Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment

The Ministry of Culture and Enlightenment (Norwegian: Kultur- og folkeopplysningsdepartementet) was a government ministry during the German occupation of Norway, established on 25 September 1940, and closed down at the end of World War II.

The ministry was set up on 25 September 1940 by Reichskommissar Josef Terboven as a consequence of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. It consisted of three departments and four directorates. The ministry was initially headed by Gulbrand Lunde until 30 November 1942, and thereafter by Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang

One of the departments, the Propaganda Department, was renamed Department for Popular Enlightenment in 1944.

The best known directorate was the Norwegian Press Directorate. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), the National Gallery of Norway, the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts and all other non-scientific museums were subordinate to the Pressedirektoratet.

The department was modelled after the Reichskommissariats Hauptabteilung Volksaufklaerung und Propaganda ("Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda"), trying to spread Nazi ideology in Norway.

Documents from this department are archived by the National Archival Services of Norway.

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Ministers

Current	Prime Minister list Agriculture and Food Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Climate and the Environment Culture Defence Finance Trade and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Health and Care Services Justice and Public Security Labour and Social Inclusion Local Government and Modernisation Petroleum and Energy Transport and Communications

Defunct	Auditing International Development Navy and Postal Affairs Trade and Shipping

Current	Office of the Prime Minister Agriculture and Food Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Culture Defence Education and Research Climate and Environment Finance Trade and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Health and Care Services Justice and Public Security Labour Local Government and Regional Development Petroleum and Energy Transport and Communications

Defunct	Culture and Enlightenment Development Cooperation Industrial Provisioning Labour and Sports Pay and Prices Postal Affairs Provisioning Shipping Trade and Shipping Trade and Industry

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