Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs (Norwegian: Fornyings-, administrasjons- og kirkedepartementet, FAD) was a Norwegian ministry.

Royal Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs

Fornyings-, administrasjons- og kirkedepartementet
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 2005[1]
Preceding agency	Ministry of Labour and Government Administration
Dissolved	31 December 2013[2]
Superseding agency	Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Regjeringskvartalet Akersgata 59, Oslo, Norway 59°54′55″N 10°44′43″E / 59.91528°N 10.74528°E / 59.91528; 10.74528

It was established as the Ministry of Modernisation on 1 January 2005, succeeding the portfolio of the Ministry of Labour and Government Administration. The ministry's nomenclature changed into Ministry of Government Administration and Reform on January 2006 by Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet.Heidi Grande Røys was assigned as the minister of this ministry.

It took its final nomenclature on 1 January 2010. At the same time, the ministry was given responsibility for church matters that were transferred from the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, and Sami and minority policy matters that previously fell under the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.

When Solberg's cabinet assumed office in October 2013, Jan Tore Sanner took over the ministry, pending its discontinuation from 2014. On 1 January 2014, it was absorbed into the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation.^[3]

The ministry was responsible for reform work, information technology, competition policy in addition to having the main responsibility for government employees and government organisation. The department must report to the legislature – the Storting.