Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norway)

Ministry of Agriculture and Food
	Landbruks- og matdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed	17 February 1900
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Oslo
Employees	190
Minister responsible	Olaug Bollestad; (Christian Democratic);
Website	www.government.no

Short description: Agriculture ministry of Norway

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norwegian: Landbruks- og matdepartementet) is a Norway ministry established on 17 February 1900, and is responsible for agriculture, forestry and food in Norway. It is since January 2019 led by Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Bollestad (Christian Democratic). The department reports to the parliament (Stortinget).^{[citation needed]}

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.