Ministry of Trade and Industry (Norway)
Ministry of Trade and Industry (Norway)
In December 2013 it was led by Monica Mæland (Conservative Party).
History
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Shipping, Industry, Craft and Fisheries was created on 1 October 1916. After this, the ministry underwent several name changes: to Ministry of Trade, Shipping and Industry on 1 July 1946, to Ministry of Industry, Craft and Shipping on 6 December 1947, to Ministry of Industry and Craft on 1 January 1955, to Ministry of Industry 1 January 1988, to Ministry of Industry and Energy on 1 January 1993 and to Ministry of Trade and Industry on 1 January 1997.[2]
Organisation
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has six departments. The Press and Communications Division is part of the Secretary General’s staff.
The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Trade and Industry. The other political staff consists of three State Secretaries and one Political Advisor.
The ministry is divided into the following sections:[3]
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
Political staff
Minister Monica Mæland (Conservative)
State Secretary Eirik Lae Solberg (Conservative)
State Secretary Dilek Ayhan (Conservative)
Subsidiaries
Subordinate government agencies:[4]
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:[5]
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:[6]
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:[6]
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%)
Officeholders
| Norwegian Ministers of Industry after 1945 | |
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| Name | Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Evensen[7] | Labour | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 |
| Gustav Adolf Sjaastad | Labour | 22 January 1955 | 9 April 1959 |
| Kjell Holler | Labour | 9 April 1959 | 4 July 1963 |
| Trygve Lie | Labour | 4 July 1963 | 28 August 1963 |
| Kaare Meland | Conservative | 28 August 1963 | 25 September 1963 |
| Trygve Lie | Labour | 25 September 1963 | 20 January 1964 |
| Karl Trasti | Labour | 20 January 1964 | 12 October 1965 |
| Sverre Walter Rostoft | Conservative | 12 October 1965 | 17 March 1971 |
| Finn Lied | Labour | 17 March 1971 | 18 October 1972 |
| Ola Skjåk Bræk | Liberal | 18 October 1972 | 16 October 1973 |
| Ingvald Johan Ulveseth | Labour | 16 October 1973 | 15 January 1976 |
| Bjartmar Alv Gjerde | Labour | 15 January 1976 | 11 January 1978 |
| Olav Haukvik | Labour | 11 January 1978 | 8 October 1979 |
| Olav Haukvik | Labour | 8 October 1979 | 4 February 1981 |
| Finn Kristensen | Labour | 4 February 1981 | 14 October 1981 |
| Jens-Halvard Bratz | Conservative | 14 October 1981 | 16 September 1983 |
| Jan Peder Syse | Conservative | 16 September 1983 | 4 October 1985 |
| Petter Thomassen | Conservative | 4 October 1985 | 9 May 1986 |
| Finn Kristensen | Labour | 9 May 1986 | 31 December 1987 |