Norwegian ministries

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government ministry system

Norwegian ministries are the central executive departments of Norway’s government, each responsible for specific policy areas and administration under the direction of appointed ministers.

Aliases (6)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government ministry system →
accountableThrough	parliamentary scrutiny →
administrativeLeadershipProvidedBy	secretary generals of ministries →
appointmentOfMinistersBy	Monarch of Norway →
collectiveNameInNorwegian	departementene →
coordinateWith	county authorities in Norway → directorates and agencies in Norway → municipal governments in Norway →
country	Norway →
employ	civil servants →
executiveBranchRole	implements laws passed by the Storting →
governanceLevel	central government →
hasCharacteristic	politically led but administratively neutral civil service →
headedBy	Norwegian ministers →
includes	Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norway) → Ministry of Children and Families (Norway) → Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway) → Ministry of Culture and Equality (Norway) → Ministry of Defence (Norway) → Ministry of Education and Research (Norway) → Ministry of Finance (Norway) → Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway) → Ministry of Health and Care Services (Norway) → Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Norway) → Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (Norway) → Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Norway) → Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (Norway) → Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (Norway) → Ministry of Transport (Norway) →
jurisdiction	Kingdom of Norway →
languageUsed	Norwegian language →
legalBasis	Constitution of Norway →
overseenBy	Office of the Prime Minister (Norway) →
partOf	Government of Norway →
policyInstrument	national budgets → preparation of legislation → regulations and directives →
politicalLeadershipProvidedBy	cabinet ministers →
reportsTo	Storting (Parliament of Norway) →
responsibleFor	national policy areas in Norway → public administration in Norway →
seat	Oslo →
subjectTo	audits by the Office of the Auditor General of Norway → parliamentary questions and interpellations →
subordinateTo	Council of State (Norway) → Prime Minister of Norway →
typeOfOrganization	public sector body →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Government of Norway ("Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)") → Government of Norway ("Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Norway)") →	hasSubordinateUnit
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit ("Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs") →	awardedBy
Office of the Prime Minister of Norway →	coordinatesPolicyOf
Norwegian ministries ("Norwegian ministers") →	headedBy
Norwegian ministries ("Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)") →	includes
Government of Norway →	includesBody
Norwegian consulates ("Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway") →	operatedBy
Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway) ("Norwegian central government administration") →	partOf
Norwegian embassies ("Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway") →	supervisedBy
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway →	usedBy