Ministry of Transport and Communications (Norway)

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Norwegian (Bokmål): Samferdselsdepartementet; New Norwegian: Samferdsledepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation and communication infrastructure in Norway. It is since October 2013 led by Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Progress Party).^[1] The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget).

Organisation

The ministry has 135 employees and is divided into the following sections:

Political staff
Information section
Department of Planning, Administration and Economic affairs
Department of Civil Aviation, Postal services and Telecommunications
Department of Public roads and Rail transport
Department of Transport

Political staff

Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Progress Party)
State Secretary Bård Hoksrud (Progress Party)
State Secretary Jon Georg Dale (Progress Party)
State Secretary John-Ragnar Aarset (Conservative Party)

Subsidiaries

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

Avinor (Airport operator, company)
Baneservice (Construction, company)
Jernbaneverket (National Rail Administration)
Norwegian Accident Investigation Board
Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority
Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
Technical Supervisory Authority for Cableways
Norwegian State Railways (company)
Posten (Postal service, company)
Statens Vegvesen (Public Roads Administration)

The department also owns 1/3 of Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk that organises the public transport in Akershus.

Note: The railway company Airport Express Train,^[2] the Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the Norwegian Ship Registers are subsidiaries of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry while Kystverket is a subsidiary of the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.

References

↑ Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. "Minister of Transport and Communications". Retrieved 2010-03-06.
↑ Flytoget. "Om Flytoget" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2006-12-07.

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

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Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications

Companies	Baneservice State Railways Post

Infrastructure	Avinor Coastal Administration Rail Administration Road Administration

Authorities	Accident Investigation Board Civil Aviation Communications Railway

Minister of Transport and Communications

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