Reorganisation of the ministries - areas of responsibility move
As of 1 January 2011 a number of changes to the organisation of the Government Offices will apply. Several areas of responsibility will be transferred from one ministry to another.
In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture will be renamed the Ministry for Rural Affairs.
The areas of responsibility that will be transferred from one ministry to another are:
Area of responsibility |
Transferred from |
Transferred to |
|---|---|---|
Consumer affairs |
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality |
Ministry of Justice |
Democracy |
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality |
Ministry of Justice |
Discrimination |
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality |
Ministry of Employment |
Gender equality |
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality |
Ministry of Education and Research |
Housing |
Ministry of Finance |
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
Integration and urban development |
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality |
Ministry of Justice |
Land use and building |
Ministry of the Environment |
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
Public administration |
Ministry of Finance |
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
Public procurement |
Ministry of Finance |
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
Religious communities and funerals |
Ministry of Culture |
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
Outer space issues |
Ministry of Enterprise |
Ministry of Education and Research |
State owned companies |
Ministry of Enterprise |
Ministry of Finance |
Youth affairs and civil society |
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality |
Ministry of Education and Research |
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