Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norway)

Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Agency overview
Landbruks- og matdepartementet

Formed	February 17, 1900
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Oslo
Employees	190
Minister responsible	Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party)
Website	www.government.no

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food (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 since October 2013 led by Minister of Agriculture and Food Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party). The department reports to the parliament (Stortinget).

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

Political staff

Minister Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party)
State Secretary Hanne Blåfjelldal (Progress Party)

Subsidiaries

Under the ministry there are four administrative agencies and two state-owned companies:

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.

State enterprises:

Statskog (official site) Manages the state owned forests and natural property.

Limited companies:

Staur Farm, or Staur Gård (official site) A farm.

References

↑ Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food. "The Ministry’s departments". Retrieved 2007-11-25.

External links

Official web site

Cabinet of Norway

Ministers

Current	Prime Minister list Agriculture and Food Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Climate and the Environment Culture Defence Finance Trade and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Health and Care Services Justice and Public Security Labour and Social Inclusion Local Government and Modernisation Petroleum and Energy Transport and Communications

Defunct	Auditing International Development Navy and Postal Affairs Trade and Shipping

Ministries

Current	Office of the Prime Minister Agriculture and Food Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Culture Defence Education and Research Climate and Environment Finance Trade and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Health and Care Services Justice and Public Security Labour Local Government and Regional Development Petroleum and Energy Transport and Communications

Defunct	Culture and Enlightenment Development Cooperation Industrial Provisioning Labour and Sports Pay and Prices Postal Affairs Provisioning Shipping Trade and Shipping Trade and Industry

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