The State Administration Database

Communication Unit

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01.01.2009* Regular founding

Name: Communication Unit
Short name: Kommunikasjonsenheten
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Quasi Department
Superior body: Ministry of Defence
Located: 301 Oslo

The Ministry of Defence Communication Unit is organised as a separate staff element under the Secretary General. The unit is responsible for coordination with other defence-related communication activities including the Norwegian Defence Media Centre and the magazine “F”. The unit is also responsible for information-related cooperation with other agencies within the Defence sector. The unit is “double hatted” in that it provides support both to the Minister and senior staff, both political and administrative, and to the Chief of Defence.

The spokesman function is performed by separate spokesmen for the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence.

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.