Business Relations and Protocol
- Legal Affairs Department
- Human and Financial Resources Department
- Services Department
Subsidiaries
2009
In 2009, the ministry permitted the sale of military communications equipment to Libya, from a Norwegian company (Teleplan Globe) through General Dynamics (in Britain).[3]
See also
References
- Departments - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Norway
- Avdelinger i Utenriksdepartementet, Government of Norway
- Johansen, Carl (2011-11-06). "Dødsrutinene". Verdens Gang. p. 49.