Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Royal Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Det kongelige kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet
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Agency overview
Formed 20 December 1948
Jurisdiction Government of Norway
Headquarters Oslo, Norway
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Petter Skarheim, Secretary General
Website Official website
Footnotes
List of Norwegian ministries

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Norwegian: Kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet, KDD) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1948. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal and county administration and finances, and the conduct of elections. It is headed by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development.

During the Solberg government, the ministry was called the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. This was created by merging the ongoing ministry with the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs and the planning department in the Ministry of the Environment. The ministry changed into its current name on 1 January 2022.

Name history

The ministry has changed its nomenclature frequently since 1948. Some of it indicateds the portfolio of the Ministry of Labour, which has since separated.

  • 20 December 1948–31 December 1989: Ministry of Local Government and Labour
  • 1 January 1990–31 December 1992: Ministry of Local Government
  • 1 January 1993–31 December 1997: Ministry of Local Government and Labour
  • 1 January 1998–31 December 2013: Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
  • 1 January 2014–31 December 2021: Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
  • 1 January 2022–: Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Organisation

The ministry has 190 employees and is divided into five departments:

  • The Department of Local Government
  • The Department of Regional Development
  • The Housing and Building Department

Political staff

As of 30 June 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows:

Subsidiaries

Ministers

Main article: Minister of Local Government and Regional Development (Norway)