Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transport, also referred as Ministry of Transport and Communications (Norwegian ; , SD) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation in Norway. The ministry was responsible for communication infrastructure until may 2019, when the responsibility for the Norwegian Communications Authority was transferred to Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Since October 2021, the ministry has been headed by Jon-Ivar Nygård of the Labour Party. The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget). Organization Political staff As of June 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows State Secretary Jon-Ivar Nygård (Labour Party) State Secretary Tom Kalsås (Labour Party) State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen (Centre Party) State Secretary Abel Cecilie Knibe Kroglund (Labour Party) Political Adviser Jakob Vorren (Labour Party) Department The ministry has 135 employees and is divided into the following sections: Political staff Communication Unit Department of Management, Administration and Public Safety and Security Department of Civil Aviation, Postal services and Procurement of Non-Commercial Transport Department of Planning and Rail transport Department of Coastal Affairs and Environment Department of Public Roads, Urban Mobility and Traffic Safety