Muotka's Council

Muotka's Council is the incumbent governing council of the Sámi Parliament of Norway, headed by the President Silje Karine Muotka of the Norwegian Sámi Association. The governing council was installed on 21 October 2021, following the 2021 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election. It is a coalition council consisting of the Norwegian Sámi Association, the Centre Party, and the Ávjovári Moving Sámi List, known as the Beaiveálgu coalition.[1]

Muotka's Council

9th Governing Council of the
Sámi Parliament of Norway
Incumbent
Date formed21 October 2021
People and organisations
Head of stateHarald V of Norway
Head of governmentSilje Karine Muotka
No. of ministers5
Member partyNorwegian Sámi Association
Centre Party
Ávjovári Moving Sámi List
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
(2021–present)
Opposition partyNordkalottfolket
Opposition leaderToril Bakken Kåven
History
Election(s)2021
Legislature term(s)2021-2025
PredecessorKeskitalo's Third Council

Responsibilities

The Governing Council heads the executive branch of the Sami parliamentary system in Norway. The President of the Sami Parliament is the head of the executive branch. The Governing Council is composed by the President and four other council members. They hold full-time positions and are responsible for the daily political business of the Sami Parliament.[2]

List of councillors
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
President of the Sámi Parliament of Norway
  • Rights
  • Border Reduction and All-Sámi and International work
  • Relocation, Regional Development and City Agreements
  • Creative Industries, Tourism and Varied Business
  • Fishing, Salmon and Combination and Outfield Industries
21 October 2021Incumbent NSR
Member of the Governing Council
  • Budget, Annual Report and Accounts
  • Sameness, Truth and Reconciliation
  • Health and Social
  • Gender Equality and Diversity
  • Statistics
  • Digitization
Runar Myrnes Balto
21 October 2021Incumbent NSR
Member of the Governing Council
  • Language
  • Upbringing, Education and Research
  • Youth policy
Mikkel Eskil Mikkelsen
21 October 2021Incumbent NSR
Member of the Governing Council
  • Culture
  • Climate, Environment and Energy
  • Area
  • Media
Maja Kristine Jåma
21 October 2021Incumbent NSR
Member of the Governing Council
  • Cultural Monuments and Building Protection
  • Traditional Knowledge
  • Duodji
  • Elderly Policy
  • Reindeer Husbandry and Agriculture
  • Predatory Game
  • Finnmark Estate Agency
  • Church and Outlook on Life
Hans Ole Eira
21 October 2021Incumbent Centre

See also

References
  1. "Her er det nye sametingsrådet" [Here is the new Sami Parliamentary Council]. NRK Sápmi (in Norwegian). NRK. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Sametingsrådet" [The Sámi Parliament Council]. Sámediggi (in Norwegian). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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