Ministry of Defence (Norway)

Government ministry of Norway

Ministry of Defence

Agency overview
Formed| September 30, 1814; 210 years ago (1814-09-30)
Preceding agencies|

* Ministry of the Army [no]
* Ministry of the Navy

Jurisdiction| Government of Norway
Headquarters| Glacisgata 1, Oslo, Norway[1]
Annual budget| Nok.60 million (2009/10)
Agency executives|

* Tore O. Sandvik, Minister of Defence
* Øystein Bø, State Secretary
* Erik Lund-Isaksen, Secretary General

Child agency|

* Nasjonal Sikkerhetsmyndighet
Forsvarets forskinginstitutt
Forsvarsbygg

Website| http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fd.html?id=380

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Norwegian: Det kgl. Forsvarsdepartement) is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies. The ministry is located at Glacisgata 1, Oslo, inside Akershus festning. The ministry is headed by the politically appointed Minister of Defence, currently Tore O. Sandvik. The ministry controls a large group of defence-related agencies, not to be related with Ministry of Foreign Affairs that controls all intelligence-related agencies in the country.[citation needed]

## Core tasks

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* Strategic analysis, research and development (R&D)
* The development of long-term policy including future strategic concepts and doctrines
* Perspective and structural planning
* Planning, budgeting and implementation in the medium and short term
* Overall management of agencies' activities during the budget year
* Operational policy, planning and management at a strategic level
* Exercise policy, planning and management at a strategic level
* Emergency planning, policy and management at a strategic level
* Crisis management
* Development and implementation of security policy, both nationally and internationally
* Development of defence cooperation with allied- and partner countries
* Strategic personnel management
* Information, communication and press relations
* Strategic leadership and management in the field of ICT
* Organisational development
* Preventive security at a strategic level
* Legal questions
* Controller / Internal audit
* Internal administration

## Departments

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* Executive Secretariat

On behalf of the Secretary General, the secretariat prepares, quality-assures, coordinates and priorities all issues that are submitted to the Minister. Accordingly, the secretariat maintains overall responsibility for the Minister's activities.

* The Ministry of Defence Communications Unit

The unit provides support both to the Minister and senior staff, both political and administrative, and to the Chief of Defence. The spokesman function is performed by separate spokesmen for the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence.

* Internal Auditor Unit

The Internal Auditor will contribute to the overall achievement of defence objectives by providing support to the Ministry's senior management in controlling and managing subordinate departments and agencies.

* The Department of Personnel and General Services

The Department of Personnel and General Services spans over a range of different professional areas, some administrative and some more related to aspects of development. Some of the department's tasks are purely internal while others, for example personnel policy and common legal services, entail responsibilities across the sector as a whole.

* The Department of Security Policy

The Department of Security Policy is responsible for the handling of questions of security policy as well as for the Ministry's international activities and external relations in the field of security policy.

* The Department of Management and Financial Governance

The Department of Management and Financial Governance has the overall responsibility for the planning and development of activities, the organisation and the structure of the Armed Forces within the particular long-term planning period. The department also exercises overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies.

* The Department of Defence Policy and Long-Term Planning

The Department of Defence Policy and Long-Term Planning is responsible for strategic analysis, the development of long-term defence policy and overall planning for the defence sector.

## See also

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* List of Norwegian Ministers of Defence
* Norwegian Armed Forces

## References

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1. ^ 51°30′14″N 0°7′30″W﻿ / ﻿51.50389°N 0.12500°W﻿ / 51.50389; -0.12500

## External links

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* Ministry of Defence

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Norwegian Armed Forces

Branches|

* Army
* Navy (Coast Guard)
* Air Force
* Home Guard
* Cyber Defence Force
* Special Operations Command

Equipment|

* Army equipment
* Navy ships
* Military aircraft

Organisation|

* Joint Headquarters
* National Security Authority
* Intelligence Service
* Defence Research Establishment
* Defence Estates Agency
* Ministry of Defence

Related|

* NATO
* Nordic Battlegroup
* Scandinavian defence union

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Cabinet of Norway

Ministers|

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* Prime Minister
* list
* Agriculture and Food
* Children and Families
* Climate and Environment
* Culture and Equality
* Defence
* Education
* Finance
* Fisheries and Ocean Policy
* Foreign Affairs
* Health and Care Services
* International Development
* Justice and Public Security
* Labour and Social Inclusion
* Local Government and Regional Development
* Petroleum and Energy
* Research and Higher Education
* Trade and Industry
* Transport

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Defunct|

* Auditing
* Navy and Postal Affairs
* Trade and Shipping

Ministries|

| Current|

* Office of the Prime Minister
* Agriculture and Food
* Children and Families
* Climate and Environment
* Culture and Equality
* Defence
* Education and Research
* Finance
* Foreign Affairs
* Health and Care Services
* Justice and Public Security
* Labour and Social Inclusion
* Local Government and Regional Development
* Petroleum and Energy
* Trade, Industry and Fisheries
* Transport

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Defunct|

* Culture and Enlightenment
* Development Cooperation
* Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
* Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
* Industrial Provisioning
* Labour and Sports
* Pay and Prices
* Postal Affairs
* Provisioning
* Shipping
* Trade and Industry
* Trade and Shipping

59°54′24.29″N 10°44′33.48″E﻿ / ﻿59.9067472°N 10.7426333°E﻿ / 59.9067472; 10.7426333

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* IdRef

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