Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour is a Norwegian
ministry
established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare
, social security
, integration
, immigration
, asylum
, minorities and the Sami
. Since 21 December 2009 the department has been led by Hanne Bjurstrøm
(Labour Party
).
Name history
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
ministry
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare
Welfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
, social security
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
, integration
Social integration
Social integration, in sociology and other social sciences, is the movement of minority groups such as ethnic minorities, refugees and underprivileged sections of a society into the mainstream of societies...
, immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
, asylum
Right of asylum
Right of asylum is an ancient juridical notion, under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or church sanctuaries...
, minorities and the Sami
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
. Since 21 December 2009 the department has been led by Hanne Bjurstrøm
Hanne Bjurstrøm
Hanne Bjurstrøm is a politician representing the Norwegian Labour Party and currently serving as the Norwegian minister of Labour in the Red-Green Coalition government. She was appointed on October 20, 2009, but assumed her office om December 21, 2009...
(Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
).
Name history
- 1 September 1885–22 February 1946: Norwegian Ministry of Labour
- 20 December 1948–31 December 1989: Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Labour
- 1 January 1998–1 October 2004: Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Government Administration
- 1 January 2006–31 December 2009: Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionNorwegian Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionThe Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour is a Norwegian ministry established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare, social security, integration, immigration, asylum, minorities and the Sami...
- 1 January 2010–: Norwegian Ministry of Labour
Political staff
- Minister Hanne BjurstrømHanne BjurstrømHanne Bjurstrøm is a politician representing the Norwegian Labour Party and currently serving as the Norwegian minister of Labour in the Red-Green Coalition government. She was appointed on October 20, 2009, but assumed her office om December 21, 2009...
(Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
) - State Secretary Jan-Erik StøstadJan-Erik StøstadJan-Erik Støstad is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 2005, when the second cabinet Stoltenberg took office, Støstad was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion....
(Labour Party) - State Secretary Gina LundGina LundGina Lund is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.She finished secondary education in Tvedestrand in 1981, and worked one year as a secretary in the Workers' Youth League. She graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.jur. degree in 1991...
(Labour Party) - Political Adviser Jon Reidar ØyanJon Reidar ØyanJon Reidar Øyan is a Norwegian politician and gay rights activist.He made his mark as leader of the Norwegian National Association for Lesbian and Gay Liberation, and stepped down in 2008. He was then hired as an advisor for the parliamentary group of the Norwegian Labour Party. He had a...
(Labour Party)
Agencies
- International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, or Internasjonalt fag- og formidlingssenter for reindrift (official site) Research.
- Labour Court of Norway, or Arbeidsretten (official site) Court that takes under consideration disputes about validity, interpretation and existence of collective agreements, questions regarding breach of collective agreements, questions regarding breach of the peace obligation, and claims for damages resulting from such breaches.
- Directorate of Integration and Diversity, or Integrerings- og mangfoldhetsdirektoratet (official site) Authority concerning integration of foreigners.
- National Centre for Documentation on Disability, or Nasjonal dokumentasjonssenter for personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne (official site) Research.
- National Institute of Occupational HealthNational Institute of Occupational HealthNational Institute of Occupational Health , also known as Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt or STAMI is a government body organised by the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The institute deals with a range of health areas, with staff with competence in medicine, physiology, chemistry,...
, or Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt (official site) Research. - Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social AffairsNorwegian Directorate for Health and Social AffairsThe Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs is a specialised directorate for health and social affairs. The Directorate is an integral part of the central administration of health and social affairs in Norway, and is organised under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Health and Care...
, or Sosial- og helsedirektoratet (official site) Competence centre for the management of healthcare and social affairs. - Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, or Utlendingsdirektoratet (official site) Immigration permits and authority.
- Norwegian Directorate of Labour and Welfare, or Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet (official site) Manages the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service.
- Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board, or Utlendingsnemda (official site) Appeal board for the Directorate of Immigration.
- Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service, or Arbeids- og velferdsetaten (official site) Administrating age- and diability pensions and other welfare, and manages unemployment.
- Norwegian Labour Inspection AuthorityNorwegian Labour Inspection AuthorityThe Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority is Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Labour. It is responsible for supervising the Working Environment Act, the Annual Holidays Act, the National Holidays Act as well as certain sections of the Smoking Act.The organization consists of a...
, or Arbeidstilsynet (official site) Authority aimed at occupational health and safety. - Norwegian Pension Insurance for Seamen, or Pensjonstrygden for sjømenn (official site) Administrates the seamen's pension.
- Petroleum Safety Authority NorwayPetroleum Safety Authority NorwayThe Petroleum Safety Authority Norway is a Norwegian governmental supervisory authority under the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The PSA has regulatory responsibility for safety, emergency preparedness and the working environment in the petroleum activities in Norway...
, or Petroleumstilsynet (official site) Insures occupational safety and health in the petroleum industry. - Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, or Kompetansesenter for urfolks rettigheter (official site) Research.
- Resource Centre for Nature and Reindeer Husbandry Services, or Ressurssenter for natur og reindriftstjenester Research.
- Riksmeklingsmannen (official site) Negotiates wage and traffic disputues between employer and labour unions.
- Sámediggi, or Sametinget (official site) Sami parliament.
Limited companies
- Rehabil (official site) Rehabilitation workplace.
See also
- List of Norwegian Ministers of Labour and Social InclusionMinister of Labour and Social Inclusion (Norway)The Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion is the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The position has existed since 1 January 1846, when the Ministry of the Interior was created...