The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Norwegian (Bokmål): Samferdselsdepartementet; New Norwegian: Samferdsledepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation and communication infrastructure in Norway. It is since October 2013 led by Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Progress Party). The department must report to the parliament (Stortinget).
The ministry has 135 employees and is divided into the following sections:
Under the ministry there are seven administrative agencies and four state-owned limited companies:
The department owned 1/3 of Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk that organised the public transport in Akershus.
Note: The railway company Airport Express Train, the Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the Norwegian Ship Registers are subsidiaries of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry while Kystverket is a subsidiary of the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.