Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)

Minister of Transport and Communications of Norway Samferdselsministeren
Incumbent Ketil Solvik-Olsen since 16 October 2013
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Member of	Council of State
Seat	Oslo
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Monarch with approval of Parliament
Term length	No fixed length
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Norway
Precursor	Minister of the Interior
Formation	22 February 1946
First holder	Nils Langhelle
Deputy	State secretaries at the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Website	Official website

The Minister of Transport and Communications (Norwegian: Samferdelsministeren) is a Councillor of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. Since 16 October 2013, the position has been held by Ketil Solvik-Olsen of the Progress Party. The ministry is responsible for policy and public operations within postal services, telecommunications, civil aviation, public roads, rail transport and public transport, including ferry services that are part of national roads and coastal transport infrastructure. The ministry has seven agencies and four limited companies, including the airport operator Avinor, the Norwegian National Rail Administration, the Norwegian State Railways, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Norway Post. There are also inspectorates and authorities related to accident investigation, civil aviation, post and telecommunications, and railways.